02-21-2008, 01:05 PM
WFF secretary service Wrote:It is with the heaviest heart we have to confirm that Shelley Beattie passed away Wednesday, February 13.
The bodybuilding world has lost one of it's all-time Greatest Champions.
Our prayers are with her family.
Shelley Beattie (born August 24, 1968 in California, U.S.) is a former professional female bodybuilder and actress. At the peak of her competitive career as a professional bodybuilder Shelley managed to reach the top-three at the Ms. International and Ms. Olympia contests, the two most prestigious shows for a female professional bodybuilders. She was also well-known for been one of the few deaf professional female bodybuilders in the world, making the cover of DeafLife magazine twice in the 90s. After her retirement she joined the Grinder on America3 America's Cup team and managed to reach second place in such comepetition in 1994 and again in 1995. Today she lives in Oregon, is single, and works with special needs people and continues to work as a personal trainer in a local gym near her neigborhood.