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  1. en.m.wikipedia.org › wiki › Lisa_LyonLisa Lyon - Wikipedia

    Lisa Robin Lyon (May 13, 1953 – September 8, 2023) was an American female bodybuilder and photo model who is regarded as one of female bodybuilding's pioneers. Biography. Born in Los Angeles, California, on May 13, 1953, [1] Lyon studied art at the University of California at Los Angeles.

  2. www.nytimes.com › 2023/09/14 › artsLisa Lyon, Bodybuilding Pioneer and Mapplethorpe Muse, Dies at 70

    Sep 14, 2023 · Lisa Lyon, a bodybuilding pioneer, performance artist and one-time muse of Robert Mapplethorpe, died on Friday at her home in Westlake Village, Calif. She was 70. Jay Schwartz,...

  3. breakingmuscle.com › womens-bodybuilder-lisa-lyon-obituaryEarly Icon of Feminine Muscularity, Pioneer of Women's...

    Sep 11, 2023 · But in 1979, with her win at the very first International Federation of Bodybuilding (IFBB) women’s bodybuilding contest — the World Pro Bodybuilding Championship — Lisa Lyon helped to provide a template for muscular, aesthetic, self-empowered women.

  4. www.washingtonpost.com › obituaries › 2023/09/15Lisa Lyon, pioneering bodybuilder and performance artist, dies at...

    Sep 15, 2023 · Lisa Lyon was a bodybuilding pioneer, a onetime dancer and competitive sword-fighter who, at 26, became the first winner of the Women’s World Pro Bodybuilding Championship.

  5. www.telegraph.co.uk › obituaries › 2023/10/07Lisa Lyon, model and bodybuilder whose work with the photographer...

    Oct 7, 2023 · Lisa Lyon, who has died of cancer aged 70, was a model and pioneering bodybuilder who became the muse and girlfriend of the photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, with whom she set about...

  6. barbend.com › lisa-lyon-obituaryWomen’s Bodybuilding Legend Lisa Lyon Dies at Age 70

    Sep 12, 2023 · IFBB Hall of Fame member and women’s bodybuilding legend Lisa Lyon passed away on Sept. 8, 2023, in her California home at the age of 70. A press release stated that Lyon died peacefully after...

  7. thebarbell.com › lisa-lyonLisa Lyon (1953-2023): The Life of the Women’s Bodybuilding...

    Sep 9, 2023 · Lisa Lyon, women’s bodybuilding pioneer, died on September 8 of pancreatic cancer at age 70. This is her story. Lisa Lyon strikes a double biceps. LISA LYON: BODYBUILDING TRAILBLAZER. Lisa Lyon was born in Los Angeles, California, on June 1, 1953.

  8. nypost.com › 2023/09/08 › lisa-lyon-bodybuilding-pioneer-and-marvel-inspirationLisa Lyon, bodybuilding pioneer and Marvel inspiration, dead at...

    Sep 9, 2023 · Lisa Lyon, a leading professional women's bodybuilder and the inspiration behind Marvel's character Elektra, has died at age 70. Comic book writer Frank Miller also modeled the Marvel Comics ...

  9. gagosian.com › quarterly › 2024/02/19Lisa Lyon | Gagosian Quarterly

    Feb 19, 2024 · Lisa Lyon, a bodybuilding pioneer and muse to Robert Mapplethorpe, died on September 8, 2023, in Westlake, California, at the age of seventy from cancer or stomach cancer. Lyon first came to minor or demi-celebrity in 1979 after winning the first Women’s World Pro Bodybuilding Championship.

  10. www.smh.com.au › national › bodybuilding-pioneer-inspired-by-schwarzeneggerLisa Lyon obituary: Bodybuilding pioneer inspired by...

    Sep 20, 2023 · Lisa Lyon was a bodybuilding pioneer, a one-time dancer and competitive sword fighter who, at 26, became the first winner of the Women’s World Pro Bodybuilding Championships.