Lisa Lyon

About Lisa Lyon

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.

Her stats as taken in October 1980: bust 37A, waist 24", hips 35", height 5' 4", weight 120 lbs, hair color brunette. At the time, she could deadlift 225 pounds, bench press 120 pounds, and squat 265 pounds.

Although Lyon is often cited as the first female bodybuilder to appear in Playboy (in October 1980), she was actually predated by stripper and bodybuilder Kellie Everts, who appeared in a May 1977 pictorial called "Humping Iron".

Lyon also had a short acting career: She played

Mathilde in Three Crowns of the Sailor, 1983;
Pilar Jones in the bodybuilding movie Getting Physical,' 1984; and
Cimmaron in Vamp, a low-budget 1986 film starring Grace Jones.
In creating the Marvel Comics character Elektra, Frank Miller initially used Lyon as a basis for the character's appearance.

Lisa Lyon died from stomach cancer at her home in Westlake Village, California on September 8, 2023, at the age of 70.