- Cathy Priest
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name = Cathy LeFrancois
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birthdate = birth date and age|1971|02|12
birthplace =Amqui, Quebec ,Canada
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firstproshow = CBBF Canada Cup III amateur bodybuilding champion
firstproshowyear = 1995
bestwin = 2001 Hungarian Pro Fitness Champion
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yesorretiredyear = Since 1990Cathy LeFrancois (formerly Priest) is a professional female bodybuilder and figure competitor from
Canada .Biography
Cathy LeFrancois was born on
February 12 ,1971 inAmqui, Quebec . She startedfigure skating at age six, but after two years she switched tospeed skating , which she found more satisfying. She eventually won five medals in the Quebec provincial championships, an accomplishment that has not been equalled since. Cathy attended Notre-Dame-de-Foy in Quebec.Cathy earned her pro card in
1995 when she won the overall title at the CBBF Canada Cup, and made her pro debut at theJan Tana Classic later that year. At a height of 5'2", she competed exclusively as a lightweight once weight classes were introduced in pro shows in2000 . Her best achievement as a professional was winning the lightweight class at the2003 Ms. International .Cathy married bodybuilder
Lee Priest onJuly 1 ,2000 ; they separated in 2005. After 2003, she retired from bodybuilding and transitioned to figure competition, competing in her first figure contests in2005 . In late 2006, she switched back to bodybuilding.Contest history
*1990 _fr. Québec Metropolitain regional amateur bodybuilding - 2nd (LW)
*1991 CBBF Easter Canadian amateur bodybuilding championship - 1st (LW)
*1993 CBBF Canadian amateur bodybuilding championship - 2nd (LW)
*1994 CBBF Canadian amateur bodybuilding championship - 2nd (MW)
*1995 CBBF Canada Cup III amateur bodybuilding championship - 1st (MW & overall)
*1995Jan Tana Classic - 12th
*1996Ms. International - 14th
*1996Jan Tana Classic - 8th
*1999Ms. International - 19th
*1999Jan Tana Classic - 8th
*1999 IFBB Women's Extravaganza - 5th
*2000Ms. International - 3rd (LW)
*2000IFBB Ms. Olympia - 4th (LW)
*2001Ms. International - 4th (LW)
*2002Ms. International - 4th (LW)
*2002GNC Show of Strength - 2nd (LW)
*2003Ms. International - 1st (LW)
*2003IFBB Ms. Olympia - 4th (LW)
*2005IFBB Europa Supershow (figure) - DNP
*2005 Sacramento Pro Figure - DNP
*2006IFBB California Pro Figure - 12th
*2006IFBB Atlantic City Pro Women's Bodybuilding - 9th
*2007Ms. International - 10th
*2007 Sacramento Pro - 2nd (LW)
*2008Ms. International - 6th
*2008New York Pro - 1stExternal links
* [http://www.cathylpriest.com/ Official web site]
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