Michelle Ralabate

[Eddie]

stay tuned....

[dalberton]

Michelle Ralabate's physique was a foreshadowing of what was to come in the late 90s. Her look was and is still unique because she was so short and her muscle bellies were so full ... but her lower-body hardness was ahead of most of her contemporaries.

At the time, few women were photographed with striated glutes -- Sue Price, Sandy Riddell, and not many more. Michelle had interesting full glutes that sort of "shrank up" into dense balls of striations when flexed.

IIRC, she also had deep striations on her triceps, teardrops, and outer quads. Very nice leg veins, too. I also recall that she was one of the first women I ever saw to show veins on her serratus muscles.

[dalberton]

A reminder of how striking Michelle's muscularity and definition were from the rear (from wpw.net):

http://www.wpw.net/wpwclubs/0-intros/mralabate266/club01/images/MR01.018b.jpg

I've seen her even harder than that ... but even in this shot, the quality of her glutes and hams is obvious.

[cbdetroit]

Michelle Ralabate is one of the Most Beautiful Bodybuilders to had ever graced the stage. And I agree with Dalberton that Michelle, Sue Price, Sandy Riddell and others set the tone & influenced a Good number of Today's up and comers.

I myself wished that as well as the other two would make a comeback since Women's Bodybuilding is already heading in the direction of where they were competing, that would be Great.:)