Her father was of Spanish ancestry.
Bodybuilding career
McLish was winner of the inaugural Ms. Olympia competition in 1980, was sponsored by Dynamics Health Equipment Manufacturing Corporation and was also the Ms.
Rachel McLish
Rachel McLish Interview From Mid 1980s
Olympia winner in 1982.
In January 1999, McLish was inducted into the IFBB Hall of Fame.
Contest history
1980 US Bodybuilding Championship - 1st
1980 Frank Zane Invitational - 2nd
1980 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 2nd
Motion picture career
She was featured in the 1985 documentary Pumping Iron II: The Women, and acted in the movies Getting Physical (1984), Aces: Iron Eagle III (1992) and Raven Hawk (1996).
Rachel McLish, Deborah Diana, And Pillow On The Old Regis Philbin Show
Rachel Mclish - A Sexiest Fitness Woman
Rachel McLish was also a star in Herb Alpert 'Red Hot' music video.
Author
McLish has authored two books on weight training for women that made the New York Times bestseller list - Flex Appeal, by Rachel (1984, ISBN 0-446-38105-5), and Perfect Parts (1987, hardcover ISBN 0-446-77815-X, softcover ISBN 0-446-38534-4).
Personal life
While attending Pan American University, she met John McLish; they were married in March 1979. Rachel McLish currently lives in Rancho Mirage, California, and is now married to film producer Ron Samuels.
Solid Gold Lead Dancer Darcel Wynne And The First Ms. Olympia 1982 Rachel McLish