Erika Geisen

Erika Giesen^[1]
Erika Giesen
Professional bodybuilder
Personal info
Born	Germany
Best statistics
Professional (Pro) career
Pro-debut	IFBB Ms. International, 1986;
Best win	IFBB Ms. International champion, 1986;
Predecessor	None
Successor	Cathey Palyo
Active	Retired 1988

Last updated September 14, 2025

Erika Giesen is a professional bodybuilder from Australia.^[1]

Bodybuilding career

Amateur

1983: South Pacific - first place
1983: Miss Asia - first place
1984: Australian - first place
1986: Australasia - first place

Professional

Giesen's greatest success was winning the first Ms. International contest in 1986.^[1]

Retirement

Giesen runs now a cattle station with her husband in Queensland Australia.

Legacy

Giesen was the first bodybuilder to win the Ms. International. She is currently the most successful Australian bodybuilder of all time.^[1]

Contest history

1984 World Amateur Championship - 2nd (LW)
1985 IFBB World Games - 4th (LW)
1986 Ms. International - 1st
1986 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 11th
1988 Ms. International - 6th^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Biography: Erika Giesen". Australia Bodybuilding. Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2010.

Ms. International
Preceded by: -	First (1986)	Succeeded by: Cathey Palyo

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[competitions-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Biography: Erika Giesen". Australia Bodybuilding. Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2010.

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