Kay Lorraine Young

1945 - 1988  (42 years)

• Name	Kay Lorraine Young
  Born	3 Oct 1945	Ohio, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	16 May 1988	California, USA
  Person ID	I216037	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	Harold Kenneth Young,   b. 15 Nov 1901, Ohio, USA ,   d. 24 Dec 1965, Ohio, USA  (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Edna Marie Christman,   b. 16 Feb 1903, Summit Township, Monroe County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 3 Mar 1985, Woodsfield, Monroe County, Ohio, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Married	27 Jun 1924	Ohio, USA
  Family ID	F27736	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Unknown Baxter
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F79165	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Kay Young Baxter was] a pioneer of female bodybuilding Considered by most to be the greatest female bodybuilder who ever lived, Kay Baxter has the marked distinction of also being among the first wave of female bodybuilders to become well known and widely recognized. She did much to advance the sport and remains to this day the spiritual leader among female bodybuilders the world over. Kay Baxter can be given credit for many of the trends that have become staples of the female bodybuilder lifestyle. She was one of the first to promote wrestling as a fun and lucrative means of income and entertainment, taking advantage of the strength and size that could be attained by the female physique through rigorous work outs. Her personality was naturally dominant and she used this to her advantage, going out of her way to meet people, including housewives, college students and children and introducing them to female bodybuilding. She raised the new sport to an art form; introducing dance and fetish wear into her posing routines. Limber and charismatic, Kay can also be credited for creating the field of fitness competition.