Global InformationBetty Brosmer information
Betty Brosmer | |
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 Brosmer on the cover of Feminine Form magazine #6, 1959 | |
| Born | Betty Chloe Brosemer August 6, 1929 Pasadena, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Betty Weider |
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| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
| Spouse |
Joe Weider
(m. 1961; died 2013) |
| Website | www |
Betty Brosmer (born Betty Chloe Brosemer;[1][2] August 6, 1929), later known by her married name Betty Weider, is an American former bodybuilder and physical fitness expert. During the 1950s, she was a popular commercial model and pin-up girl.
After marrying magazine publisher Joe Weider on April 24, 1961, she began a lengthy career as a spokesperson and trainer in the health and bodybuilding movements. She has been a longtime magazine columnist and co-authored several books on fitness and physical exercise.
In 2014, she was inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame[3] along with Joe and Ben Weider.
- ^ Fair, John D. (1999). Muscletown USA: Bob Hoffman and the Manly Culture of York Barbell. University Park, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania State University Press. p. 178. ISBN 0-271-01854-2.
- ^ "Under Advisement". Santa Cruz Sentinel. June 4, 1932. p. 7.
The hearing of the petition of Andrew M. Brosemer to be appointed guardian of Betty Chloe Brosemer...
- ^ Dr. Robert Goldman (March 11, 2014). "2014 International Sports Hall of Fame Inductees". www.sportshof.org. Retrieved July 14, 2023.