Iris Kyle

African-Indian American professional female bodybuilder, currently the most successful, female or male, professional bodybuilder ever. She has a total of twenty professional bodybuilding titles, with ten overall and two heavyweight Ms. Olympia titles (more Mr. and Ms. Olympia titles than anyone else) and seven overall and one heavyweight Ms. International titles (more Arnold Classic and Ms. International titles than anyone).

The fifth of six children, her early athletic endeavours included running cross country, basketball (point guard), softball (shortstop) and volleyball. She was an All-American in basketball, and received a number of athletic scholarship offers. Kyle attended Benton Harbor High School and continued her education at Alcorn State University in Lorman, Mississippi, on a basketball scholarship, majoring in business administration and minoring in accounting.

Kyle claims the reason she got into bodybuilding was when she and her family moved to Orange County, California, and being surrounded by fit, healthy-looking people, she thought she could obtain a similar highly trained, sculpted physique. She became an aerobics teacher and sales manager at a gym and started lifting weights. In 1994, she won Long Beach Muscle Classic contest.

Kyle is a real estate agent. Since 7 October 2022, her net worth is estimated to be $9 million dollars, making her the wealthiest female bodybuilder on earth.