Gladys Portugues
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| Gladys Portugues | |
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| Nickname | The Tigress |
| Birth | September 30, 1957 , New York, New York |
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| Best win | , |
| Active | Retired 1985 |
Gladys Portugues (born September 30, 1957 in New York, New York) is an actress and former professional female bodybuilder. She attended the High School of Art and Design in New York City and is the wife of Jean-Claude Van Damme.
Portugues has been involved in the health and fitness field for more than twenty years. As a bodybuilder, her most significant achievement was two top-ten placings in the Ms. Olympia.
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[edit] Contest history
- 1983 NPC East Coast Championships 5th (LW)
- 1983 Caesars World Cup - 12th
- 1984 Pro World Championship - 16th
- 1984 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 7th
- 1985 Pro World Championship - 7th
- 1985 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 8th
[edit] Books
- Hard Bodies Express, Portugues, Dell; Reissue 1988, ISBN 0-440-53426-7
- Hard Bodies, Portugues and Verdal, Dell; Reissue edition 1986, ISBN 0-440-53424-0
[edit] Movies
- Pumping Iron II: The Women (1985 Cinecom International Films)
- The Morning After (1986 20th Century Fox)
- It's Alive III: Island of the Alive (1987 Larco Productions Inc.)
