Marie Laure Mahabir is a former professional
bodybuilder
Bodybuilding is the practice of progressive resistance exercise to build, control, and develop one's muscles via hypertrophy. An individual who engages in this activity is referred to as a bodybuilder. It is primarily undertaken for aesthetic ...
and personal trainer of the French
West Indies
The West Indies is an island subregion of the Americas, surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, which comprises 13 independent island country, island countries and 19 dependent territory, dependencies in thr ...
. As a bodybuilder, she became well known for development of the chest muscles, the biceps, and back muscles. Her highest achievement as a professional bodybuilder was reaching the top-five at both the Ms. International and Ms. Olympia in 1994.
Today, Mahabir lives in France and works as a personal trainer.
Biography
Marie Mahabir was born in
Le Moule
Le Moule (; ) is the sixth-largest Commune in France, commune in the overseas departments of France, French overseas department of Guadeloupe. It is located on the northeast side of the island of Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe, Grande-Terre.
History
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on 8 August 1962; a port in
Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe is an Overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre Island, Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galant ...
in the French West Indies. At a young age her West Indian family moved to the
Islands of Guadeloupe in the Caribbean in the end of the 19th century where the plantations needed labors after the abolition of the slavery. Born in a large family of five boys and two girls, Marie passed her early years in Le Moule. Her parents divorced when she was ten years old. Her mother was remarried to an amateur of bodybuilding and moved to Les Abymes with the children. Initiated by her step-father, Marie began to practice bodybuilding at her teenage.
She befriended WABBA Champion Raymond Jollet who took her under her wing and became her mentor.
Mahabir quickly managed to master her newfound passion and quickly managed to move up the amateur ranks by winning the Ms. Guadeloupe title in 1984 and the 1985, 86, and 87
NABBA World Physique Championships. She soon turned pro and switched to the IFBB in 1989. After turning professional in 1987 Laure decided to move to France in order to continue her career as a bodybuilder. She moved to Paris in 1989 where she soon became a popular and much-sought-out personal trainer. There she befriended
Momo Benaziza with whom she kept a close friendship until his death. In France Marie continued to compete regularly after joining the IFBB in 1989. At the peak of her career she managed to reach the top-five at both the Ms. International and Ms. Olympia in 1994;
[ the two most prestigious competitions for a female professional bodybuilder in the world. After placing 13th at the 1995 Ms. Olympia, Mahabir retired from competitive bodybuilding.
In a 1993 Interview with Musclemag International she expressed her desire to become a school teacher.
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Contest history
*1984 Ms. Guadalupe, 1st
*1985 NABBA World Physique Championships, 1st
*1986 NABBA World Physique Championships, 1st
*1987 NABBA World Physique Championships, 1st
*1989 IFBB World Pro Championships, 10th
*1989 IFBB Ms. Olympia, 9th
* 1990 IFBB Ms. Olympia, 8th
*1991 IFBB Grand Prix Italy, 3rd
*1991 IFBB Ms International, 5th
*1991 IFBB Ms. Olympia, 12th
*1991 IFBB Ms. International, 9th
*1991 IFBB Jan Tana Pro Classic, 12th
*1993 IFBB Ms. Olympia, 16th
*1994 IFBB Ms International, 4th
*1994 IFBB Ms. Olympia, 4th
*1995 IFBB Ms. Olympia, 13th
Website references
Magazine references
*Shuey-Roche, Josette. ''Marie Mahabir Interview''. Nebraska: Muscle Mag International (no. 134). August 1993. USPS 4601. (Lincoln, NE: Canusa Products/Foote & Davies, 1992.). Instruction Section: pages 50 and 51 cover 'Marie’s interview.
*Luoma, T.C. No-Nonsense Training: Marie Mahabir Back Attack. Nebraska: Muscle Mag International (no. 134). August 1993. USPS 4601. (Lincoln, NE: Canusa Products/Foote & Davies, 1992.). Biography Section: pages 44–46, and 48 cover ''Marie Mahabir’s article.
External links
Muscle Memory: Marie Mahabir
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Guadeloupean female bodybuilders
Living people
Professional bodybuilders
1962 births
Guadeloupean people of Indian descent
20th-century French sportswomen