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For two years Margie Martin had established herself as the best, the top female bodybuilder in the world. 2017 she took a year off from the sport, at least the competing on stage part of the sport. It was good for the sport in that it allowed new blood to step up and compete to be the best. This month, Martin returned at the Toronto Pro Supershow and picked up right where she left off, taking first place against a very good field and looking better than ever.
Margie earned her pro card in 2013 winning the heavyweight division and overall at USA's. Wasting no time making a name for herself on the pro stage, Martin had two top five finishes in 2014 at the Toronto and Omaha Pro's and qualified for the Olympia in her first year as a pro. Finishing tenth place, Martin put the sport on notice that she was here and big things were coming.
In 2015 those big things happened and happened fast as Martin won the Wing's of Strength Texas Pro and began laying claim to the best in the sport. In early shows that year she was placed lower than some would have thought she deserved but she won the Tampa Pro and then moved on to Texas and it was on. Margie Martin was here and for real.
In 2016 she again proved to be the best of the best retaining that title winning the Rising Phoenix Arizona Pro. That was the only show she did that year, but when you are the best, you only have to compete in the show that decides the best. Against an incredible field of competitors, Martin came out on top, a decision that was never in question from the very first time they hit the stage. After just a couple years as a pro, Margie was now being mentioned with the greats of the sport, Iris Kyle,
Lenda Murray, Cory Everson, and now Margie Martin.
As mentioned she took 2017 off, which was sad for fans but good for the sport. But she is back now and it will be fun to see where her top competitors stack up. Toronto showed us it's going to be a hell of a challenge to unseat her. When you walk out on top and come back looking better than ever, it's safe to say you are still at the top, still the best. She's never been defeated for her crown so for me, that crown is still hers.
While it was unfortunate to see women's bodybuilding removed from the Olympia, with people like Wings of Strength still promoting and pushing it, it isn't going anywhere and still has a big fan base and with someone like Margie Martin leading the way, it's exciting to see what's next, for the sport and for Margie herself.
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