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Ernestine Shepherd: World's Oldest Competitive Female Bodybuilder

(what's a "Modern Worthy"? click here to find out!)

80-year-old Ernestine Shepherd started lifting at fifty years old, and continues to this day in her sister’s memory. She now purports to be the world’s fittest grandma.

(see also: Willie Murphy, who’s a year younger)

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s-iJBfxVbg)
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