Initially, a successful model until a bad case of pneumonia led her to lose a lot of weight. Bruneau began to lift weights in order to put on weight and go back to modeling but was countlessly rejected for her new “larger” frame.
She found great success in bodybuilding, becoming Weider Health and Fitness publications first-ever female representative from 1991-1998.
Chris Evert Lloyd – Then
Chris started playing tennis at the age of 5, thanks to her father Jimmy who was a professional coach. She made her professional debut in 1971 at the Grand Slam tournament at the young age of 16.
She consistently won seven French Open singles, a record that remained unbroken for 27 years.
Chris Evert Lloyd – Now
Her career was at an all-time high in the ’80s. She decided to leave the sport in 1989 after winning 154 singles titles, 18 Grand Slam singles, and 32 double titles.
Apart from her career, Chris was married three times to fellow athletes. She currently runs a tennis academy in Florida and contributes to Tennis magazine.
Sharon Bruneau – Now
Sharon retired from bodybuilding after the 1994 Ms. Olympia contest and switched instead to fitness competitions but shortly left that a year later. She has held small roles in films including Paste.
Nowadays, she can be found inspiring others through motivational workshops in which she discusses how health and fitness impacted her life.
Tracy Austin – Then
Tracy Austin has three Grand Slam titles and the mixed doubles title at the Wimbledon Championships in 1980.
She is the youngest person ever to win the US Open female singles champion in history since 1979 and is the youngest person to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.