{{Short description|Australian bodybuilder}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}} {{Use Australian English|date=April 2018}} {{Infobox bodybuilder | name = Erika Giesen<ref name="competitions" /> | image = | image_size = | caption = | nickname = | birth_date = | birth_place = Germany | death_date = | death_place = | firstproshow = IFBB Ms. International, 1986<ref name="competitions" /> | firstproshowyear = | bestwin = IFBB Ms. International champion, 1986<ref name="competitions" /> | bestwinyear = | predecessor = None<ref name="competitions" /> | successor = Cathey Palyo<ref name="competitions" /> | yesorretiredyear = Retired 1988 }} '''Erika Giesen''' is a professional bodybuilder from Australia.<ref name="competitions" />
==Bodybuilding career== ===Amateur=== * 1983: South Pacific - first place * 1983: Miss Asia - first place * 1984: Australian - first place * 1986: Australasia - first place
===Professional=== Giesen's greatest success was winning the first Ms. International contest in 1986.<ref name="competitions">{{cite web|url=http://www.australia-bodybuilding.com/erikageisen.htm |title=Biography: Erika Giesen |publisher=Australia Bodybuilding |accessdate=24 February 2010 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080409165642/http://www.australia-bodybuilding.com/erikageisen.htm |archivedate=9 April 2008 }}</ref>
===Retirement=== Giesen runs now a cattle station with her husband in Queensland Australia.
===Legacy=== Giesen was the first bodybuilder to win the Ms. International. She is currently the most successful Australian bodybuilder of all time.<ref name="competitions" />
==Contest history== *1984 World Amateur Championship - 2nd (LW) *1985 IFBB World Games - 4th (LW) *1986 Ms. International - 1st *1986 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 11th *1988 Ms. International - 6th<ref name="competitions" />
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{{S-start}} | colspan = 3 align = center | '''Ms. International''' |- | width = 30% align = center | Preceded by:<br/>'''-''' | width = 40% align = center | First (1986) | width = 30% align = center | Succeeded by:<br/>'''Cathey Palyo''' {{S-end}}
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