{{Short description|Finnish bodybuilder and politician (born 1955)}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Ritva Elomaa | image = Kike Elomaa Vihreillä Niityillä.jpg | caption = | office = Member of Finnish Parliament <br /> for Finland Proper | term_start = 20 April 2011 | term_end = | predecessor = | office1 = | term_start1 = | term_end1 = | birth_name = Ritva Sainio | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|7|16|df=y}}<ref name="Facebook" /><ref name="musclememory" /> | birth_place = Lokalahti, Southwest Finland, Finland | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = | profession = | party = Finns Party<ref name="Facebook" /> | spouse = Married<ref name="Facebook" /> | children = | website = {{URL|www.kikeelomaa.com|KikeElomaa.com}} | module = {{Infobox bodybuilder | child = yes | nickname = Kike<ref name="ifbb" /> | height = 5 ft 5 in<ref name="ifbb" /> | weight = 117 lb<ref name="ifbb" /> | firstproshow = IFBB Ms. Olympia<ref name="musclememory" /> | firstproshowyear = 1981<ref name="musclememory" /> | bestwin = IFBB Ms. Olympia champion<ref name="musclememory" /> | bestwinyear = 1981<ref name="musclememory" /> | predecessor = Rachel McLish<ref name="musclememory" /> | successor = Rachel McLish<ref name="musclememory" /> | yesorretiredyear = Retired 1983<ref name="musclememory" /> | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's bodybuilding }} {{MedalCountry | {{FIN}} }} {{MedalCompetition | World Games }} {{MedalGold | 1981 Santa Clara | Middleweight }} }} }}

'''Ritva Tuulikki "Kike" Elomaa'''<ref name="Facebook">{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/kike.elomaa/info?collection_token=1033068590%3A2327158227%3A8 |title=Kike Elomaa |website=facebook.com |publisher=Facebook |accessdate=24 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="KikeElomaa.com" /> (née ''Sainio''; born 16 July 1955, in Lokalahti) is a Finnish professional female bodybuilding champion, pop singer, and member of the Finnish Parliament.<ref name="ifbb" />

==Early life and education== Elomaa was born in Lokalahti, Finland in 1955. She matriculated from Mynämäki gymnasium in 1975 and graduated from Helsinki Nursing School as radiographer in 1980.<ref name="KikeElomaa.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.kikeelomaa.com/cv/ |title=CV |website=KikeElomaa.com |language=fi |accessdate=24 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225002315/http://www.kikeelomaa.com/cv/ |archive-date=25 February 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="ifbb" />

==Bodybuilding career==

===Professional=== In 1981, Elomaa defeated Rachel McLish at the IFBB Ms. Olympia. Following her wildly successful contest campaign in 1981, she competed only three more times, placing third at the 1982 IFBB Ms. Olympia and second at the 1983 IFBB Pro Worlds.<ref name="ifbb" /> Elomaa ended her career on stage after a fifth-place finish at the 1983 IFBB Ms. Olympia.<ref name="ifbb" />

===Legacy=== Currently Elomaa is the most successful Finnish bodybuilder of all time. She was the only non-American to win the Ms. Olympia title until 2000. She was inducted into the IFBB Hall of Fame in 2001. She has also been awarded the IFBB's President's Gold Medal for her work in supporting the sport of bodybuilding. A fitness contest, the Elomaa Fitness Championship, is held annually in Finland.<ref name="ifbb">{{cite web |url=http://www.ifbbpro.com/hall-of-fame-welcome-message/kike-elomaa/ |title=Kike Elomaa |website=ifbbpro.com |publisher=IFBB Professional League |accessdate=24 February 2015 |archive-date=25 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111025175258/http://www.ifbbpro.com/hall-of-fame-welcome-message/kike-elomaa/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.revistasuplementacao.com.br/impresso/detalhes/4026-mitos-do-bodybuilding-kike-elomaa.html|title=Mitos do Bodybuilding: Kike Elomaa|website=www.revistasuplementacao.com.br}}</ref>

===Contest history=== * 1981 Finnish Championships – 1st * 1981 European Championships – 1st * 1981 World Games – 1st (Middleweight Women) * 1981 IFBB Ms. Olympia – 1st * 1982 IFBB Ms. Olympia – 3rd * 1983 Pro World Championship – 2nd * 1983 IFBB Ms. Olympia – 5th<ref name="musclememory">{{cite web |url=http://www.musclememory.com/show.php?s=Kike+Elomaa&g=F |title=Elomaa, Kike |website=musclememory.com |accessdate=24 February 2015}}</ref>

==Parliament of Finland== ===2011 election=== On 17 April 2011, Elomaa was elected into Finnish parliament for the 2011–2015 term, representing the electoral district of Finland Proper as a member of the Finns Party.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://192.49.229.35/E2011/e/valitut/turkuetelvpval.htm |title=Candidates elected Electoral district of Varsinais-Suomi |accessdate=2011-04-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110421032407/http://192.49.229.35/E2011/e/valitut/turkuetelvpval.htm |archivedate=2011-04-21 }}</ref>

On 13 June 2017, Elomaa and 19 others left the Finns Party parliamentary group to found the New Alternative parliamentary group.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-9666816 |title=Tällainen on Uusi vaihtoehto – Nämä kansanedustajat jättivät perussuomalaiset |website=yle.fi |language=fi |date=13 June 2017 |accessdate=13 June 2017}}</ref> However, on 22 June, she left the group and re-joined the Finns Party.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hs.fi/politiikka/art-2000005264966.html |title=Ritva Elomaa siirtyy takaisin perussuomalaisiin – Halla-aho kehottaa muitakin "pohtimaan asiaa" |work=Helsingin-Sanomat |language=fi |date=22 June 2017 |accessdate=22 June 2017}}</ref>

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