BETTY BROSMER

Betty Brosmer is about 5’5 tall, and before she started body training, she’s someone with a small body frame. At a very tender age, she found out her talent and love for athletics, and due to her gifted physical dexterity, she was able to gain the attention of Roebuck and Sears catalog and had them print her portrait when she was only 13 years old. Additionally, she began a long-term modeling career only for it to end due to her marriage in 1961.

Betty was born in Pasadena, California. The former physical fitness trainer spent most of her formative years in Carmel and later moved to Los Angeles. Together with her husband, she wrote two lengthy fitness guides entitled The Weider Body Book and The Weider Book of Bodybuilding for Women. She donated a hefty sum to the University of Texas at Austin to support the physical culture collection at the university’s fitness center. The couple was able to establish a museum to their credit.