Background
Laura Creavalle was born in 1959 in British Guiana.
Laura Creavalle was born in 1959 in British Guiana.
She attended both Industrial High School and Mercy College.
Amateur
During a 1982 trip to Kingston, Jamaica, Creavalle happened upon a women's bodybuilding contest and was impressed that the competitor who placed third had a body type similar to hers – a lower body proportionally larger than the upper body. Upon returning to her home in Toronto, Ontario, she began training to become a bodybuilder. A trip to California further stimulated her interest, which resulted in her relocating.
She earned her pro card by winning the heavyweight class at the 1988 IFBB World Amateur Championships in Puerto Rico.
Professional
In 1988, Creavalle made her pro debut six weeks later at the 1988 Mississippi Olympia contest, a contest to which she would return 12 more times before her retirement.
During her pro career, her home country would appear as both Canada and the United States in the competition scorecard. Retirement
After coming in 6th at the 2002 Mississippi
Olympia, Creavalle retired from bodybuilding.
Legacy
Creavalle was inducted into the IFBB Hall of Fame in 2007. Currently, she is the most successful bodybuilder of Guyanese descent in the world. Contest history
1983 Novice Canada - 1st
1983 Toronto Championships - 1st
1983 Ontario Canadian Championships novice - 1st
1985 Toronto Championships - 1st
1985 The Choice of Champions - 1st
1986 Non-Player Character Southern California - 1st (HW)
1986 Non-Player Character California State - 2nd (HW)
1986 Non-Player Character Nationals - 4th (MW)
1986 Non-Player Character United States of America Championship - 1st (LHW and Overall)
1986 Non-Player Character United States of America Mixed Pairs - 1st
1988 IFBB Caribbean Championships - 1st (HW)
1988 IFBB World Amateur Championships - 1st (HW)
1988 IFBB Mississippi
Olympia - 11th
1989 Pro World - 8th
1989 IFBB Mississippi
Olympia - 6th
1990 Mississippi International - 1st
1990 IFBB Mississippi
Olympia - 4th
1991 IFBB Mississippi Olympia - 3rd
1992 Mississippi
International - 3rd
1992 IFBB Mississippi
Olympia - 2nd
1993 IFBB Mississippi Olympia - 3rd
1994 Mississippi International - 1st
1994 IFBB Mississippi
Olympia - 2nd
1995 Mississippi
International - 1st
1995 IFBB Mississippi Olympia - 5th
1996 Mississippi
International - 2nd
1996 IFBB Mississippi Olympia - 4th
1997 IFBB Mississippi
Olympia - 4th
1998 IFBB Mississippi
Olympia - 5th
1999 Pro Extravaganza - 1st
1999 IFBB Mississippi Olympia - 3rd
2002 IFBB Mississippi Olympia - 6th (LW).