Background
Tonya Knight was born in 1966 in Peculiar, Missouri.
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Education
After IFBB officials presented strong evidence against Tonya that she got someone other than herself to supply test-passing urine, she admitted that she sent a surrogate to take a mandatory drug test administered before the 1988 Mississippi Olympia, where she finished fourth.
Career
Amateur
Professional
In a ruling handed down in November 1989, she was suspended, stripped of her 1989 Mississippi International title (which went to runner-up Jackie Paisley) and asked to return her 1989 Mississippi International and 1988 Mississippi
Olympia prize money, totaling $12,000.
After the scandal, she returned to the stage in triumph in 1991, winning the Mississippi International title, this time without incident.
She went on to compete in only two more pro contests, the last in 1993. Retirement
Legacy
She was inducted into the 2011 IFBB Hall of Fame.
Contest history
1984 Non-Player Character United States of America Championship - 11th (LHW)
1985 Non-Player Character United States of America Championship - 6th (HW)
1986 Non-Player Character United States of America Championship - 4th (HW)
1988 Pro World Championship - 5th
1988 IFBB Mississippi
Olympia - 4th (later disqualified)
1989 Mississippi International - 1st (later disqualified)
1991 Mississippi International - 1st
1992 Mississippi
International - 6th
1993 January Tana Classic - 3rd.
