Tonya Knight

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Personal Info
Tonya Knight

Birth	March 24, 1966 (1966-03-24) (age 42), American
Professional Career
Pro-debut	Pro World Championships, 1988
Best win	1991 Ms. International, 1986-1993
Active	Retired 1993

Tonya Knight (born March 24, 1966) is an American former IFBB professional female bodybuilder.

1 Background
2 Contest history
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Background

Knight won the Ms. International title in 1989. However, it was later discovered that she had used a stand-in when she was chosen for a random drug test at the 1988 Ms. Olympia contest. As a result, she was disqualified from both of these contests, forfeiting her prize money as well as the Ms. International title. She was also suspended from the IFBB for two years (Merritt, 2006). She was a regular on American Gladiators as Gold from 1989 to 1992 until she left due to an injury to her left knee. She won the Ms. International title when she returned to competition in 1991.

Knight married bodybuilder John Poteat, who was also on American Gladiators as Atlas; they are now divorced. She then moved to Overland Park, Kansas, where she met Steve "The Wildthing" Ray. They married for several years when she was arrested for driving under the influence. They have one son and are divorced. Tonya still lives in Overland Park, Kansas.