Betty Pariso

Betty Carmichael Pariso (née Slade; born January 29, 1956) is an American professional female bodybuilder. She is the oldest professional female bodybuilder to win the overall of an International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness Professional League (IFBB Pro League) contest at the age of 53 years old.

In 2010, Betty received LifeTime Achievement Award at Europa Dallas. The rock band Pariso, formed in 2009, is named after Betty Pariso. She was the world's oldest active female bodybuilder while competing.

Contest history 1992 AAU Ms America - 2nd (MT) 1992 Lee Labrata - 1st 1993 Lone Star - 1st 1993 NPC Junior Nationals - 13th (HW) 1994 NPC Junior Nationals - 1st (MW) 1994 NPC USA Championships - 4th (MW) 1995 NPC USA Championships - 3rd (HW) 1996 NPC Nationals - 1st (HW) 1996 NPC USA Championships - 3rd (HW) 1997 IFBB Jan Tana Pro Classic - 15th 1998 IFBB Jan Tana Pro Classic - 5th 1998 IFBB Ms. International - 11th 1999 IFBB Jan Tana Pro Classic - 4th 1999 IFBB Ms. International - 14th 1999 IFBB Pro Extravaganza - 4th 1999 IFBB World Pro Championships - 5th 2000 IFBB Jan Tana Pro Classic - 2nd (HW) 2000 IFBB Ms. International - 6th (HW) 2001 IFBB Jan Tana Pro Classic - 1st (HW) 2001 IFBB Ms. International - 5th (HW) 2001 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 6th (HW) 2002 IFBB Jan Tana Pro Classic - 2nd (HW) 2002 IFBB Ms. International - 5th (HW) 2003 IFBB Ms. International - 2nd (HW) 2003 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 6th (HW) 2004 IFBB Ms. International - 3rd (HW) 2004 IFBB Night of Champions - 2nd (HW) 2004 IFBB Show of Strength Pro Championship - 2nd (HW) 2004 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 4th (HW) 2005 IFBB Ms. International - 3rd (HW) 2005 IFBB Charlotte Pro Championships - 2nd (HW) 2005 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 8th 2006 IFBB Ms. International - 5th 2006 IFBB Atlantic City Pro - 5th 2006 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 6th 2007 IFBB Ms. International - 5th 2007 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 6th 2008 IFBB Ms. International - 4th 2008 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 7th 2009 IFBB New York Pro Championships - 2nd 2009 IFBB Tampa Bay Pro - 1st 2009 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 6th 2010 IFBB Phoenix Pro - 2nd 2010 IFBB Ms. International - 5th

Personal life

Betty currently lives in North Richland Hills, Texas. She has been remarried to Ed Pariso since the early 1990s. She has a daughter named Lacye Carmichael, and a son named Justin Carmichael, from her first marriage. She also has two grandchildren, James and Logan Carmichael.