It’s no secret that fitness is one of the most popular influencer niches. Female bodybuilding influencers have become some of today’s most inspiring, powerful, and inspiring figureheads in the fitness world. From motivational quotes to hardcore workout videos, these influential women are changing the narrative by demonstrating their strength. Given that the health and fitness sector has the highest ad costs compared with major industries, working with influencers is a more affordable and effective way to reach consumers. This post spotlights some of our favorite female bodybuilding influencers who have paved the way for aspiring athletes across various social media platforms.
Top female bodybuilding influencers
Iris Kyle
Iris is an International Fitness and Bodybuilding Federation Pro bodybuilder, ten-time Ms. Olympia winner, seven-time Ms. International, and model for NewTech Wellness. Iris is one of the most accomplished and well-known female bodybuilders in the sport and on social media. More than 280K followers stay current with her latest workout routines, fellow bodybuilders, favorite supplements, and accomplishments.
Nataliya Kuznetsova
Nataliya takes to Instagram to share her accomplishments as a female bodybuilder and her experiences becoming the strongest and most muscular woman in the world. She holds world records in deadlifting, bench-pressing, and arm-lifting and has more than 1.1 million followers.
Jessica Buettner
Jessica inspires many by sharing her journey with Type 1 diabetes and success as a female powerlifter. Jessica fills her Instagram and TikTok with content about how she has achieved her strong physique and become a powerlifting world champ.
@djessicabuettner About 4 weeks out from IPF worlds - I weigh about 177lbs rn so I’m still working on that (need to weigh 167lbs for comp) but we are feeling STRONG #powerlifting #type1diabetes
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Dr. Stefi Cohen, DPT
Dr. Stefi combines weightlifting skills and her vast knowledge of powerlifting to inspire 1 million followers on Instagram. Dr. Stefi is a 25-time world record powerlifter and professional boxer who shares her workouts, advice, and toned figure.
Dana Linn Bailey
Dana is one of the most-followed female bodybuilders in the sport. More than 2.2 million followers see her lifting, maintaining her physique, and pursuing her other passions, like surfing and traveling.
Bakhar Nabieva
Bakhar shares her fitness journey with more than 5.6 million followers. The athlete often represents her favorite activewear brands, and when she isn’t sharing bodybuilding content, Bakhar shows her incredible sense of style.
Erin Thompson
Erin is one of the most impressive female bodybuilders on TikTok, with more than 55K followers. From vlogs on prepping for competitions to her favorite athletic gear to her weight room routines, Erin shares everything bodybuilding-related.
@erint.ifbbpro1 The uglier the face the better xox
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Emma Hartley
Emma is a fitness influencer focusing on bodybuilding and educating her 296K TikTok followers with her detailed lifting vlogs. Emma owns the athleisure brand RapidWear and often features her favorite pieces. Emma keeps her feed fresh with gym-related content and the fun activities she does outside the weight room.
@emmahartley101 Abductions: 3 x 20 forward / 20 back Barbell RDLs: 3 x 8-10 Hipthrusts: 4 x 8-12 Bulgarians: 3 x 12 each side Cable kick backs: 3 x 15 each leg @EHPlabs_official oxyshred getring me through leg day // discount : blondey 💲
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Andrea Shaw
Andrea is a five-time Ms. Olympia and a Ms. Rising Phoenix champ. She inspires her more than 133K Instagram followers. She has appeared on health and fitness magazine covers and shares her latest appearances, passion for the sport, and clips of her career.
Renee Jewett
Renee is an IFBB wellness professional and an empowering bodybuilder with more than 881K followers. She showcases her impressive physique and shares her diet and healthy recipes.
Melissa Truscott
Melissa is a professional fitness model and female bodybuilder who has more than 131K followers. Her Instagram is full of her intense workouts that highlight just how impressive Melissa truly is.
Julia Rene
Julia is a 27-year-old IFBB Wellness Pro from Austin with a passion for building the best version of herself and taking her 139K YouTube subscribers along with her. Her channel touches on healthy foods, strong mindsets and weight room routines.
Stefania Totolo
Stefania shares funny bodybuilding content with more than 172K Instagram followers and 3 million YouTube subscribers. She shares her favorite supplement brands and collabs with other fitness influencers.
Dani Taylor
Dani is a female vegan bodybuilding coach who is passionate about helping her 43.5K followers transform themselves in the gym. She covers a variety of bodybuilding and diet-related topics on Instagram.
Sam — strongwithsamantha
Sam encourages her 57.5K TikTok followers as their “bodybuilding big sis.” She shares her love for weightlifting and offers advice. Her coaching gives viewers productive gym motivation.
@strongwithsamantha we ALL come drom different starting points, so what we all need to do is different. #truthaboutbodybuilding #bodybuildingtruths #femalebikinicomp #bikinicompetitorlife
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