Melissa's Resume

Melissa Coates
Fitness Model / Pro Athlete / Sports Personality / Pro Wrestler
Height: 5' 5"
Weight: 135-140 lbs
Hair : Blonde
Eyes: Green
Dress: 3
Shoe: 7
Stats: 34D-24-33

Education

• BS in Biology at Lakehead University

Television

• Featured Personality American MuscleMag Interview
• Extra Interview
• Inside Edition Interview
• Monday Night Nitro (WCW)
• Introduction Clip ESPN
• Bodybuilding Competing Athlete in several pro contests
• Montel Williams Nov 1997
• Jenny Jones Dec 1998, Oct 2002
• The Infinite Power Workout Feb 1997
• Planet Muscle TV on E! Spring 1995 - present
• Fox TV - Southern Sports Report
• StarWars Wrestling , MA (now defunt) - TV program May 15 2002
• "The Other Half" NBC (Jan 20 2003) - The World of Women Through the Eyes of Men
• "EXTREME DODGEBALL", seasons I and II, April 2004 through Jan 2005
• Ohio Valley Wrestling (WWE developmental) Oct 2004-present
• cohost with David Carradine Kung Fu/Fitness System called BUNKAI to air summer 2005
• BACKLASH 2005 World Wrestling Entertainment “Masterlock Challenge”

Movies & Video

• Perfect Flex Dumbbell System Co-Host
• Nemesis III Time Lapse Co-Star
• Ironman Swimsuit Video Featured Model
• New Vision Product Pyruvate Cover Model and featured athlete
• Joe Weider's Ms. Olympia Competitor 1996, 1998
• Women's Physique World (10 videos) 1993- present
• New England Championship Wrestling - video tape of live show "Global Warming" 5/10/02 "Meltdown" 6/12/02
• Ultimate Pro Wrestling - "Home of the Brave" Oct 2002 "Season's Beatings" Jan 2003
• FILM - "Prey Another Day" Jeff Rector, 2003
• OVW DVDs and videos NOv 2004-present
• WXW Wrestling Oct 2005-March 2006 as “Melissa Coates”
• DSW Wrestling Sept 2006 to present as “Bag Lady”

Print Work

MuscleMag International

• Cover: March 1995, May 1996
• Story: April 1995
• Swimsuit Editions: May 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, June 2001
• Calendar: Fitness Girls for the Millenium 1999-2000
• Contest Training Features: Jan 1997, April 1997, Jan 1998, March 2000, Oct 2000, Dec 2000, April 2001
• Star Profile: April 1998
• Lingerie Issue: June 1998
• Letters to the Editor (fan support): April 1995 - present
• Nov 2002, Sept 2004, Fall 2004 (Special Edition)
• July 2005 swimsuit spectacular feature, number 277

Flex Magazine

• Cover: July 95, Aug. 95, Aug 96
• Power and Sizzle Pictorial features and centerfold: Aug 95, 96, 97
• Flexiest Woman Contest Oct - Dec 1998
• Feature Story: July 1995
• Swimsuit Editions: Feb 96, 97, 99, 2000
• Swimsuit Calendar: 1997
• Lingerie Issue: Oct 96
• Contest Feature: Jan Tana Nov 1996
• Training Features : Oct 1997, Mar 1999
• Star Profile: June 1999
• Talkback (fan support letters): Aug 1995 - present
• Nov 2001, Aug 2002

Muscle & Fitness

• Feature Story: Aug 1997
• Hot Bodies: Oct 1997
• Letters to the Editor: Sept 1997 - present

Muscular Development Mag

• Hard Bodz: Feb 95
• Cover, Feature Story and Poster: Jan 1997

Ironman Magazine

• Cover: Jan 1996
• Pictorial: Oct 1995
• Swimsuit Edition: Mar 1996, Oct 2000, June 2001

Jeff Everson's Planet Muscle

• Vol 3, #1 2000
• Training Article Vol 3, #3 2000
• Swimsuit "Buns" Contest Vol 4, #1 2001
• Swimsuit "Buns" Contest winner Vol 4, #2 2001
• Exercise routine Vol 4, #3 2001
• Training Article Vol 4, #5 2001
• Aug 2004, Nov 2004
• Nov/Dec 2006 Edition “Halloween Hotties Fitbodies”

Globe Magazine

• Dec 9, 1997

Pump Magazine

• May/June 2000

LOADED

• (printed in U.K), April 2003

Books

• THE WOMEN: Photographs of the Top Female Bodybuilders, Bill Dobbins, (Artisan, 1994)
• The GOLD'S Encyclopedia of Bodybuilding, 1998
• MUSCLEMAG INTERNATIONAL: "Bodyfitness for Women", Gerard Thorne/Phil Embleton, 1998
• IRONMAN'S Ultimate Bodybuilding Encyclopedia, 1999
• Cover: Musclemag Anabolic Primer (selected photos)
• "Modern Amazons" (Taschen - Bill Dobbins) 2002
• Bodybuilding and Fitness Lifestyle Productions 2002
• OXYGEN: (Robert Kennedy's Women of Fitness) "Total Women's Fitness", Gerard Thorne/Phil Embleton, 2002
• "Modern Amazons" (forward by Joe Weider), Bill Dobbins (Taschen) 2002
• "Rapunzel's Daughters", Rose Weitz (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York), 2004

ADS

• Ocelet Gloves by Valeo
• Famous Sports Video Stores (1996 - 2001)
• MuscleMag Workout wear
• Worked Numerous Trade Shows (Health and Fitness)
• "The Female Physique Webzine/Gallery", WWW.BILLDOBBINS.COM

TITLES

• 1995: International Federation of Bodybuilders Professional (Ms Canada 1994) to present
• 1996: Jan Tana Champion
• 1996: Ms Olympia 9th
• 1997: Ms International 6th
• 1997: Ms Olympia 11th
• 1999: Ms International 13th

HONORS

• Showcase at Official All Star Cafe
• Mid Canada Junior Girls Tennis Champion