Denise Rutkowski is mostly remembered by fans and followers for her outstanding bodybuilding accomplishments back in the late eighties and early nineties.

She turned Pro at the 1993 NPC USA Championships and competed in that year’s Ms Olympia, shocking the bodybuilding world by placing second (ahead of 31 of the best international professionals in the sport) in her first and only attempt. In total, she managed to outmuscle 75 other bodybuilders across three contests that year.

However, within the Venice (California) community, she is just as equally remembered for her kindness and unselfishness towards the underprivileged neighborhood kids. Through her ‘Big Sister’ program, Denise dedicated a lot of her time and money to ensure the kids within, her and other, troubled neighborhoods were kept off the streets and away from rampant gang violence. 

Aside from looking after them after school and during weekends, she also took them to theme parks, wrestling shows, and states as far away as Hawaii (while traveling for her contests, seminars, and guest posing invitations) which allowed the kids to see and experience many new things. And, most notably, her ‘Big Sister’ program was entirely self-funded (which is all the more impressive considering she was never officially sponsored or offered an official contract even after her outstanding achievements in 1993). 

This petition is created on behalf of Denise Rutkowski to immortalize her bodybuilding accomplishments in the Muscle Beach Hall of Fame. Your support means a lot to Denise!