Cathey Palyo (born ) is a professional female bodybuilder from the United States.
Bodybuilding career Palyo rose through the amateur ranks and won the overall title at the National Physique Committee Nationals in 1986, and in 1988, became the first American women to win the Ms. International contest.
Contest history
1985 AAU Ms. America - 1st (medium) 1985 NPC Nationals - 4th (HW) 1985 NPC Tournament of Champions - 1st (HW & overall) 1986 NPC California Championship - 1st overall 1986 NPC USA Championship - 1st (HW) 1986 IFBB World Amateur Championship - 1st (HW) 1986 NPC Nationals - 1st (HW & overall) 1986 IFBB World Mixed Pairs with J.J.Marsh - 2nd 1987 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 14th 1988 Ms. International - 1st 1988 Pro World Championship - 4th 1988 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 16thFemale Palyo
Later career Going back to her maiden name of Catt Tripoli in 2000, she wrote and published her book - Conscious Fitness, which won the Nautilus Book Award Silver in the Body, Mind, Spirit Practices category in 2016. In 2009 she became a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist and opened her practice in Santa Rosa California. She was the owner and developer of four gyms in Santa Rosa. 5th St Fitness, Body Central, Fusion Fitness and Powerhouse Gym. She was an annual speaker at the Omni Athlete Festival since its inception in 2016. References
| colspan = 3 align = center | Ms. International |- | width = 30% align = center | Preceded by:Erika Geisen | width = 40% align = center | First (1988) | width = 30% align = center | Succeeded by:Jackie Paisley