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=== '''"The Stripper for God"''' ===
=== '''"The Stripper for God"''' ===


Blessed with a beautiful body, which she nurtured by lifting weigths from age eighteen, Kellie won the titles of Miss Nude Universe [[Playboy]] Feb. 1968 and Ms Body Beautiful 1974 later making 9 appearances, with 3 major articles, in Playboy.
Blessed with a beautiful body, which she nurtured by lifting weigths from age eighteen, Kellie won the titles of Miss Nude Universe, [[Playboy]] Feb. 1968 and Ms Body Beautiful 1974 later making 9 appearances, with 3 major articles, in Playboy.
She also became an exotic dancer.
She also became an exotic dancer.
She emerged in 1973 with the novel idea, that a woman in the adult trade, a stripper, could also be a minister and save souls.As a stripper Kellie attracted attention but as it was the combination of Stripper and evangelical religious conviction which led to the creation of the "Stripper for God"<ref>"The Press[[http://www.pressconnects.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage]], Binghampton Feb 2 1979</ref>.
She emerged in 1973 with the novel idea, that a woman in the adult trade, a stripper, could also be a minister and save souls. As a stripper Kellie attracted attention but as it was the combination of Stripper and evangelical religious conviction which led to the creation of the "Stripper for God"<ref>"The Press[[http://www.pressconnects.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage]], Binghampton Feb 2 1979</ref>.
It was the unique combination of "Saint and Sinner" which caught people's imaginations. It was more than unusual to watch a strip show and then have your stripper give a sermon and hand out religious literature after the show.
It was the unique combination of "Saint and Sinner" which caught people's imaginations. It was more than unusual to watch a strip show and then have your stripper give a sermon and hand out religious literature after the show.


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KELLIE EVERTS aka "THE STRIPPER FOR GOD"

Early Life

Kellie Everts was born in 1945 in Calv near Stuttgart, the state capital of Baden-Wurttemburg in West Germany. Her family had fled from Lithuania to escape the Communist take-over. In June 1949, Kellie and her family moved to the United States and when she was eight years old they settled on a farm in New Jersey.

"The Stripper for God"

Blessed with a beautiful body, which she nurtured by lifting weigths from age eighteen, Kellie won the titles of Miss Nude Universe, Playboy Feb. 1968 and Ms Body Beautiful 1974 later making 9 appearances, with 3 major articles, in Playboy. She also became an exotic dancer. She emerged in 1973 with the novel idea, that a woman in the adult trade, a stripper, could also be a minister and save souls. As a stripper Kellie attracted attention but as it was the combination of Stripper and evangelical religious conviction which led to the creation of the "Stripper for God"[1]. It was the unique combination of "Saint and Sinner" which caught people's imaginations. It was more than unusual to watch a strip show and then have your stripper give a sermon and hand out religious literature after the show.

Media Coverage

She atracted considerable publicity and traveled the United States and Canada , giving over 1,000 sermons in burlesque theaters and nightclubs. By the early 70's Kellie was becoming well known nationally with articles about her in national and local Media; Washington Post[2], Washington Star, San Francisco Chronicle[3], New York Daily News[4], and many other US newspapers. Her travels to Canada and a single trip to the UK resulted in many media articles about this unique personality in international publications; UK (TidBits[5], The Sun[6]) Germany Express[7], Stern[8], TV Zeitung[9]), Canada (Montreal Star[10], Journal de Montreal[11], Toronto Sun[12], Ottawa Citizen[13]) as well as articles in Italy and France. Later Kellie later changed the emphasis of her mission to the return of Matriarchy and the Feminine Divine. The high point of her ministry was the preaching of the Our Lady of Fatima message [[12]], with the aim to bring about the conversion of Russia, in front of the White House on June 16 1978, reported next day in the Washington Post[14] (Jan 17 1978 Section A2 Names/Faces)

Bodybuilding

In the dawn of modern female bodybuilding, see Female bodybuilding for the history of this period, Kellie became a vocal advocate of the concept of Female Bodybuilding with appearances in print, Esquire and Playboy, and TV media. Her first major article was a six page spread in the July Esquire. Even Playboy's Playboy May 1977 decision to use photos of Kellie's bikini falling off while lifting weights helped to garner attention for the concept of female bodybuilding. Television appearances included Mike Douglas 1975, To Tell the Truth 1975,Real People 1979, and Tom Snyder each time involving the promotion of the concept. Kellie participated successfully in various events sponsered by the IFBB and WBBG [[13]] in the seventies. Ms Body Beautiful USA 1974 1st Place , World Body Building Guild, New York IFBB Ms Americana 2nd place & Best Body, 1972, Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York IFBB Ms. Americana 1974, 2nd Place Trophy and Best Body Trophy, Felt Forum, New York IFBB Ms. Americana 1973 , CA . ‘Most Voluptuous’ Trophy, Contest Promoted by Reg & Shari Lewis. It is dificult to name the point at which the modern era began but 1980 can be seen as a very important year in which the National Physique Committee(NPC) held the first women's Nationals, see Female bodybuilding, and the first Ms Olympia took place. This 1980 Ms Olympia, in which Kellie took part as a competitor, was at the same time Kellie's last public involvement with Bodybuilding Competition. She trained hard for the the 1981 Competition but was barred from entering the Caesar's Palace Boardwalk Regency IFBB competition in Atlantic City. Kellie arrived and picketed them in a white bikini, speaking for 30minutes on a radio show. Kellie's last move in Bodybuilding came in 1981 with the publication by Leitner Enterprises of "The Ultimate Woman" a female Bodybuilding book advertised for a week on the Phil Donohue Show, and for which she appeared with Lisa Lyons on the Tom Snyder Show that same year. In February 2 2007 the WBBG (World Body Building Guild)[[14]] gave recognition to her role as an early advocate with the award of "Progenitor"of female Bodybuilding and in August 2007 inducted her into their Hall of Fame.[[15]]


Competition Results

  • Ms Body Beautiful USA 1974 1st Place , World Body Building Guild, New York
  • IFBB Ms Americana 2nd place & Best Body, 1972, Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York
  • IFBB Ms. Americana 1974, 2nd Place Trophy and Best Body Trophy, Felt Forum, New York
  • IFBB Ms. Americana 1973 , CA . ‘Most Voluptuous’ Trophy, Contest Promoted by Reg & Shari Lewis.


Rasa von Werder

On May 24, 2004 Kellie, under her present name Rasa von Werder or GuruRasa of the Church of MotherGod, started the Woman Thou Art God Website [[16]] and has since developed an extensive Internet presence to pursue her religious mission and authored 6 books on the subject of Matriarchy and Spirituality.


General

References

  1. ^ "The Press[[1]], Binghampton Feb 2 1979
  2. ^ "Washington Post"[[2]],Jan. 17 1979
  3. ^ "SF Chronicle"[[3]], June 1978
  4. ^ "NY Daily News"[[4]], Sept. 1973
  5. ^ Tidbits Jan 2-8 1975
  6. ^ "The Sun"[[5]]Nov 8 1978
  7. ^ "The Express"[http://www.express.de, Oct. 8 1979
  8. ^ "Stern"[[6]], Nov. 1974
  9. ^ TV Zeitung[[7]] Nr.47
  10. ^ "Montreal Star", Nov. 18 1977
  11. ^ "Journal de Montreal"[[8]], July 13 1978
  12. ^ "Toronto Sun"[[9]],April3 1979, Jan 17 1985
  13. ^ "Ottawa Citizen"[[10]],Aug1 1978.
  14. ^ Washington Post Style Section "The Spirit moves Her"[[11]],Jan. 17 1978
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