had already accomplished her goal of promoting bodybuilding for women, having laid the groundwork for it several years prior. On February 2, 2007, the World Bodybuilding Guild (WBBG) awarded her "Progenitor" of Female Bodybuilding and in August 2007 inducted her into their Hall of Fame. The Stripper for God Initially, Rasa had won the titles of Miss Nude Universe in July 1967, Miss Americana 2nd place and Best Body in 1972 (on the same stage with Arnold Schwarzenegger), Miss Body Beautiful 2nd place in 1973, Miss Body Beautiful U.S.A. first place in 1974, and Miss Americana 2nd place & Best Body 1974 (the same stage with Arnold Schwarzenegger again). She made nine appearances in Playboy. She first appeared as Miss Nude Universe, hers was the first female body builder as "Humping Iron", May 1977, predating Lisa Lyon's appearance by three years. She had two pages of pictures on her "Stripping for God" in Playboy. Her dancing career went from March 1966 to August 1987, dancing coast to coast and all over Canada as well. She then quit to become a producer of her dancing and female domination videos, making enough money to purchase a large property with island in Upstate New York in 1989, where she has lived ever since. Ministry In September 1973, Everts gave her first spiritual talk (prior to dancing) at the Melody Theater in Times Square as a religious minister. The combination of stripper and spiritual religious conviction led to the creation of what the press called the "Stripper for God". The "Stripping for God" created an obvious controversy about the idea of being both sexual and spiritual at the same time, as opposed to only one or the other, due to the prevailing social norms and constructs. Likewise, by extension the related concept of being both a person of God and also in the adult trade at the same time was controversial as well. Everts traveled in the United States and Canada, giving over 1,000 sermons in burlesque theaters and nightclubs. She also travelled several times to Canada, and made one trip to the United Kingdom In 1988, she notably appeared on The Morton Downey Jr. Show. As a result of the blatant and outrageous mistreatment of her on the show by the host Morton Downey Jr., Everts had filed a libel lawsuit against both Downey as well as the television network on which the