From Dr. Juan Carlos Cassano, a representative & historian of body building

Hi Rasa

The decision is totally yours, but my plan was to honour you.

The women in the Mr America are drug tested.

I understand you have your opinions, and I understand your point of view.

This is the way the competition is.

I know many of the competitors, they are really lovely people, and many of them have to be champions before entering this contest, so this look is not forced upon them, but rewarded in current scene in natural bodybuilding.

I personally do not mind it ( ie the way the females look being a full blown heterosexual, except I don’t agree with the implants…looks a little ridiculous). My opinion is that females, like males, should develop their physiques as much or as little as they want.

That is why there are different categories. The female open bodybuilders look way bigger and muscular, that is for sure.

If that is their choice, then so be it. But that also has to do with those that compete in bikini, figure etc. They chose to compete in these categories because many of them like looking like sexy women.

They choose to do it. No one is putting a gun to their heads.

The men have to go through hell too, with the diets to get shredded to the bone. It is their choice to do so too.

But that is one thing I do not agree with, the shredding aspect. It is not healthy, but hey, I am just a host, and I would rather host a natural event than one that encourages steroid abuse.

At least the athletes aren’t taking dangerous cycles of Performance enhancing drugs.

Again, the choice is yours. I would like for you to be onstage and receive your prize, and speak your mind.

It is not often that women get honoured in this field, and because you truly are THE PIONEER, this would be very fitting.

It would definitely motivate all the women competing.

Best regards

Carlos

                Hi Carlos,

           {I explained to him in an earlier letter that God said such a trip & event might trigger another heart attack – which could be the end for me}     But you aren’t even sure the President would want to honour me this way or would like to give me air time to speak, or would want me to give my honest opinions. I’ve been this road before. I once thought I had a friend who was helping me – an insider – who was all gung ho about me. He was helping me put together the history of what happened while I was gone {in the bb field} – something I really needed.

        He invited me to speak on his blog. I did so When he discovered what I really thought, {which was feminist oriented} he was horrified, & kept telling me how to change my posts ‘ Don’t say this, don’t say that, etc.’ He took away my freedom of speech so I left the blog.

        And he became my enemy. He called Dan Lurie & tried to persuade him NOT to give me the Progenitor award or put me into the Hall of Fame! He & his female friends stated they did not believe I was a good representative for female bb because I posed nude! Here I got it started & the female bb’s either did not know who I was or else they condemned me for my adult trade work They were not grateful because no one promoted me as being worthy of gratitude – Joe Weider & Arnold were a monopoly & they worked against me. That was my fate.

        You have your points about all that you say. We both have opinions, so what? The promoters do what they want to do – we’re just observers.  They did the work, spent the time & money. In your view, the contestants do it because they want to. You’re right. The one contest I read about it’s a BEAUTY contest & a fitness contest, not a ‘body building’ contest strictly speaking. So everyone agrees to do it – be my guest.

        There is nothing wrong with such a contest. But I just observed the RULES are different for male & female. Males can do certain things – females can’t. Different type contest.  But in the drug contests anything goes. Different contest. Is there such a thig as ‘good’ or ‘bad?’ Depends who’s looking, from what point of view. Maybe they’re all good, even the drug contests, they prove a point.

        Perhaps this discussion would be salient in the book you’re planning about me.

        BTW – I did not come upon what PRIZES are given financial or otherwise. Do you know about that?

        About the natural contests: I was in contact with a female black bb journalist {passed away} named ‘Iron Eyes.’ She was a colunist for a bb magazine & we spoke – she wrote abut me there.

        She told me this,

        ‘The IFBB initiated drug testing & what happened was the black body builders maintained good muscle, but the whites did not. So they stopped the testing.’

        I do notice – look at the winners – mosty black. So black people finally have a chance to stand tall & win because all the years they suffered as slaves working like animals, here is their reward, however little it may be.

        Once black females had no chance of winning our beauty contests in the 70’s. Because societal culture said they were not as beautiful as whites – prejudice. But here Patsy Chapman won one of the first bb contests – it as 1979. When MUSCLES were the criteria, prejudice went by the wayside. A place for black people to shine! In fact look at the professional scene – Iris Kyle is the ‘greatest’ bb of all time – male or female – & she is black. That in terms of how many contests she won.

        If this venue would honour me I’d be very grateful. But can I turn back the hands of time & eliminate the 3 heart attacks I had in 2017? I don’t like to talk about ailments but last time my heart doctors examined me they said I should have open heart surgery. I refused & will take my chances – no surgery, no stents. I’m relying on God & the plant diet to heal me & live as long as I need to to finish my work. So if I die in the course of hoping to get this recognition – which is not even for certain they’ll give me it – I could not finish my God-ordained work.

        I have to compose the New Religion for Women – which is maybe 80% done.  Need to create a BLUEPRINT for a bona fide Matriarchal Order – which would be the first of its kind in America or maybe the Western world. This is about 50% done.This is no walk in the park – I need my mind & heart to be clear, focused & on point. Need to rewrite the Catholic Catechism – & include in this the teachings of Yoga & Wicca  – a Mother-God centered POV. I need a few more years to do this – one doc in 2017 said if I was lucky I’d live 3 to 10 more years – with surgery. I had no surgery. It’s been 8 years. God told me I’ll live to 91-92. This will give me enough time – I just turned 80.

        How I’d love to be on this stage & get all the love & kudos you want me to have. But I will have to be content with history. I am history. Represent me from where I am now – an armchair General, sitting at my desk, recalling my life & explaining what needs to lie ahead – from my POV.

Thanks for caring –  Rasa

PS I was sent by God to do what I did & am doing. I also was the vessal of Our Lady of Fatima who prevented World War III – the Our Lady of Fatima Speech in front of the White House June 1978. I am not given credit for that – probably after I die. She ended Communism. I give all the details on my Kellie site.  Now I must move on with what I explained, recognition or not. My reward is in Heaven, bottom line. I had to claw my way to the top from this pit explainineg how I got female bb started – then it finally got recognized as reality – real history. No one did it for me – no one stood up for me – only scorned me. I had to fight all by myself with the help of one friend {Pete}. That’s life. This is a testing ground, not a paradise, this is not heaveny, it’s travail. What I need now is you or someone like you – bona fide historians, not sock puppets of the Weider/Arnold monoply – to simply give me credit & explain why – case closed. That is all. For me to physically endure what I did before no longer seems feasible – the travel, the carrying my own suitcases, the stress. Body can’t take it.

His earlier letter – 8-23-25

Hi Rasa

I have an even better idea.

I  could speak to the president of the Mr America competition and have you come as a special guest. I think you deserve the recognition and I am going to ask him to present you with an award, the first Ms America hall of fame. If you like, you can also be a guest speaker and talk about the evolution of women’s bodybuilding. I  could even interview you on a live stage.  The show is broadcast nationally so you would get huge exposure. 

Let me know what you think. 

It’s only 7 weeks away.

Best regards Carlos