Bev Francis recorded a 565.0 kg total to win her sixth consecutive Women's World Powerlifting Championship, capping her 1980-1985 title streak.
On 1 June 1985, Bev Francis won the Women's World Powerlifting Championships with a total of 565.0 kg in the 82.5 kg class, capping an unparalleled run of six consecutive world titles from 1980 through 1985.
This victory marked the conclusion of one of the most dominant championship streaks in the history of women's strength sports. Over the course of six years, Francis had not only won every world title but had repeatedly reset world records across squat, bench press, deadlift, and total in multiple weight classes, establishing a legacy that would later earn her the informal title of 'Strongest Woman in History' among strength-sport commentators and historians.
This final championship victory came in the same year that Pumping Iron II: The Women was released—a documentary film that featured Francis prominently and introduced her extraordinary strength and muscularity to a mainstream international audience for the first time. The timing of this final powerlifting title alongside her growing bodybuilding profile marked a symbolic transition point in her career, as she began shifting her competitive focus from powerlifting toward professional bodybuilding, where she would compete at the Ms. Olympia level for years to come.