Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Who was the first woman on the front of a Wheaties cereal box?"
...Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton became the first woman to appear on the front of a Wheaties box in 1984 after winning gold at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Her appearance marked a major milestone for the brand and helped elevate the visibility of women’s athletics nationwide. Earlier, women had been featured only on the back of the box, including aviator Elinor Smith in 1934 and multi-sport star Babe Didrikson Zaharias in 1935. Retton’s front-cover placement signaled a new level of recognition for female athletes in mainstream sports marketing.
