I
was born and raised in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Four years ago I moved to Vancouver
and I absolutely love it here. The best part is people. Canadians are very active
and friendly ;-)
I always was into sports, but never really
had a chance to start training regularly. Only after I moved to Canada, exercising
became my daily routine. I was working out for a year on my own, and since I didn't
know much about weight training/nutrition, I wasn't getting any noticeable results.
In June, 2004 I met a wonderful person and trainer, Nancy Lockington! She took
me to a completely different level. I'd say that's when I really started working
out ;)
Nancy introduced me to fitness and helped to prepare
for my very first competition FVF 2004. I feel extremely lucky and fortunate that
I had that opportunity! Competing at FVF was awesome! I've learned a lot and met
so many amazing people. I was hooked ;-)
I started modeling
and doing some promotional work, while getting ready for West Fame 2005. At FAME
I placed 3rd in fitness division... not that bad for my very first fitness competition
;-)
