From a National Fitness Compeitor to a National Bodybuilder Champion!

Personal History:
I was born and raised in Miami, Florida. A foster child for the first 10 years of my life, suffering much abuse in a system that did not care, I rose above the circumstances to be extremely successful.

Throughout my life, I have had a very competitive spirit. My greatest accomplishments are my two daughters: Lena, Lauren and my new granddaughter, Haylah Grace.

I participated in a couple of body building competitions in the 1980's, winning best poser and first place. After raising my girls, I had the desire to get back into some kind of competition. Always in a gym, a trainer suggested that I participate in fitness. Not knowing what it was, I went to view it. I was hooked. I have since participated in five competitions, one local, one state, and two national.

I have become an inspiration to many women who see me as a grandmother able to perform and look the way I do. This has served as an inspiration as well. No longer for only the contest, I now compete to inspire other women both young and young hearted to be the best that they can be.

Competition History:
Choo Choo Classic - 1981
Body Building Chattanooga, TN Overall First Place
Best Poser

Capitol Classic - 2004
Fitness Montgomery, AL 3rd Place

Georgia State Championship - 2004
Fitness Morrow, GA 2nd Place

Junior USA Nationals - 2005
Fitness Charleston, SC 3rd Place - Tall

NPC Fitness Nationals - 2005 5th place
Atlanta, GA

Bodybuilder, 1st place heavyweight class, Pittsburgh 2006

Bodybuilder, 1st Lightheavy weight class, Jr. Nationals 2006

Media Experiences:
WPW Dec 2005
Oxygen Magazine, September 2005
National Commercial, Spokesmodel, "Toys in Motion"
"Stroker Ace" movie starring Burt Reynolds and Loni Anderson
Multiple other modeling experiences in print media

Education:
Associate of Arts in Photography (Atlanta Institute of Art) Selected by faculty as "Most Likely to Succeed"