There are three main joys in my life;

Fitness – running, weight training and competing
Travelling – experiencing new cultures and meeting new people in our amazing world
Family & Friends – you are a product of those whom you surround yourself by

Fitness is my passion. It all started with my involvement in sports as I child – baseball, volleyball, basketball, waterskiing, and track to name a few. I loved competition, and was blessed with athleticism thanks to my Mom and Dad - both the physical ability and the emotional determination necessary to succeed. After high school, I turned to running, and found my biggest competitor to be within myself. With each run, I wanted to run farther and do it in better time. I became quite familiar with “the runners high” - who needs a coffee after an invigorating morning run?! Due to a stress fracture in the neck of my femur, I was unable to run for 6 months. It was during this time that I discovered weight training. This quickly developed into another inner challenge – I found each day another body part to sculpt and another weight just screaming to be added to the stack.

A year later, and after going through a life-altering tragedy, Kary Odiatu (now my friend and personal trainer) inspired me with the world of Fitness and Fitness Competitions. I found I could combine all the pleasures of my life - my love of running and weight-training with competition while travelling and meeting new and amazing people! There was no turning back. Pictures of Trish Stratus, Monica Brant, Mia Finnegan and Chris Lydon began to now cover my walls.

My Competitive history started in 2002 locally and has expanded since to competitions in Miami, Las Vegas and Toronto. Through these competitions I have received a lot of media exposure – something this small town country girl never dreamed of. Who ever thought that athletic and modelling could be used in the same sentence! It’s only recently I have decided to put more focus on pursuing modeling with a greater force. Now, you can see photos of me in various media from local papers to magazines such as Oxygen and Planet Muscle, to my first cover on Florida Physique Magazine! I have also started to work in film and will be exploring that avenue more in the future. More doors are opening and I can hardly wait to see what’s behind the next one!

For now, my focus is on enjoying my life to its fullest and that takes more than just a hard, toned physique - real beauty comes from within and is shown in your eyes, through your heart and shared with everyone around you.