Well, Im a small town girl moved to the big city. Im originally from Louisiana and move out to California to follow the dream..to live my life as a female bodybuilder..now I have been lifting weights since the early age of 16 and in fact was around the time woman’s bodybuilding was just in its infancy, when I saw my first show on TV I said that’s gonna be me..so even though I was fairly competent at gymnastics and competing in that I found that when my coach had forced us girls onto the nautilus machines..which I quickly grew tired of, I had found my place in the universe..the gym, which is still at times the only place that feels like home to me.

Since there was a lack of opportunity in the deep south for me to compete in bodybuilding in those days..I decided to powerlift. I had the opportunity to meet and work with many of the greats in the sport, John Inzer, Steve Miller, Fred Hatfield to name a few. When I saw Bev Francis..my life for sure was forever changed..that is still the look of appeal to me..heavily muscled..which I know goes in and out of style but it’s a constant for me.

Okay so lets put things in perspective..I went to college at Louisiana Tech and had the great honor of lifting on a team comprised of great men..one of which I share a child with.lol ..but Coach Billy Jack Talton laid the ground work for a injury free life in lifting. An amazing man who helped me break records in powerlifting as a 114. At 16 in my town after leaving the confines of the YMCA wt. room I sought out a more hard core environment..which I found in the form of Stars gym. Now this is really a hard core place that the likes of Junk Yard Dog and Precious Paul back in the day trained..Jim Star also a wrestler..so there was never a lack of entertainment there..I lifted as Stars 114 man on his team in powerlifting..I can remember the first meet and he smacked me across the face at at huge meet..i of course being a girl I cried..and had to sit out for that life.

I have lifted in countless powerlifting and bench press events through out the years and in fact will go back to my roots when I make the choice to leave bodybuilding. I have just been blessed in finding the right folks to help me in any circumstance of sport I have been in. I entered my first bodybuilding show post pregnancy 12 weeks..totally clueless but none the less on stage. I took second..I dieted from 112 to 83 lbs..I did quite the gymnastics performance which at that time women’s bodybuilding was as confusing as it is now..so I just did my thing. I stayed competing for several more years this was 1985, I competed until I felt like I needed a change, and at that point took up kickboxing that lead to boxing, and I still work mitts with a trainer, Phil Garcia at Golds, my first trainer in fighting was Richard Fatheree who I will always love and respect and went on to Charlton Youngs dojo and train with Big George, which led me to Jerry Stevens, who I don’t think a day goes by that I don’t think of him. Well Drew Leblanc had helped me early in my career and suggested when I started training at his gym maybe a show would be a good idea for me to try again. I had last competed in 1993(lt wt 122 down to 112) placing second in lt wt. training with my lifelong friend Carl Lapourse at the Southern Classic..Drew began helping me and in fact training as my partner to make me a force to be reckoned with when I made my way back in 2003 to the Southern Classic..still as a lt wt(135 down to 118) but on this day of that show..the little girl got the prize I took first and the overall, it was particularly important for me to do this show as the sponsors are just the nicest of people Betty and Don Hollis…well from there the sky seemed to be the limit. I had never trained with a girl before so I had the great honor of training that next year with Pro female bb Skye Ryland, it was so amazing because she constantly pushed me. We made it to jrs where I had said if aronld gets governor we will move to ca…if a bodybuilder could be a governor that’s a place I wanted to be.

So in June of 2004 even though I suffered from intractable vomiting and had to go get three bags of fluid..jrs changed my life, I started to shoot and get some coverage..and off to callie my 18 year old daughter my small dog and me came. I didn’t have a job had 500 bucks borrowed 500 bucks and stopped in palm springs..it looks a lot closer to la then it is. On the map.i came to meet charles glass to tell me if I had what it took..well the first weekend we drove to golds in Venice, and charles approached me to comment on my legs and calves..he said he would train me, and outside I went to sob..a dream had come true. I drove 5 days a week from plam springs (90 miles) worked night shift in an level 2 er and trained..walked talked and lived bodybuilding.

When nationals that year got close I had to move closer for 2 a day work..well I couldn’t afford a apartment so Aubrey stayed in palm springs and I moved into a 26 foot burned out boat in the marina..hey it was 5 min. form the gym, I was liven large. I lived there until right before nationals and Aubrey joined me in an efficiency. Well almost three years into now and numerous events have happened some good some bad, I quit nursing well over a year ago and now do live my life as a female bodybuilder, I train a great group of folks who I will feature on my site, most compete in figure, have been in tv, commercial, and movie work. I am training for masters nationals in the summer I took second in (165 down to 125) mwt last year and charles is still training me, he now is my business partner and we opened our suit line for cb suits in 2005 at the Olympia..

in 2004 I couldn’t afford tickets to the Olympia got towed and ended with nose bleed seats, in 2005 we bounced in with a crew of six, had a booth and were in the front rows..yeah the difference a year can make right. I have made dear friends since I have been here and have had the worlds best help me, and advise me. I have the ever enduring support of my mom, who thinks im a professional wrestler like my aunt Janie was, my sisters, my nephew david, his wife and child Jessie and Shelby, and an entire group I call my circle of love. If not for the recent kindness of my dear friend Will Harris.Ifbb pro and Robert M. I think I would have tucked tail and run home, in the year 2006 I had identity theft, got car jacked, had tax fraud, and other types of crime..big city small town girl, but I still see the dream and will stay and follow it..i get up every day and go to the mecca of bodybuilding train clients and work around and with all the worlds best.

Currently I do nutritional programming world wide and routine choreography, I train clients online and onsite, I do live webcam shows for FT Video and cant thank James and Gene of that site enough. Andy from Andys muscle goddess, Tomnine, and all the photographers that have worked with me..Kris Gethin who has done beautiful photos of me and will be allowing me to write for his new magazine about bodybuilding..I do the gossip column!!!

Special thanks: Charles Glass, my trainer and business partner.
Andre, Mo, dingo dog, jftb, Barbie girl, elyse, Robert m, Robert s, matt, tracy, gigi, marge,,Adam bgf,Adam (baby) and all my clients that work with me to create our training family. The trainers that work at Golds both the inside and outside ones have been of great help.

Various shows from 1985-1993………no placement below 3rd ltw
Shows from 2003- current
Total shows : 43

Southern Classic Jackson Ms…1st lwt and Overall
Louisiana State: 2nd masters, 3rd lt wt open
Jr Nationals: 2nd in am call out…………out to the hospital for the night show..mwt
Nationals 2004….6th place…mwt
Team Universe 2005……..5th place..hwt
Nationals 2005…………10th place…mwt
Masters Nationals 2nd place mwt
Nationals 2006 ……12th place

Television & Film
Comedy Central Distraction
MTV Date my mom
Instructional DVD for posing and contest preparation
Comic Book character for action hero/ FT Video
MTV Co host Yo Mama
Commercial
Del Taco
Commercial for Intel Pager company:
Exercise video Ftvideo / FTVideo: live performance
Malcolm Vinville, posing coordinator for the set, and model Culver Studios Culver City Ca
Spec for Visa Commercial
Dance choreography: Vivid Ent/Showtime Debbie Does Dallas Again

Still photos shoots
Herbicep, Femflex, FtVideo, Genex, FBBworld, Awe Films
Calfantasy
Calfantasy II shot with herbicep in Las Vegas
Model for Hysin Barron sculptor
Body model for Sony Playstation, Ultimate Fight III
Femflex
Valkary
Southern Muscle
Muscle & Fitness
Genex
FT video
FBB world

Physique modeling
Stage Performance
Muscle Beach MC and guest pose
M Bar guest performer
LA Southwest College, guest performance

Special Skills
Skills: Boxing, kickboxing, power lifting, gymnastics, bodybuilding, low level falls, fight scenes, trampoline, swimming, biking, costuming for suits, and outfits, forensic nursing, emergency room nurse, paramedic, private trainer for athletes & actors. Dance choreography
Stunt class with Bob Yukis
trapeze and rope work

Accomplishments
Salt Lake City Olympics: Elected as a torch bearer, National Level Bodybuilder,
Educator, and medical provider of the year 2001 2003
Currently training for Masters Nationals and North American
Olympic torch bearer for salt lake Olympics