Biography
consistency....
For 36 years my passion has been centered around bodybuilding .
1972
My parents divorced in 1972 and I moved to Alaska with my two brothers and my Mom to live with my Grandparents. For better or for worse my two older brothers treated me as more of a nuisance than a Princess. Every sport they did I did using their hand-me-downs. I started playing Ice Hockey as a Right Wing from Squirts to Bantam, ran Cross Country and Track, Nordic ski raced, just to name a few of the many sports I was involved in. The love of Horses has been a major part of my life since the beginning. I love being outdoors; camping, fishing and hunting.
1983
The year I discovered the gym and weight lifting. What began as a way to improve my performance on the ice as a hockey Player turned into a life long passion. I left the ice to pursue Bodybuilding full time in 1984 when I moved out on my own.
1986
My first contest was the Nevada State held at the beautiful MGM Grand Hotel in Reno. The Hotel was so lavish and the auditorium was breathtaking. These were the days when the Mob still ran things in Nevada and the Casinos were high class, not the amusement parks they are now with fat cocktail waitresses. The legendary Tom Platz was Guest posing and it was beyond anything I had ever seen or experienced. It was love at first sight and you never forget your first love.
1988
This was the year I came as close as I ever would to getting married. I fell in love with a professional Boxer but somethings are just not meant to be and I have never been engaged since. This was also my last year that I would train and compete for almost 20 years. I was in a severe Downhill skiing accident in Tahoe that tore my ACL and I didn't have the insurance or the money to get it repaired till 1993 when I moved back to Alaska. I would go to a gym but wasn't serious. Life went along as life does. I became a professional Cosmetologist eventually owning 8 salons in 4 States. In 1995 my Brothers were killed in an accident on the North Slope Oil fields and I couldn't deal with the memories so I left Alaska in 1999
2005
I had left Alaska and headed south to San Diego CA. where I opened a few more Salons. In 2005 my Grandfather asked me to move to Idaho to be closer to him in his last years. A foolish purchase of a home at the top of the housing market bubble actually started me back into Bodybuilding. I lost my duplex and had to live in a makeshift studio that had no shower above my salon. There was a gym just down the street so I joined and what started out as just a place to shower soon turned into a re awakening of a long lost passion. I trained for the 2008 Golds Classic and won. "Alea jacta est" -Julius Caesar 49 BCE The die was cast, and there was no turning back. I dove into Bodybuilding full time
2008 ~ Present
There has only been two years that I have not competed since I launched back into Bodybuilding. 2014 when the IFBB started its crusade to destroy Women's bodybuilding and remove us from the stage and 2022 when my body really needed a break. From 2008 to 2018 when I finally received my Pro status I competed 18 times. Sometimes I did great, sometimes not. Consistency is harder when no one is clapping for you. You must clap for yourself during these times. I have always had to be my biggest fan. I have never had fancy coaches or sponsorship. What I know I have learned through trial and error. I have suffered through hell and back again to pay to compete. I have a small group of dear friends who have seen me through this very solitary sport. Contrary to what may be displayed on social media, Bodybuilding is a very reclusive sport, isolating you from a "normal life" for weeks even months on end. 2018 I reached my Pro status at USA's ( an accomplishment that Sandra Williamson, Head Judge NPC/IFBB, told me she would NEVER allow me to get) and began my upward climb to the Olympia stage. I don't know if I will ever get there, I am kinda late getting to the party. But I love doing what I'm doing and if you are still reading this, you are my fan and I never take that for granted. I thank you for your support