I was born and raised in Virginia Beach, VA and currently live in Bossier City, LA with my wonderful husband and three dogs. People always ask how I got into competing and how I became an IFBB Pro athlete... Was I an athlete in high school and college? Nope... but I tried! I played field hockey a few years in middle and high school... and I'm not going to lie, I did dance in middle school but quickly gave up after two years because I despised the pink tights! They were SO itchy!!! I was always the chubby girl so I hated dancing anyways... I have just about zero hand-eye coordination so field hockey didn't go down so well either. Oh, and did I mention I tried out for the volleyball team? Didn't make that either, HA! Now, weight lifting, dieting and cardio I can do... figure competing was made for people like me!