5ft 5in

122 lbs

Miami, Florida, United States of America

Fitness Model, Personal Trainer, and Fitness Writer

One day in a grocery store I came across a magazine with a beautiful, athletic woman on the cover. I bought it and read through the pages filled with diet and training tips, as well as updates for fitness and figure competitions, and the women who did them. I thought to myself, "This is something I would be perfect for!" That day I set two goals for myself: 1) to become an IFBB Figure Pro and 2) to become an Oxygen cover girl. Not really knowing anything about the sport or how to get involved, I knew I'd need to find someone who knew the ropes.

The next day fate stepped in. I was on my way into my gym, when I saw a woman who looked like she must know something about figure competition. I approached her, and sure enough, she was an IFBB Figure Pro. She said she'd love to talk to me about it, and we made plans to chat the next day. As I told her my goals to become a pro figure competitor and fitness model, she told me that she had recently been on the cover of Oxygen. Her husband pulled it up on the Internet and, sure enough, it was the same cover that had inspired me to get involved with the sport. I was sitting across from coveted fitness model Kristal Richardson! I took this as a sign and began on my journey!

Ashley Cooper