Contest weight:
158lbs
Off-season weight: 172-176lbs
Date of birth: 9. 7. 1975
Born: Sønderborg, Denmark
Now resides: Copenhagen, Denmark
Began bodybuilding: 1992
Occupation:
I am a professional bodybuilder, but I’ve continued my other career as
well, which I have enjoyed for the past 7 years. In Denmark we have a
unique profession not found elsewhere. In my job I function as a personal
assistant to a handicapped person, taking care of a patient with a muscle
wasting decease. Working with him exclusively, I help with the practical
things in his life as well as taking care of his physical training. In the
time spent preparing for a contest, I must be very focused on my own
personal requirements in order to achieve a strong competition
performance. My other career, in contrary, requires total commitment for
the good of another person. The job is very fulfilling, and it helps me
achieve balance.
Previous
Sports:
Having grown up on a farm, I have had several horses, and competed
nationally in both Dressage and Ring Riding. The latter, is an equestrian
event where the rider must gallop between two poles from which a rope is
attached at both ends; in the middle is a ring, which the rider must catch
with a spear. Competitors ride 24 rounds and the rider who has caught the
most rings wins, honored with the title King or Queen. It’s a lot of fun!
My Entry into
Bodybuilding:
It was actually pure interest. As a little girl I always thought it was
exiting when my father packed his gym bag (he wasn’t a bodybuilder, he was
training for recreation). I always wanted to go with him - I imagined what
it would look like there, and thought it was exiting with all those
machines. Sadly, I wasn’t allowed. I was too young, only about 10 at the
time. Later on, my sister joined a gym, she is physically handicapped and
also trains for recreational purposes - but once again I was too young to
join her and had to wait until I turned 17.
At that time,
a friend invited me to a competition in Powerlifting in a local gym. I was
so fascinated by the huge muscles and the poundages these athletes could
lift - the sweat in the air - it was just great! This was the gym where I
started my career and trained for the first 5 years before I moved to
Copenhagen. I moved to Copenhagen because I wanted to enter my first
bodybuilding contest, and I didn’t really know anything about the finer
points of training. Earlier that year I had attended the Danish
championships in Copenhagen. I had gone through the program of athletes
who had competed and where they came from. I noticed that there were 12
bodybuilders competing from the same gym. I thought: "I’ve got to go
there"! and so I did. I went home, packed, and moved to Copenhagen, joined
that gym and 7 months later I competed in the Danish championships and won
my first title.
CAREER
HIGHLIGHTS
Danish Champion 1998
Scandinavian Champion 1998
Jan Tana Pro Classic Overall Champion 2003
Ms.Olympia 5th place 2003
Winning the
2003 Jan Tana Classic was a totally unexpected surprise for me!
Subsequently, I qualified for the 2003 Ms. Olympia, and had to start
dieting all over again to return to the United States and compete in Las
Vegas. It is the premier event in Women’s Bodybuilding and that experience
reaffirmed my desire to win the Ms. Olympia one day!
I would like
to be a positive role model and spokesperson for the sport to aspiring
female bodybuilders all over the world.
