I have always been small framed and very athletic. I was a competitive cheerleader for 10 years - featured on ESPN and A&E. But in college is when I first became familiarized with "the gym". At 19 I started reading Oxygen magazine and frequented the gym daily. I changed my major from Meteorology (weird, I know) to Exercise Physiology. It was then I decided I wanted to compete but never thought I had what it takes to commit to the lifestyle. 7 years later in January 2011 I finally said, "Now or Never" and haven't looked back. I started training and dieting for my first show and I can finally say I am a NPC Bikini competitor on my way to a National stage my first year of competing!

I love the feeling of having a goal and working towards something everyday. I was average for a long time and I never want to feel like that again.