Cara Thien
Fitness Model
Delta, British Columbia

Cara was always extremely athletic as a child, and carried the same passion for exercise throughout her life. She started to work out in the gym when she was 19 years old. She loved the look of the fitness models and she believes her first visual impression that really hit her was Linda Hamel in Terminator, she loved her arms! Cara was fortunate to have a friend who had competed and she started taking her to the gym. She was amazed at how quick her body responded and has been competing in fitness contests ever since.

Tamara Carousos
Fitness Model
Vacaville, California

Tamara's fitness career began a lot later in life than most other competitors. In 1998, she was your average American wife and Mother. She worked a full-time job, took care of her family and thought it was the life God intended for her to live. She was like a lot of other women her age. she had gotten married, had children and in the process packed on more than 55 extra pounds! After a life-altering experience with a bathing suit in the Macy's fitting room, Tamara knew she could no longer live the way she was. Through a lot of hard work and a change in her mind-set, Tamara lost and incredible 55 pounds and transformed her body into a lean and athletic new woman.

Jennifer Hawkins
Fitness Model
Bermuda

During her college years, Jennifer taught aerobics at an all female gym and gained her personal training certification from a 6-week intensive training program in Maui. She loved the Island life! An opportunity to work as an aerobics instructor, personal trainer and fitness promotions coordinator at a gym in Bermuda presented itself to her and she has been living there ever since. She moved away from teaching aerobics and personal training several years ago, and has instead focussed on her own training with a goal to compete. At the same time, she has pursued further education and recently graduated with an Associates degree in Applied Nutrition.

Carla Jones
Fitness Model
Maryland

Carla is a certified personal trainer and has been a group exercise instructor for 15 years. She started competing 6 years ago as a bodybuilder and now she is a figure competitor. She thanks God for blessing her with a passion for training, eating, and competing. Carla was competing in the 2004 Bikini Universe Pageant in Miami Beach, FL and for the first time in her life she found herself in a photo shoot and the next thing she knew she was on the cover of Fitness & Physique Magazine. This year Carla was selected to be in the Arnold Classic Fitness Fashion show.

Kristy Ratcliff
Fitness Model
Arizona

Kristy originally began working out to lose weight 10 years ago. Then she discovered how important diet was to her endeavor. She became very interested in nutrition and its role in a healthy lifestyle. In fact, she even obtained a BS in nutrition before entering medical school. She noticed all the great changes in her physique by applying her knowledge in fitness and nutrition. She became leaner, more muscular, and felt better in general. Kristy is driven to be a positive example for others and to provide information on healthy nutrition and proper training to help others experience amazing results with their fitness goals.