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Fawnia's Statistics

Height: 5'4
Birthday: 9-24th-75 (Libra)
Weight: 125 off season, 108 competition, 115 comfortable
Measurements: 35-24-34
Hair: Blonde with brown low lights
Eyes: Blue

Fawnia's Biography

Parents
Barbara and Mike Blasutig. My birth father is John Mondey, and my second father is Carl Henry (my mother married three times). My mother is an angel, with a heart that can do no wrong. When she was just 6 months old, she was diagnosed with meningitis, and was expected to die. As my grandmother stood beside Barbara’s tiny bed, she said to herself, "if God wills that should die, then I would have to let go.’ "But I wanted her to live" said my grandma when I asked her about this. "When I came to that stage of thinking, and knowing that I would have to let go, Barbara seemed to show a sign that she would live."

At 7 months old, my mother was still in the hospital, but the doctors had good news. Barbara will live, but may be blind. "When I went to get her, she had a frightened look in her eyes, but she lost that look quickly and nuzzled her face into the fur of the jacket."

My mother is blind in the left corner of her left eye, and her left hand never developed. While on the bus, at the age of about 5, she said to my grandma, "Mom, you know I am glad to be like this because it makes others realize how lucky they are." I am lucky to have such an amazing person to be my mother!

At the age of 16, she began having partial seizures. I remember my mother having 3 or more seizures a day while I was growing up. Today I believe her medication keeps this down to maybe one a week.

Seeing my mother struggle with her health and body weight all her life, I feel luckier then you may ever know. I thank her for raising me to eat well, exercise and respect my body. I was raised a mormon until the age of 15 when I moved out on my own. Today I study Kabbalah.

I thank my three fathers for loving me.
In 2005 I vision them walking me down the isle, in the opposite order they raised me, so my birth father can give me away at my wedding.

Brother
David Mondey. He is extremely crafty and resourceful. He enjoys fixing cars, and does art; painting scenes on rocks and sculptures. David helps run a warehouse which caters to receiving wooden art and furniture from areas such as Thailand and Indonesia. He is 2 years younger then me.

Partner
My partner of seven years, Geoff and I broke up in 2004. It was a terrible year for both of us which I deeply regret. With many lessons learned it will be Geoff who I'll always remember being by my side during my 20s.

"The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible." Arthur C. Clarke

My Start
I was born in 1975, in the small town of Kamloops, BC Canada. My home was Alberta, Canada until I was eight. I lived in the small towns of Sundrey, and Olds, and spent a couple years in Calgary. In 1983 I moved to Victoria, BC and still live here.

I have been to various cities across Canada including Whitehorse, and have enjoyed visiting both coasts of Mexico, Jamaica, various cities in California, Nevada, the north and south coast of Florida, Illinois, Georgia, Hawaii, Washington, Ohio, and Kentucky. In Europe, I have enjoyed working in Antwerpen, Belgium; Prague Czech Rep, and Cannes, France. In 2003 Nassau, Bahamas was my home for half the year.

Often I feel like I am always starting something new, but that is the beauty about life. New beginnings are to be enjoyed, not feared, but we are only human and fear is an emotion we need. What a balancing act!

Goals in Life
"Some things in life happen by chance, but what happens next is by choice."

1. My goal for 2004 is to have my fitness show: Fawnia & Friends on air by September. With CHUM television in Canada giving the thumbs up, I am on my way!

2. By 2006 I would like to be a pro figure competitor.

3. Ultimately I would like to marry and be the best wife possible for my partner. . Together we’d have 2 or 3 children and raise them to have a open heart and loving smile.

Athletic Background
In elementary school I ran cross country and the 800m. I also was on all the team sports but enjoyed volleyball most which is something I recently started playing again after 10 years off. In 2001 I took up golfing by taking lessons with Lori Randle (Pro), but have only been to the driving range, pretty sad I know.

My start with weight training
At the age of 13 with two 5lb dumbbells, (which I asked my grandmother for Christmas) I simply moved them around any way I could. Doing curls, shoulder presses and lying on my back and working my chest was my first workout.
At 16 I was starting to gain weight but didn’t notice until turning 18. I gained some muscle during my first two years of dabbling with weights, but with my unbalanced diet (too many carbs) I also gained fat. My weight was 140 lbs. When I lost weight from dancing, I saw that I had potential to build a nice physique. Joining a gym and learning about food was my ticket to my current condition. There is always more to learn though, and my body is always changing.

For my first show in 1999, I found out what I was made of (visual and emotionally) and placed 1st in the women’s light weight, Muscle & Fitness Mania, in Burnaby, BC Canada. In Sept 2003 I competed a second time, but in figure rather then bodybuilding, and earned a spot in the Canadian Nationals! I am hooked, though it’s not always a piece of cake. Sometimes it’s the whole cake!

My Start as a Fitness model
In 1998 I started a basic portfolio which quickly grew. Shooting with any photographer possible has giving me true sense of how to work with both the camera and person shooting. Until 2002 I had appeared in a few magazines such as Oxygen’s back cover for Muscle Marketing USA, and Natural Bodybuilding & Fitness’s last page for Cardillo Weight Belts. In Feb 2002 I decided to give modeling all I had, by entering the yearly model search for Malibu Body Wear. I was one of the two female winners and in June 2002 shot with photographer Alex Ardenti. My previous shooting came in handy, and I had my first shoot with a top fitness magazine photographer. In Oct 2002, I shot with Alex a second time with Canadian pro bodybuilder Mike Platz, for the cover of MuscleMag. This photo became the cover for March 2003s MuscleMag International!

With that cover, I have gained the confidence to go after my dream of becoming a recognized fitness athlete, and model who is able to offer guidance regarding emotional and physical health.

‘Fawnia & Friends’ Television Show
My television show Fawnia & Friends will be a perfect medium for people worldwide to learn about how to improve their emotional and physical health, plus viewers will get to know an ‘A’ list of high profile international fitness experts, including Laura Mak, Kristia Knowles and Frank Sepe. We are aiming for Sept 2004 for airing, starting with Canada’s CHUM TV. Other networks are being added as we speak.

Fawn Facts & Favorites

• Color - Aqua and baby blue.
  
  
• Music - Madonna, House, Classic Rock and Jazz.
  
  
• Food - Japanese and Thai, and I love cookie doe ice-cream and peanut butter!
  
  
• Outfit - Cargo pants, tank top, hiking boots, and baseball cap.
  
  
• Movie - Awakenings with Robin Williams and Robert DeNiro. We don’t know how lucky we are. The Deer Hunter, 1978. Watch and think about the destructive choices you or your friends may be taking in life. Extremely moving film. Johnny English with Mr. Bean Select scenes in this film are perfect for a laugh!
  
  
• I never leave home without - Chap stick, money, phone and backpack.
  
  
• I collect - Tea pots, purses, magnets, and take too many photos at events.
  
  
• Books - The Gift of Fear by Gavin De Becker. Right now I am reading Woman : An Intimate Geography by Natalie Angier.
  
  
• Perfume - Jadore by Christain Doir, and Angel by Thierry Mugler.

Did you know

• I went by my middle name Louise until the age of 12. Fawnia is my birth name, however many people were calling me Sonia or Tonya, so my mom choose to use my middle name and gave me the option when I was older.
  
  
• When I was 9 years old I would dance for the other classes during lunch break, busting a move to Madonna songs like Lucky Star. The girls seem to enjoy it but the boys were rather bored.
  
  
• I have been on my own since the age of 15.
  
  
• My first job was at Yogen Fruz, and I have also worked at Tim Hortons. I’ve never waitressed, but that would have been better then the yogurt and donut shops!
  
  
• Being the vice president of the student council, I graduated high school with honours and 27 credits. (18 are required to graduate)
  
  
• I was the dance choreographer for singer Joanne Pennock.
  
  
• I learned to dance by watching stars like Madonna.
  
  
• I was a soft 140 pounds when I was 18.
  
  
• In 2000 and 2001 I played the lead in two films shot in Prague, Czech Rep. ("Dakota Bound" released in 2001, and "Cries of Innocence" release date in Spring 2004)
  
  
• I plan on competing in figure contests and modeling for many years to come, especially after having up to three children.
  
  
• In summer 2003 I was stuck in the largest black out in American history just three weeks before my figure show, and stuck to my diet and training as best I could. I was in Toronto and Mississauga, Ontario. Try searching for chicken every three hours with no power!
  
  
• Since January, 1988 I have kept a diary. I have a record of every day of my life since then. My mother kept one, which is how I started my ritual.
  
  
• In Dec 2003 I finally changed my hair after 13 years! Well a small change at least. I now have bangs, and brown in the underside, with low lights on top.

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