Simona Fusco
Fitness Model
Sherman Oaks, California

A rising star in Hollywood, Simona is making her way with the current film projects, "Chasing Ghosts" with Michael Madsen and Gary Busey. She also appears in the upcoming feature film, "Bottoms Up" with Paris Hilton and David Keith. On the small screen, Simona recently guest-starred on HBO’s critically acclaimed series "Entourage." Wrestling fans around the world know her as one of the top four finalists in the World Wrestling Entertainment’s "RAW Diva Search,". She beat out 8000 hopefuls for the coveted spot.

Fawnia Mondey
Fitness Model
Las Vegas, Nevada

Fawnia is a fitness model, dance instructor, writer and actress. She is also co-producer and presenter of a soon to be released new fitness show, Fawnia & Friends. Since 1998 Fawnia has self produced several instructional dance videos and has appeared on the cover of numerous fitness magazines. With Fawnia’s experience as a competitive bodybuilder in 1999, placing first in the Muscle & Fitness Mania (women’s lightweight), she enjoys providing tips on nutrition, training and motivation to help others.

Tatiana Anderson
Fitness Model
Marina Del Rey, California

For the past ten years, Tatiana has worked as a host, model, actress, health and beauty consultant. She is a former professional cheerleader for the NFL Denver Broncos, NBA Houston Rockets and the USFL Houston Gamblers. Tatiana's extensive experience in the fitness industry provides her with the knowledge to help others succeed with their fitness goals. She is a ShapeFit consultant and writes fitness articles for our visitors every month.

Michelle Berger
Fitness Model
Bentonville, Arkansas

In 4 short years Michelle became the mother to 4 children. She spent every moment of her days selflessly caring for her family and finding time for her self was impossible. She was a physical and mental mess: out of shape, over weight, overwhelmed, overstressed, tired, and on the verge of depression. She was too busy to eat right and the thought of exercise was frustrating and seemingly pointless. It was then that she hit rock bottom. Michelle finally decided to turn everything around and focus on path of eating the right foods and training properly to live a healthier and happier life. She completely transformed your body into a top level competitive fitness model and has never looked back!

JulieAnn Kulla
Fitness Model
Rosemount, Minnesota

JulieAnn is a fitness model, spokesperson, magazine print model and bikini model. In October of 2005 she placed second at her first Figure show, "The Northern States Natural". In November 2005, she placed third at the "North Star". JulieAnn leads a very active lifestyle and considers the gym her second home. With all her hard work, she hopes to qualify for nationals this year at the Minnesota Female Bodybuilder and Figure Competition and get a great start to fitness modeling. As for now, JulieAnn enjoys the off-season and kicking butt to bring an even better physique to 2006! Look for her in Oxygen Magazine in the next couple of months in the "Future of Fitness" section.

Sherry Ann Boudreau
Fitness Model
Coquitlam, British Columbia

Sherry Ann is a lifetime natural athlete, born in Victoria, BC. She lived in Richmond, BC up until 1982 and then moved to Pender Harbour, BC (Sunshine Coast). After graduation, she moved to the Lower Mainland and completed my degree in Cosmetology. Just a few short years after she became certified in aerobics and weight training. Her most recent accomplishment is becoming a BCRPA certified personal trainer and certified Zone Planner for Fitness World. Sherry Ann decided to start competing after my second child and after each category she experienced, her fitness friends would introduce her to another. She loves the challenge and work involved in maintaining a healthy, fit and positive lifestyle.

Else Lautala
Fitness Model
Vancouver, British Columbia

Else has an extensive background in fitness competitions and fitness modeling. She is a two time Ms. Fitness World Champion (2003 & 2005) and multiple sport aerobic medalist. She is a seven times National Champion in sport aerobics, 2005 FAME Nanaimo champion, 2005 FAME open fitness model world champion and the 2003 Fitness Model of the Year (Finland). Else has a background of rhythmic sport gymnastics and her choreographs shine in fitness arenas; sport aerobic clubs and dances shows. She can choreograph, as well as polish fitness and dance routines.

Michele Levesque
Fitness Model
Montreal, Quebec

Michele is a training addict, female bodybuilder and fitness model. Her parents were always active and instilled a love of physical fitness in her from a young age. She devoted herself to several sports such as gymnastics, figure skating and, of course, biking and skiing. Michele's passion for weights and dumbbells developed from the time she was in rehabilitation for her knees. Aside from running, lifting weights was the only way she got satisfaction. At first slowly, then with growing intensity. She had discovered her second obsession! Michele set about being reborn and wanted to know everything about nutrition and training.

Bethany Howlett
Fitness Model
McLean, Virginia

As a child, Bethany was involved in athletics and modeling having been the daughter of two time professional athlete David Andrew Howlett who played both professional football and professional baseball, and former runway model Marcia Ann Stockett Howlett. This former Homecoming Queen was an elite level gymnast, all-American and collegiate level cheerleader, all-star softball player, and advanced dancer in ballet, jazz, and tap. Following her gymnastics career Bethany entered the world of powerlifting and bodybuilding where she became a national level athlete in both fields. She then earned her professional card via the field of fitness with the International Federation of Bodybuilding and FAME.

Linda Cusmano
Fitness Model
Vancouver, British Columbia

Linda is a national fitness champion. She is competitive in bodybuilding, fitness modeling and kickboxing. Linda is also a fitness writer for various magazines such as Ms. Fitness, Sport & Fitness, Natural Bodybuilding & Fitness, Oxygen and many more. As an actress, Linda dabbles in selective work such as Much Music Commercial, special extra and stunt work and special guest parts. Linda owns and runs her own mobile training service being an elite personal trainer and one of the best in her field working with athletes, post rehab and everything in between.

Lucinda Witte
Fitness Model
Sacramento, California

In high school, Lucinda was on the drill team, gymnastics and cheerleading squad. After the birth of each of her 5th child, she started jogging to help lose the weight she had gained during the pregnancy. She then decided she wanted to add some upper body strength so she started a weight resistance program, which evolved into a strict regimen. She loves the strength gains and beautiful muscle definition she was able to achieve with resistance training. With her newly toned and fit body, Lucinda has competed in contests such as the Ms. Bikini America Northern California, IFSB/INBA/ABA Bikini Divas and the NPC Sacramento Figure Championships.

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.

Alana Hernandez
Fitness Model
Miami, Florida

Alana became interested in fitness when she decided that her body wasn't making her happy anymore. So, so she decided to change it. She is a firm believer in change and she thinks when you really want to do something, you just need do it. No talking about it, just act and get after it. Alana took this mid set and turned it into a fitness career. She has placed 2nd at the 2005 Team Universe and earned her professional card. She also placed 8th at the 2004 North American Figure Championships.

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.

Kimberly Schaefer
Fitness Model
Waterloo, Iowa

Kimberly got started in fitness after she entered a 12 week weight loss program. After finishing, she learned a lot about herself and realized she could do just about anything she put her mind to. She has always loved lifting weights and was involved in some type of aerobics class, usually kickboxing. She had decided after she could actually see her abs, that she would be able to follow a strict dietary plan for a competition and decided from there to enter her first Figure competition. Kimberly got serious with her weight training, got help with her nutritional plan and increased her cardio program to transform her body into a competitive fitness athlete.

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.

Jana Stewart
Fitness Model
Novi, Michigan

Jana placed 9th at her very first National show and only motivated her to improve her physique and continue competing. She went on to take 3rd place at Team Universe as well as a second place at The North American Figure Championships. She now has her sights set on getting her pro card and becoming a well known face in the fitness industry. With high spirits and the quest to continue to improve and perfect her body, Jana will continue to compete, model and promote the health and fitness industry.

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.

Tawnya Gentleman
Fitness Model
Washington

Tawnya has been a fitness instructor now for over 4 years. She has been able to help many dear friends achieve their personal fitness goals along the way, as they have also helped her. She has taught at several gyms in Arizona and Texas. She also teaches kickboxing, pilates, yoga, muscle conditioning, water aerobics and spinning classes just to name a few. Tawnya eventually got into modeling and acting which led to film making. She is now writing her own books, getting her art career going and helping others with healing through teaching meditation and visualization classes.

Erin Connor
Fitness Model
Chicago, Illinois

Erin got started in the industry doing extra work through Ambassador Talent in Chicago working with clients such as Snickers and Infiniti Cars. She is an official ESPN Miller Lite Fuegos Girl and her largest ad was for Pony Athletic Shoes which went international last year in 120 countries. Erin has worked for various clients such as: Snickers, Infiniti Cars, Miller, Miller Lite, ESPN Radio 1000, Chromium, Bohyme, Playboy, Shutupandmodel, Liquid Assets, Hot Import Nights, and has been published in various magazines. She was also chosen for a recent reality television show and is an upcoming model for a national magazine.

Geri Helm
Fitness Model
Twin Falls, Idaho

Geri is a ISSA certified fitness trainer who has always lived a healthy lifestyle. Although she has always gone to the gym regularly, she wasn't getting the results she desired. She began doing a lot of research on training techniques, nutrition, etc. Geri discovered a popular fitness program and decided to participate in it. After losing 9 pounds and dropping 7 percent of her body fat, she began to receive many questions from clients who workout at the same gym. Geri decided she had a true passion for fitness so she uses this interest to benefit others and as well as herself. She is always looking for new ways to push herself and to stay challenged. Geri's future goal is to help as many people realize the importance and benefits of living a healthy lifestyle.

Jean Jitomir
Fitness Model
Buffalo, New York

Jean is registered dietitian who graduated from Cornell University in 2004. She is the WNPF Bench Press 123 lb American Record Holder, and NPC 2005 Tri-state Championship Light Weight and Overall Winner. She began my career in fitness as a power lifter and then moved to bodybuilding and figure in 2005. When Jean is not in the lab, she is whipping up some new recipes for her cooking classes or training smart and hard for female bodybuilder and figure contests. She provides diet and training services such as diet counseling, personal training and contest coaching.

Mia Ferreri
Fitness Model
San Diego, CA

I first became a model when I was 14 years old after being discovered in a shopping mall in Illinois during a runway competition. I enjoyed modeling so much I decided to make it a career. The more I got into it, the more I realized how important it was to take care of your body and health. I delved into learning as much as I could about how to create a healthy and fit body. Since I have always been into playing sports, fitness modeling was a natural choice for me.

Monica Starr
Fitness Model
Kansas

I was born and raised on a farm and ranch. I love farm life! After college at Fort Hays University and Colby College, I got certified through ISSA to be a Personal Trainer. I then moved on to Baltimore, MD. It was there I began personal training at a gym and teaching spinning, abs, and stretching classes. I have always loved eating right and working out, and now I was able to help people get into it. Then I did my first Figure competition, and fitness modeling just fell in with that. I was first published in March of 2003 Oxygen Magazine. I was psyched!

Melissa Jesmer
Fitness Model
Cornwall, Ontario, Canada

I started working out at the local gym to lose weight, but quickly became interested in bodybuilding. I've competed 3 times, and progressed to fitness modeling this year, when I was approached by a photographer. It feels great to be appreciated for the way my hard work and dedication has paid off. My biggest accomplishment was getting on stage for my first figure competition and placing second. Finding something that I finally love and can really focus my energy on has been very rewarding.