1. What encouraged you to begin competing in figure competitions? In high school, I suffered from an eating disorder and I began lifting weights as part of my recovery. Lifting allowed me to put on weight in a healthy way that made me feel good. I learned to love my new muscular and athletic body. Since my dad had been a bodybuilder, I was familiar with figure and decided to compete. I set my sights on the NPC Junior California, which was a year away, and completely fell in love with the sport Read more [...]