Have you ever heard someone say “It’s never too late find your calling?” or “Take the risk?” Well, that is exactly what I did. In 2013, I graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Environmental Geoscience with a minor in Soil Science. Now you may be thinking Scientist well how did she get here? Let me tell ya!
I have been active my whole life whether it was playing basketball, soccer, or running cross country, to dancing for 13 years or performing in choir and musicals, or even competing in Miss American Organization Pageants while in my college years. But one thing that always stood out to people was how petite I was or how skinny I was. Now let me remind you, I am 5’1 and super active but just remained slender. So, while in my last year of college I was working a part-time job at an LA Fitness location near home being the front desk girl and met these two male bodybuilders who were members. These men were identical twins, cops, and had been doing fitness competitions for many years. They said to me one day, “Erin you should compete in an NPC Bikini competition.” Now, I thought to myself well I work at a gym currently, I no longer participate in pageants or sports, so maybe this could be my new adventure and that is exactly what I did. In 2013 I competed in my first ever fitness competition and instantly was hooked! Going through high and college I was on the team but was never the best or they played me a lot but I knew these sports weren’t my calling but for some reason when I competed in my first show I just had a good feeling about it. Since then I have competed in a total of 15 shows and am a nationally qualified competitor.”