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was born in Oslo, Norway on a cold winter morning. I'm the only
child — but not spoiled (not too much, anyway). I have always had
animals — a rabbit, 2 guinea pigs, and two dogs. I just love animals,
and hopefully they love me as well.
I come from a steady family. My parents have been married for 27
years, and my grandparents have been together for a lifetime. I
think that's a good way for a child to grow up, because there are
way too many divorced parents these days. Our family has always
been very close to nature. We always went camping, fishing, boating,
swimming etc.
I remember when I was 5 years old, and my father teached me to
swim. I was so proud, and just loved it. When I turned 9, I joined
a local swimming team and got hooked! I made quick progress, and
started to win major contests. I made it to the National team, and
earned hundreds of medals, until one day I just got "sick" of it
all.... I guess it was the pressure from trainers, and maybe the
interests of the opposite sex that made me quit at age 16.
But, that didn't mean that I didn't like the joy of working out.
The very next  day,
I joined a gym close to my home. I liked the feeling of being my
"own boss", and to go to my workouts whenever it suited me best.
No pressure from trainers, and specific times to train. I guess
I've always been pretty much independent by growing up as an only
child, and that's probably why I've only been in individual sports.
I guess I got a lot of inspiration from my mother, because she
had been training with weights for years, and she even competed
as one of the first women in a Norwegian bodybuilding show. Both
my parents are still working out, and they enjoy my achievements
in the fitness industry. I entered a couple of bodybuilding shows
myself and did pretty well. Even so, I didn't feel too comfortable
just getting bigger and bigger.
 I
turned into fitness instead. I did my first fitness competition
in 1995, and placed 5th in the Norwegian Championship. The top 5
got an invitation to compete as a pro, since the show was held in
Norway. I was so excited, and couldn't believe that I was going
to be on stage with many of the girls I only had seen and looked
up to from the magazines!
This show was in 1996, and I did very well. There were 16 girls,
and I placed 4th next to names like Mia Finnegan, Saryn Muldrow
and Dale Tomita. After this show, there has been 17 more Pro Shows.
Some of my best placings are:
1st European Pro 1997
1st Mid West Pro 1998
3rd Fitness Olympia 1997
3rd Fitness International 1999
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