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Biography:
I am
a Vietnamese American who recently moved to Brussels, Belgium for work
and I love it here. I am very fitness minded and compete in physique
shows.
In
addition to my activities above, I am a Structured Finance Analyst for a
Fortune 100 international financial services company, working in their
European Treasury Center out of Brussels. I have a BBA with dual major
in Management Information Systems and Management, MS in Finance, and an
MBA, all from the University of Michigan. Prior to my career in
Finance, I was a UNIX Systems Administrator specializing in CAD/CAE
environments. Throw me some numbers, code, or anything that requires
analytics and I'm happier than a pig in mud.
Fitness Model, Competitor History: 2008 FAME European Championships,
1st Place Fitness Model, 2nd Place Bikini Model.
Career Highlights:
Sports/ athletics:
Martial arts (Tung Soo Do), tennis,
swimming.
Modeling history:
- FAME website
- LAmuscle.com website
- Asianfitnessblog.com athlete
feature
- Via Nove 25th Hour Fashion Show
- Detroit nightclub video promotions
- SOL hip hop artist promotional
work
- Ford Motor Company SEMA video
promotion
Competitions:
·
2008 FAME European
Championships. 1st place Fitness Model, 2nd Place
Bikini Model.
·
2008 FAME World
Championships. (coming up)
Films:
Short film piece to be
submitted to the 2008 Ghent Film Festival. Lead actress. (Director:
Axel Dhondt).
Print:
Muscle & Fitness UK magazine,
September 2008 issue
What makes a great fitness
model? Personality,
professionalism, and appearance.
What are the secrets to become a
fitness model?
Perseverance and treat it like a business.
What did you do to become a
model? Network with those
in the industry, compete in physique shows, and learn the craft of
modeling by working with many photographers.
What are the benefits to being a
fitness model? Recognition
& respect for the hard work and goes beyond being a “typical model”,
becoming a motivator for others to achieve their goals.
What is your favorite things
about being a fitness model?
Inspiring those around you and
networking with lots of folks with the same interest. It’s a very
welcoming community
How do you stay beautiful?
This sounds like a loaded
question, LOL.
How do you stay fit, do you have
a personal trainer, chef, work out, what do you do?
I have a personal trainer that I work
with in Belgium and I also work with Mike Davies from the Fitness
Factory remotely.
How do you keep you skin healthy
and fresh looking? Washing
my face every night, drinking lots of water, oil free lotions, and
benzoil peroxide.
What do you believe is good
health and fitness?
Do you prefer to tan or use
tanning lotion? Jan-Tana
tanning products all the way! I’m learning as I get older to try to
take care of my skin more.
First
Interest In Fitness/Bodybuilding:
I purchased my first Oxygen mag years
ago and was in awe at the women and how they were realistically
achieving their goals in a healthy way.
Goal Within The modeling/
Fitness Industry: My goal
is twofold: 1) To continue the fitness lifestyle by training/competing
in more physique shows and 2) to further my modeling activities in the
fitness world by representing the fit, educated, ambitious woman niche
who are positive role models for others.
Life Goals:
To eventually settle down and have a
family.
Dreams:
What is your Pre-contest Diet
Breakfast: Oatmeal, 3 egg whites,
1 whole egg.
snacks: Fish, green beans,
asparagus.
Meal 1: chicken, egg whites.
Meal 2: chicken, egg whites.
Meal 3: oatmeal, chicken, egg
whites.
Meal 4: fish, egg whites.
Meal 5: Oatmeal, steak, egg
whites.
Meal 6: Protein shake.
Supplements you use:
Multi-vitamin, glutamine, fish
oil, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Calcium, B-complex, protein powder.
What is your Regular Diet, same?
I have lots more fruits and veggies
added to my diet. I’ll eat rice and sometimes bread as well. In
general I try to eat as “close to nature” as possible.
Contest Work Out Routine:
5 days a week. 2x/day
interval style cardio (45 min each session) + a 5 day split weight
training. 2-3 kinds of supersets and short rests between each. Min 3
sets and between 6 – 12 reps going very heavy.
Off season work out routine:
Cardio 3-4x/week, 4 day
weight training split. The training method is the same as contest prep.
Favorites
Favorite body part to work: Triceps
Ideal vacation:
Sunshine with a bit of beach and culture.
Least favorite food:
I’ll eat it all, haha
Ideal Man: GQ
and IQ. All in all, a well-rounded person who is presentable to the
parents.
Relationship Status:
Personality:
optimistic, fun, driven.
Things I hate:
People who try to slow you down and
those who are too proud to admit when they are wrong.
Things I love:
Family, people with diverse
backgrounds, fitness, gourmet coffee, stiletto heels, dancing with my
girlfriends, learning something new, and discovering the nooks and
crannies of beautiful earth.
Favorite animals:
French Bulldogs
Favorite food:
Anything Vietnamese… Pho is especially fantastic.
Favorite movie:
The Red Violin.
Favorite shoes: I
have 70+ pairs… hard to narrow it down ;)
Workout wear:
Old school dolphin shorts and a wife beater.
Favorite Spots Team:
Favorite thing to do:
Read magazines/books, socialize,
discover Europe, and surf the net.
Favorite diet food:
Oatmeal flavored with strawberry
protein powder.
Favorite music: House, top
40, hip hop, and R&B are in heavy rotation on my iPod.
Bits and Pieces:
Turn-ons:
High intelligence, honesty, humility,
rational debates. A face/body that’s easy on the eyes doesn’t hurt
either J
Car I drive:
A company car.
Favorite Dessert:
During contest prep: sugar free jello. Off season: anything that I
find in the window of a French bakery.
Favorite Nutritional
Supplements, why: Lipo-6,
great pumps!
Favorite Cardio Work out, why:
Favorite Cardio Equipment, why:
elliptical machine because I prefer
low-impact cardio.
Favorite exercise equipment, why:
a pair of dumbbells because they are
so versatile.
Favorite Exercise, why:
Special Skills:
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