Fitness Model and Competitor Min Yung Kim was born on February 8th, 1970 in South Korea. She is a Gymnastics Instructor, Personal -Trainer and Fitness Model. Ming has placed in several competitions: First place at the 1997 Mid-Atlantic-4th NPC Physique Third place at the 1997 NPC Team Universe Third place at the 1998 Women’s Extravaganza Fitness Strength Competition Third place again at the 1999 Women's Extravaganza Fitness Strength Competition She has also appeared in Musclemag International, Ironman, Flex, Muscle and Fitness and Oxygen.
I swear they are putting something in the water in Canada! Tracy Brooks, Gail Kim, Trish Stratus, Sharon Bruneau, Elaine Goodlad, Cathy Priest and now Karen Pang! Born in Vancouver, Canada, this beautiful lady is a Fitness Competitor, Fitness Model, 2008 Bikini Universe (Short Class) 1st Runner Up, 2007 Bikini America Top 10 Finalist and a 2007 WNSO National Pro Champion Swimsuit Model....whew! I think we are just beginning to hear about this young lady. She has a very bright future ahead of her. Karen is very cut and muscular when doing fitness competitions, but she shows a softer side in regular photo shoots.
This beautiful young lady is certified personal trainer, fitness model and figure competitor Rachel Elizabeth Murray. Rachel got an early start in life, she began lifting weights with her mom when Rachel was in the seventh grade. But she didn't only get inspiration from her mom, her dad was a triathlete as well. Rachel is not only a figure competitor and personal trainer, she also rock climbs, does mountain biking, kickboxing, yoga, and a lot more! And this five foot seven, 134 pound, blonde haired, green eyed beauty just placed third (Class D, Figure) at the NPC 2009 NPC Washington Ironman Championships.
This striking young lady is Anna Tkachenko, aka Sasha Anna Brown or just Sasha Brown. Whatever you call her, this five foot six, one hundred and twenty two pound fitness beauty from the Ukraine is a NPC figure competitor, ISSA certified personal trainer and fitness model. And she has studied Jujutsu for over six years. You know I keep expecting to see a sudden surge of female fitness stars going into MMA, but that hasn't happened....yet. Besides fitness, Sasha has a degree in computer science and business management. And is looking to get more degrees in kinesiology and sports nutrition. In her second NPC figure competition, Sasha took first place and overall.
Here's a video I thought was pretty cool of Sasha doing a little mixed arm wrestling, posted by KrivStudiosBlog
Asian fitness beauty Chisato Mishima was (and as far as I know still is ) the first Japanese aerobic athlete to compete in the IFSB Ms. Fitness and IFBB Ms. Fitness Professional female fitness competitions. She was born in Nagoya, Japan on November 17, 1967. Chisato was always big in sports, becoming a Japan national gymnastics champion during high school. After graduating with a degree in sociology, she moved to Tokyo and became went into teaching fitness training at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium. During the first half of the nineties, she became one of Japan's top aerobic competitors. Around 1995, she moved to London to compete in the European Ms. Fitness women's fitness competition. While she was in London, she coached several top English and European bodybuilders and taught aerobics at the famous Earls Court Gym. Chisato qualified for the World Championships to be held in the U.S. and moved to San Diego in 1997. After competing there, she visited Nice in the South of France to represent Japan in the Ms. Fitness Olympia. Upon getting her degree in exercise physiology, Chisato moved back to Nagoya. Then, after retiring from fitness competition, she became a Jodo Instructor at the Haruyoshi Kobudo Dojo in Nagoya, Japan. Okay, I didn't misspell Judo there...Jodo is a Japanese martial art using short staffs, similar to bÅjutsu.
Here are a couple of videos I found on YouTube of Chisato that were done back in 2006, that were posted by jfkcotter
And here is another (also posted by jfkcotter) called "Chisato Mishima - Introduction by the sea"
I did a couple of write ups on the beautiful Vietnamese model Tianna Ta over at my Beautiful Asian Women blog awhile back. But now Tianna has become an IFBB Bikini Pro, so that moves this lovely 24 year old into the fitness category. Tianna is five foot six, weighs 112 pounds and her measurements are 32-24-34. Before showing up in the IFBB bikini contests, she was a Maxim Magazine Hometown Hottie and a Hot Import Nights model.
In 2009, she won Class D at the NPC National Bikini competition in Hollywood Florida and got her IFBB Bikini Pro Card. Tianna also came in first at the 2009 New England Championships (B Class) and 3rd place at the 2009 Team Universe (D Class).
As of December 1, 2009, Tianna was ranked 17 on the IFBB Pro Bikini Ranking List.
Here's another picture of the beautiful South Korean fitness model Min Yung Kim. You can really see her arm development here. The last entry on Min was pretty popular, so I thought another was in order. As I pointed out last time, not only is Min a fitness model, but she's also a gymnastics instructor and a personal trainer. And she has appeared in Musclemag International, Ironman, Flex, Muscle and Fitness and Oxygen.
You can also keep up with Min Yung Kim at her Facebook page here: http://www.facebook.com/people/Min-Yung-Kim/1178530137
If you haven't been on the interweb since the 90s, you might not know who Cori Nadine is. Cori is a Filipino, Irish, and Navajo Indian beauty that was a staple in Muscle mags back in the 90s. I think every swimsuit issue they put out had her in it. Cori actually competed in a few amateur fitness and figure contests but nothing ever really came of it. She also did some work as a personal trainer, but I don't know if she still does that or not. The way Cori is built, she can look very soft and feminine, or very muscular and ripped when she wants to. Cori was born on June 11, 1969 in Pasadena California.
