237:, had gone through the program of contestants and where they came from. She noticed that there were 12 bodybuilders competing from the same gym. She went home, packed, moved to Copenhagen and joined that gym. After 7 months, she competed at her first bodybuilding contest, the 1998 Danish Championships, and won her first title. She also won the overall and heavyweight title at the Scandinavian Championships in the same year. In 1999, she competed at the World Championships in Australia.
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1998 Scandinavian Championships – 1st (HW and overall)
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Helle Trevino – Diary of a Female Bodybuilder (Pt. 2)
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673:List of female professional bodybuilders
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384:Jan Tana Classic – 1st (HW and overall)
356:2022 Rising Phoenix World Championships
348:2021 Rising Phoenix World Championships
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321:2019 Rising Phoenix World Championships
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274:2015 Rising Phoenix World Championships
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394:2011 IFBB FIBO Power Pro Germany – 1st
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864:A female version of Dorian Yates
720:WHAT MADE ME START BODYBUILDING?
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397:2011 IFBB Ms. Olympia – 14th
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1005:(Article.). BarBend.
877:"Lisser Frost-Larsen"
731:THE QUEEN OF DENSITY!
286:Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia
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442:2019 Tampa Pro – 1st
668:Female bodybuilding
609:inches (70 cm)
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217:Bodybuilding career
211:Sønderborg, Denmark
91:Professional career
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1230:Categories
679:References
585:On season
391:– 5th (HW)
387:2003 IFBB
333:dark horse
282:Alina Popa
266:Gold's Gym
235:Copenhagen
165:Since 1992
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278:Iris Kyle
255:From 2011
246:2003-2010
150:Successor
96:Pro-debut
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560:Forearms
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887:24 June
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648:Danish
587:weight
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512:Biceps
270:Venice
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475:- 3rd
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