Name: Stephanie BillingsAffiliation: IFBB Professional Figure Athlete
Birthday: September 2,1987
Where: Louisville, Kentucky
Height: 5'7" /170 cm/
Weight: 140 lbs /64 kg/
Favorite Bodypart: Quads
Strongest Bodyparts: Shoulders
Where: Louisville, Kentucky
Height: 5'7" /170 cm/
Weight: 140 lbs /64 kg/
Favorite Bodypart: Quads
Strongest Bodyparts: Shoulders
E-mail: sab9282@hotmail.com
Website: http://www.stephaniebillings.com
Biography: With the dream of becoming an IFBB Professional Figure Athlete , I stepped on stage for the first time in 2007. Little did I know that three competitive seasons and ten shows later, my dream would become reality.
Growing up, I was raised in a football centered home, my dad and both my older and younger brother. Playing sports and lifting weights was a staple in our lives.
I could not wait until I was old enough to workout at the YMCA with the rest of my family. We have photos of us flexing our arms and now, as adults, we still flex for one another! As an active family we not only lifted heavy, but they also ate heavy! All my life I have struggled with my weight and body image. These issued have plagued me my entire life... even at the age of 5 on the t-ball field; I had to make sure I had a bow in my hair! Growing up I played baseball, basketball and anything that would contain my competitive spirit (and showing that I was just as tough as my two brothers!), however, it was cheerleading that stuck with me from third grade until I graduated high school. This too added to my lack of confidence since I was not the 'typical size' of a cheerleader. Although beneficial for my current endeavors, my broad shoulders and long legs were not conducive to cheering in college, and no matter how hard I worked and no matter what titles I received, a 5'7" cheerleader is not on the top of a recruiter's list. So I hung up my pom poms and conformed to the "college" lifestyle. Processed food, alcohol and lack of exercise followed suit and the inevitable happened, I had become a societal stereotype.
In January of 2005, I saw myself in a music video, put together by one of my former college classmates, and was completely faced with a true picture of my physical self: 180-pounds and 30 percent body fat. The person I saw on the screen could not possibly be me! It was at that moment I knew it was time for a complete lifestyle change; I bought a treadmill, a dry erase board, diet log and got to work. At that time, I knew little about diet and exercise but enough to know I had to burn more then I consumed in order to start losing weight. I immediately started educating myself about nutrition and what it would take to maintain muscle, while burning fat. Eight months later I had lost over forty pounds through hard work, a healthier diet and a new outlook on life.
Later that fall, I went to a body building competition to watch one of my friends compete. As the girls lined up on stage something clicked! This was what I wanted to do! At that moment I had an epiphany. I saw myself on stage, in the jeweled suit and clear 4-inch heels, reveling in the stage lights and listening to the onlooker's cheers. Plans were immediately put into action to step on stage. Four months later at my first show my life changed forever, I became a figure competitor.
It was immediately after my first show that I knew I had found my niche. Determined to obtain professional status, I competed at the 2009 Team Universe. This was my third national show, and tenth show competing. Leading up to the show, everything felt perfect and show day, everything fell completely into place. My dream came true and I left the stage a new IFBB pro.
Growing up, I was raised in a football centered home, my dad and both my older and younger brother. Playing sports and lifting weights was a staple in our lives.
I could not wait until I was old enough to workout at the YMCA with the rest of my family. We have photos of us flexing our arms and now, as adults, we still flex for one another! As an active family we not only lifted heavy, but they also ate heavy! All my life I have struggled with my weight and body image. These issued have plagued me my entire life... even at the age of 5 on the t-ball field; I had to make sure I had a bow in my hair! Growing up I played baseball, basketball and anything that would contain my competitive spirit (and showing that I was just as tough as my two brothers!), however, it was cheerleading that stuck with me from third grade until I graduated high school. This too added to my lack of confidence since I was not the 'typical size' of a cheerleader. Although beneficial for my current endeavors, my broad shoulders and long legs were not conducive to cheering in college, and no matter how hard I worked and no matter what titles I received, a 5'7" cheerleader is not on the top of a recruiter's list. So I hung up my pom poms and conformed to the "college" lifestyle. Processed food, alcohol and lack of exercise followed suit and the inevitable happened, I had become a societal stereotype.
In January of 2005, I saw myself in a music video, put together by one of my former college classmates, and was completely faced with a true picture of my physical self: 180-pounds and 30 percent body fat. The person I saw on the screen could not possibly be me! It was at that moment I knew it was time for a complete lifestyle change; I bought a treadmill, a dry erase board, diet log and got to work. At that time, I knew little about diet and exercise but enough to know I had to burn more then I consumed in order to start losing weight. I immediately started educating myself about nutrition and what it would take to maintain muscle, while burning fat. Eight months later I had lost over forty pounds through hard work, a healthier diet and a new outlook on life.
Later that fall, I went to a body building competition to watch one of my friends compete. As the girls lined up on stage something clicked! This was what I wanted to do! At that moment I had an epiphany. I saw myself on stage, in the jeweled suit and clear 4-inch heels, reveling in the stage lights and listening to the onlooker's cheers. Plans were immediately put into action to step on stage. Four months later at my first show my life changed forever, I became a figure competitor.
It was immediately after my first show that I knew I had found my niche. Determined to obtain professional status, I competed at the 2009 Team Universe. This was my third national show, and tenth show competing. Leading up to the show, everything felt perfect and show day, everything fell completely into place. My dream came true and I left the stage a new IFBB pro.
AwardsCompetition History:
Nov 16, 2009: Kentucky Muscle IFBB Figure Placing: 10th, Pro Debut
Sep 19, 2009: NPC 2009 Team Universe - Placing: 1st and Received IFBB Professional Status
Aug 29, 2009: NPC 2009 North American's - Placing: 15th
Mar 07, 2009: NPC 2009 Arnold Amateur - Placing: 3rd
Jun 22, 2008: NPC 2008 NPC Junior Nationals - Placing: 10th, Class F
Jun 07, 2008: NPC 2008 Indianapolis Championship - Placing: 1st
Aug 11, 2007: NPC 2007 Europa Super Show - Placing: 11th
Jul 28, 2007: NPC 2007 Caveman Classic - Placing: 1st
Jul 14, 2007: NPC 2007 Indiana State Championship - Placing: 2nd
Apr 07, 2007: NPC 2007 Cincinnati Championship - Placing: 3rd
Mar 24, 2007: NPC 2007 Northern Kentucky Championship - Placing: 4th
Nov 16, 2009: Kentucky Muscle IFBB Figure Placing: 10th, Pro Debut
Sep 19, 2009: NPC 2009 Team Universe - Placing: 1st and Received IFBB Professional Status
Aug 29, 2009: NPC 2009 North American's - Placing: 15th
Mar 07, 2009: NPC 2009 Arnold Amateur - Placing: 3rd
Jun 22, 2008: NPC 2008 NPC Junior Nationals - Placing: 10th, Class F
Jun 07, 2008: NPC 2008 Indianapolis Championship - Placing: 1st
Aug 11, 2007: NPC 2007 Europa Super Show - Placing: 11th
Jul 28, 2007: NPC 2007 Caveman Classic - Placing: 1st
Jul 14, 2007: NPC 2007 Indiana State Championship - Placing: 2nd
Apr 07, 2007: NPC 2007 Cincinnati Championship - Placing: 3rd
Mar 24, 2007: NPC 2007 Northern Kentucky Championship - Placing: 4th
