Jennifer Abshire

Jennifer Abshire[1]
 Bodybuilder 
Personal info
Born (1977-11-20) November 20, 1977[2]
Aurora, Illinois, U.S.[2]
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[3]
Weight In Season: 150–170 lb (68–77 kg)
Off-Season: 180–185 lb (82–84 kg)[3][4]
Professional career
Pro-debut IFBB Toronto Pro Supershow[1], 2013[1]
Best win IFBB Toronto Pro Supershow champion[1], 2013[1]
Predecessor Lisa Giesbrecht[1]
Successor Simone Oliveira[1]
Active Since 2009[2]

Jennifer Abshire (née Scarpetta) (born November 20, 1977) is an American professional female bodybuilder.[1]

Early life and education

Jennifer Abshire was born in 1977 in Aurora, Illinois. She was a cheerleader in high school and during her senior year she started to lift weights a bit to get stronger to catch the girls in the basket toss.[2]

Figure career

Amateur

Abshire started lifted casually for 10 years before she got serious about nutrition and strength training. Her physique started to take the appearance of a figure competitor, and during show season, she kept getting asked when she was competing.[2]

Retirement

After one year as competing in figure, Abshire switched to bodybuilding.[2]

Contest history

Bodybuilding career

Amateur

During her amateur career, Abshire would come in first place in every weight category she competed in. After winning the light-heavy weight category at the 2010 USA Championships, she qualified for her IFBB pro card.[1]

Professional

In 2013, Abshire won the 2013 Toronto Pro Supershow and qualified for her first Ms. Olympia. At the 2013 Ms. Olympia, she placed fourth place.[1]

Contest history

Personal life

Abshire currently lives in Lafayette, Louisiana.[5] She is bisexual.[6] On August 16, 2013, just prior to the 2013 Ms. Olympia, she married her girlfriend Megan Abshire,[7] who is also an amateur bodybuilder.[8] She had previously been married to Jason Scarpetta.[2]

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