Jennifer Abshire
| Jennifer Abshire[1] | |
|---|---|
| — Bodybuilder — | |
| Personal info | |
| Born |
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
- 2008 NPC Mid-Illinois Bodybuilding Championship - 1st (tall and overall)
- 2008 NPC Midwest Open Bodybuilding Championship - 1st (tall and overall)
- 2008 NPC Grand Prix Bodybuilding Championship - 1st (middle)
- 2008 NPC Illinois State Bodybuilding Championship - 3rd (middle)
- 2008 NPC Junior Nationals - DNP (E class)
- 2009 NPC Illinois State Bodybuilding Championship - 3rd (middle)[1][2]
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
- 2009 NPC Illinois State Bodybuilding Championship - 1st (HW and overall)
- 2010 NPC Junior Nationals - 1st (HW)
- 2010 NPC USA Championships - 1st (LHW)
- 2013 IFBB Toronto Pro Supershow - 1st
- 2013 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 7th[1][2]
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]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Jennifer Scarpetta (Scarpetta-Abshire)
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Jennifer Scarpetta - AMG Lite". amg-lite.net. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- 1 2 "About Jennifer - JenniferAndMeganabshire.com". jenniferandmeganabshire.com. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ↑ "Jennifer Abshire". wb270.com. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ↑ "Bodybuilding.com - Jennifer Abshire Profile and Pics!". Bodybuilding.com. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ↑ "Scar - Session Girls - Home of Mixed Wrestling, Session Wrestling, Competitive, Semi-Competitive and Fantasy Wrestling". sessiongirls.com. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ↑ "Jennifer Abshire on Twitter". Twitter. August 17, 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ↑ Megan Abshire