Debi Laszewski

Debi Laszewski was born 1969 in Wausau, Wisconsin, where she was raised, and was the second of two children. She played track and field while attending Wausau West High. After graduating high school, Laszewski attended Madison Area Technical College. ==Bodybuilding career==

Amateur Laszewski was 20 years old when she started in bodybuilding. She started lifting after being motivated by the physique of Linda Hamilton in The Terminator. She did her first competition at the age of 24. It was a natural show and she won her class. Gene X Magazine interviewed Laszewski and said she was clearly disappointed and felt somewhat hopeless in her chances of advancing towards the pros, "I always seem to do the wrong show at the wrong time", she said the day after her competition. She learned from the judges that she finished only 2 points away from Dena in the judging tally. Laszewski said she would have preferred to finish 6th or 7th than to come so teasingly close. Laszewski has taken some advice about enhancing a feminine X-shaped torso with great conviction. She has been encouraged and said she uses her creativity to enhance her physique for what the judges want consistently, even developing her own exercises to best meet those goals. Despite her disagreements with judging decisions in 2000 and 2005, Laszewski told Bodybuilding.com in 2010 that she believed the judging system overall was fair. Laszewski turned pro after winning her class at the 2006 Nationals in Miami. Following the 2012 Olympia, Laszewski categorized her current status as near "a pinnacle" where she could finally reap the results of years of work. She told an interviewer that she was confident that she could win the Ms. Olympia 2013 and Ms. International 2013. According to Muscle Insider, Laszewski was predicted to take 3rd place in the 2013 Ms. International contest, behind Iris Kyle and Yaxeni Oriquen, which she did at the 2013 Ms. International. ==Personal life==

Laszewski has an interest in home decorating and interior design. She gave a tour of her home to Muscular Development in 2011. She is an official sponsored athlete of Ironville Clothing Company, which sells bodybuilding-themed sportswear. Personal training Laszewski is a personal trainer who lives in Jupiter, Florida. Some of her clients are: Mr. Bahamas 2011 Robert Harris, Southern States contestant Chad Awad, 2010 NPC Southern States 1st-place winner Beth Wachter photographer Blake Reagan, and professional women's figure contestant Traci Pate. She has an older sister who competes as a pro bodybuilder in the natural federation. George Farah, who is also her boyfriend, served as her nutritionist and prepared her for many of her competitions. Laszewski told reporters at BodyBuilding.com that she was to release a coffee table book during the Ms. Arnold contest in 2010. Reportedly, the book was a 4-year project for Laszewski and would contain 70 photos of her across the country, each with spiritual quotes. Laszewski stated that her reason for creating the book was to educate readers about female bodybuilding in an artful way. ==References==