In the late 1990's, in south Florida, I ( and most of my friends) competed in bikini contests making the rounds from Myrtle Beach to the Florida Keys. We were known as "circuit girls", and our bikinis, or some interpretation thereof, had a huge impact on how well we did or didn't do in these contests. I became very interested in these bikinis...okay, I became obsessed- why some worked and some didn't, which ones looked best on who and why, etc. Having more ideas than dollars, I began to make my own swimsuits, and friends came to me for theirs. Soon it became less impotant to win the contest and more important that the winner was wearing my designs.

It wasn't long before the fitness industry took notice and my sexy bathing suits were featured in such magazines as Muscle and Fitness, Oxygen, Flex, FHM, Stuff, and Ironman (which also featured me modeling in my bikinis for several years).

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