It all began when I became obsessed with a photo I saw on the Facebook page of a writer I knew. She was backstage at a bikini competition in heels and a sparkly bikini, and she held a trophy high ...

You may not be able to tell from her upbeat Instagram posts or cheery attitude on her YouTube channel, but Southern California native Noel Arevalo had a tough upbringing. At 13, she was already taking ...

DAVID CITY — Those looking for Courtney Betzen know where to find her. The 23-year-old David City native is usually working out to transform her body, which is displayed competitively during bikini ...

The Bikini contestants, thus, viewed muscle as positive as long as it added to the sex appeal that was the selling point of the competitions. Indeed, femininity and beauty are openly included as ...

Lin's anti-ageing regimen is simple; she commits first hour of each morning to weight training, focuses on whole foods ...

On competition day, bikini-clad women sat on towels on the floor of the theater’s backroom — an over-packed jumble of hair, heels, bathrobes, makeup, doughnuts and gummy bears. (Apparently a dose of ...