Debbie Bramwell-Washington

Debbie Bramwell[1]
— Bodybuilder —

Debbie Bramwell-Washington at the 2010 IFBB New York Pro
Personal info
Born (1966-06-09) June 9, 1966[1]
Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey, United States[1]
Height 5 ft 2.5 in (1.59 m)
Weight In Season: 144 lb (65 kg)
Professional career
Pro-debut IFBB Europa Supershow[2], 2007[2]
Best win NPC Masters Nationals[2], 2007[2]
Predecessor Kim Buck[2]
Successor Gayle Frankie[2]
Active Retired 2012[3]

Debbie Bramwell-Washington is an American professional female bodybuilder.[4]

Early childhood and education

Debbie Bramwell-Washington (born Debbie Bramwell) was born on June 6, 1966 in Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey and was educated in the local school system. In 1984, she graduated from Parsippany High School. While in school she excelled on the girls' softball team as a pitcher and claims that she was able to defeat most of the boys in her classes at arm wrestling. After obtaining credentials as a beautician she moved first to Phoenix, Arizona and later to La Jolla, California where she eventually started her bodybuilding career.[1][4]

Bodybuilding

Amateur

At the age of 26, she joined her first gym in Phoenix, Arizona to stay in shape and a female personal trainer put me on a program and showed her how to train. Shortly afterwords she would meet a noncompetitive male bodybuilder who would show her how to get in shape. She would date the bodybuilder for 4 years. She never thought about competing as a bodybuilder until after she was persuaded by a trainer in a gym in San Diego in 1996, and after having completed Tony Robbins personal power program. Soon became evident that she had the genetics for bodybuilding and, after some persuasion, she entered her first contest in March 1997. She won her class, as well as the Overall. Her early contest history consisted mainly of regional shows which culminated in an overall victory in the 2001 Borderstates Championship.[1]

She made her first National-level appearances in 2002, placing fifth in her class at the USA Championship and has been a consistent top five finisher ever since. In 2006 and 2007 she won the Masters National Lightheavyweight Championship and in 2007 she won the overall title at that competition giving her professional status.[1]

Professional

Her most successful professional IFBB competition was the 2007 Europa Supershow, which she placed 2nd place. Since becoming pro she has managed to attend the Ms. Olympia competition in 2008.[2]

Contest history

Personal life

She is of English, Armenian, Romanian, Russian and French ancestry.[5] She is currently married to Ali Washington. She currently lives in Birmingham, Alabama.[4]

Television appearances

Debbie was a prominent character in the Learning Channel's documentary Supersize She, which focused on her friend and professional female bodybuilder Joanna Thomas.[6]

She was the subject of the documentary Winning Big which follows her as she trains for and eventually wins the 2007 NPC Masters National Championship in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 DEBBIE BRAMWELL AMG LITE
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Debbie Bramwell
  3. ↑ Women's PBW Wrap-up Assessment
  4. 1 2 3 Debbie Bramwell-Washington
  5. ↑ http://www.myspace.com/369466511/classic
  6. ↑ Supersize She (2004)
  7. ↑ http://www.winningbig-themovie.com/ Winning Big-theMovie

External links

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