Lora Ottenad is a professional female bodybuilder

Female bodybuilding

Female bodybuilding is the female component of competitive bodybuilding. It began in the late 1970s when women began to take part in bodybuilding competitions.-Beginnings:...

 from Seattle, Washington

Seattle, Washington

Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...

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At 5'8" and a contest weight of approximately 175 lbs., Lora is one of the largest female bodybuilders

Female bodybuilding

Female bodybuilding is the female component of competitive bodybuilding. It began in the late 1970s when women began to take part in bodybuilding competitions.-Beginnings:...

 competing today. She established herself as a top amateur competitor in 2000 when she won the heavyweight title at the USA Championships, but a pro card has eluded her when she lost the overall title to Jennifer McVicar in a controversial decision (only the overall winner of the USA's earns a pro card). At that year's Nationals, she lost the heavyweight class to Heather Foster (winning the class would have earned her a pro card) in a close decision that was soundly booed. She placed second at the Nationals again in 2004. After a fifth place finish in 2005, she finally earned her pro card in 2006 by winning the overall title at the Nationals. In her pro debut, Lora finished 11th at the 2007 Ms. International

Ms. International

Ms. International is a contest of professional female bodybuilding, organized by the International Federation of BodyBuilders . "The Ms. International" is generally considered to be the second-most prestigious competition for female bodybuilders . It was first held in 1986, and has been held...

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Contest history

• 1991 Seattle - 1st (HW and Overall)
• 1992 Washington State Championship - 1st (HW)
• 1995 Western Washington - 1st (HW and Overall)
• 1996 Emerald Cup - 1st (HW)
• 1996 NPC
  National Physique Committee
  The National Physique Committee is the largest amateur bodybuilding organization in the United States. Amateur bodybuilders compete in various competitions from local to national competitions sanctioned by the NPC...
  
   USA Championship - 11th (HW)
• 1997 Emerald Cup - 1st (HW)
• 1999 Ironmaiden - 1st (HW and Overall)
• 2000 NPC USA Championship - 1st (HW)
• 2000 NPC Nationals - 2nd (HW)
• 2001 NPC USA Championship - 9th (HW)
• 2003 NPC USA Championship - 4th (HW)
• 2003 NPC Nationals - 3rd (HW)
• 2004 NPC Nationals - 2nd (HW)
• 2005 NPC Nationals - 5th (HW)
• 2006 IFBB
  International Federation of BodyBuilders
  The International Federation of BodyBuilders is a competitive bodybuilding organization founded in 1946 by brothers Ben and Joe Weider and is the highest level of competitive bodybuilding in the world. Currently, the IFBB consists of seven different sub-divisions for different competitors ,...
  
   North American Amateur - 2nd (HW)
• 2006 NPC Nationals - 1st (HW & Overall)
• 2007 Ms. International
  Ms. International
  Ms. International is a contest of professional female bodybuilding, organized by the International Federation of BodyBuilders . "The Ms. International" is generally considered to be the second-most prestigious competition for female bodybuilders . It was first held in 1986, and has been held...
  
  - 11th
• 2007 Atlantic City Pro - 4th (HW)