Vanessa Bernardo

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Vanessa Bernardo

List the shows you have done in the past 24 months and your placings.

Career Record

List the shows you have done in the past 24 months and your placings.
2020 NPC Michigan - 1st Place and Overall
2021 NPC Universe - 1st Place Masters, 2nd Place Open
2021 IFBB Arizona Pro Wellness - 10th Place

What year did you get your pro card?
2021

At what show did you get your pro card?
Team Universe

Tell us more about you
I'm a mother and a wife. I have 2 beautiful little girls and an awesome husband. We are a hardworking, forever-striving family. I own my own kickboxing gym and I'm a personal trainer/instructor as well. I've been an athlete all my life. I grew up taking dance since 3 but was quickly introduced into sports because I had two older brothers. I struggled all my life with school academically, but thank goodness my love and involvement with athletics kept me in check. After high school I quickly jumped into the gym scene as a personal trainer and started competing in figure right away. This was back in 2004 when we had a one-piece and two-piece round!! I competed for a few years in figure and I did well, but I got smoked on a national level. They said my legs were overpowering and I needed to be 20% less. So I stopped competing to get married and have kids. The itch to compete never left, but i just didn't really fit in the figure category and bodybuilding was too much for me. So, 22 YEARS LATER comes WELLNESS...I was instantly convinced this division was made for me!!! I got on stage right away in 2020 at the first wellness show. I won first place for the first time!!!! I was so excited! So I took myself right to nationals and won the first time out!!! I’m so happy with this division. I never thought in a millions years that I would make a comeback after 12 years. I can't wait to build up in the pro ranks!

Who is your coach?
Myself

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