Monica Brant

Name: Monica Brant
Born: October 26th, 1970
Height: 5'5
Off Season Weight: 135 lbs
Competition Weight: 127 lbs

Monica is originally from Texas. She was born in Ft.Hood and raised on a 20 acre ranch in a small town outside of San Antonio called Castroville. She began riding and showing horses at the age of 5. Her mother had a professional horse training business where Monica started learning how to help her around the stables.
By the time she was 14, Monica was giving riding lessons and training horses on her own with occasional advice from her mother. Along with volleyball and track in high school, she competed in many events: western pleasure, barrels and pole bending, english pleasure, dressage, and her personal favorite-hunter/jumper. 

After graduation, Monica’s love of horses took her to a fine arts college in Fulton, MO, where she studied basics and equestrian science for her first year. Unable to return for further studies in Missouri, she took classes at San Antonio College (TX) and gave riding lessons at nearby stables. She also did promotional work for Budweiser, waitressed, and competed in bikini contests!
In 1991, Monica started lifting weights with a friend and saw a photo of Marla Duncan winning a national competition. Marla’s beauty and physique impressed Monica enough that she wanted to try what Marla was doing - Fitness Competitions.

Up until 1995, Monica competed for fun, not as a money making career. In 1994, Monica was honored with a Muscle & Fitness cover.  This experience helped Monica realize that she had the potential to earn some actual money in the fitness industry. In April of 1995, Monica relocated to the Los Angeles area. Once in California, Monica dove into her career and competed in the IFBB organization two to three times per year.

After four tries, in 1998, Monica won her first Fitness Olympia and made 45 on covers of magazines, books, and calendars worldwide.
Commenting on her career as a fitness competitor Monica says, “I have had a wonderful time traveling across the country and internationally, and have met some really incredible people everywhere. I feel very blessed and fortunate to be able to do what I enjoy: staying fit, encouraging others, and teaching what I have learned.”
 

1999 IFBB Ms. Fitness Olympia - 4th 1998 IFBB Ms. Fitness Olympia - 1st 1996 Fitness International - 2nd 1996 IFBB Fitness Olympia - 7th 1996 IFBB Jan Tana Pro Fitness - 2nd 1996 IFBB Night Of Champions - 4th 1995 IFBB Fitness Olympia - 7th 1995 IFBB Jan Tana Pro Fitness - 1st 1995 Fitness USA Nationals - 9th 1994 Ms. National Fitness - 6th 1994 Fitness USA Preliminary - 1st 1993 Fitness USA Preliminary - 6th 1991 Ms. National Fitness - 14th 1991 Fitness USA Preliminary - 1st

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Bio from queenoffitness.com