Connie Garner

Connie Garner Biography

Connie Garner (born May 22, 1979) is a fitness competitor and NABBA Miss World Fitness. She won the Miss World Fitness title in 2000.

Biography

Garner was born and raised in Canberra, Australia. She began jazz ballet dancing at 7 years old. She played water polo, netball, basketball, hockey and soccer in high school. She was introduced to the gym by her physical education teacher. Garner became a personal trainer and fitness instructor herself in 1993.

Her first competition was in sport aerobics in 1997, in which she won the state title. Garner then went on to compete in fitness competitions in the National Amateur Bodybuilders Association (NABBA)/World Fitness Federation (WFF) and Ms. Fitness federations. During her five years of competing, she won multiple State and Australian Miss Fitness titles, with her best win being Miss World Fitness in 2000.

Fitness success followed with media coverage. Garner appeared on the cover of For Him Magazine in 2002. She also appeared in popular magazines such as Cosmopolitan, Ms. Fitness Magazine, Australian Ironman, Australian MuscleMag, Women in Sport, and Oxygen Magazine. Her fitness career was followed by newspapers and local news.

Garner retired from fitness competitions in 2001 to focus on education, obtaining two degrees, a Master of Information Systems and a Bachelor of Communication Information, both from the University of Canberra, Australia.

Garner is also a working actress and model. She appeared in the 2014 movie San Andreas, and in the TV series Mako Mermaids. She has also worked in cyber security. Garner authored a chapter on success in the book Real Talk Real Women, published in 2014.

Garner's heritage is Finnish and she is cousin to World Strongman Riku Kiri from Finland.

Contest history

2001 World Fitness Federation Universe - 5th
2001 NABBA Miss Fitness Australia - 1st
2000 NABBA Miss World Fitness - 1st
2000 NABBA Miss Fitness Australia - 1st
1999 NABBA Miss Fitness Australia - 1st
1999 Ms. Fitness World - 16th
1999 NABBA Miss Fitness Australia - 2nd
1999 NABBA Miss Fitness State Titles - 1st
1998 NABBA Miss Fitness Australia - 2nd
1998 NABBA Miss Fitness State Titles - 1st
1997 NABBA Miss Fitness State Titles - 1st

Connie Garner

Connie Garner Biography

Biography

Contest history

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