Adria Okins Biography (Courtesy Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

| location = Birmingham, Alabama
| season = Big Brother 5 | finish = 7th Place (Adria)
8th Place (Natalie) }} Adria Montgomery-Klein and Natalie Montgomery-Carroll (born June 24, 1974 in Birmingham, Alabama) are American twin sisters, who are fitness competitors, fitness trainers, professional models, and reality TV contestants. They gained widespread national exposure on Big Brother 5, a hit reality TV show airing on CBS in 2004.

Early life

The twins attended Midfield High School, where they played softball. After graduating high school in 1992, they went to Troy State University in Troy, Alabama, where they each received a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Information Science and Minors of Business and American Sign Language. They continued playing softball during college. After graduating they both went to work at Electronic Data Systems. While still working for EDS, they began participating in fitness competitions.

Adria married Lenny Klein in 1998. Natalie married Breck Carroll in 2000.

The twins' first significant success as competitors was in 1998, when Natalie placed first and Adria placed second in the Ms. Fitness Kentucky event. They quit EDS to focus entirely on fitness training in 2000.

Fitness competition and training

Starting in 2000, the twins signed up with HealthSouth Corporation, to go on a "Roadshow Nationwide Tour" called "Go For It!", teaching fitness and nutrition to people, particularly middle school students. Along with this was a TV show for students called Go For It! TV, which they appeared on as competition coaches. After doing "Go For It!" for a three years (the TV show for two), they left that, and continued with fitness competitions.

The twins have since opened the Fitness Twins Elite Training Studio.

Big Brother 5

In 2004, the twins appeared on Big Brother 5 reality TV show, as a single person named "Adria Okins". In the show, a group of contestants compete against one another, as one person is voted out each week, by fellow contestants. The fact "Adria Okins" was really two different people, was kept secret to fellow contestants for five weeks. This was done, as part of the season's theme of "Do Not Assume (DNA)". Once the secret was revealed, they competed openly as two separate people. However, the negative feelings towards being deceived in addition to the two being perceived as an aligned unit rather than two separate players helped cause the two to be evicted not long after, with Natalie being the first twin removed, and Adria next. Six other contestants remained after their eviction.

Magazine appearances

The twins have appeared in the following publications:

Muscle & Fitness (April 2003) - Featured in article "Muscle Twins"
Physical (February 2003) - Appear on cover and article "Training by the Fitness Twins"
Muscle & Fitness Hers (December 2002) - Featured in article
Physical (February 2003)
Oxygen (August 2002) - Featured in article "Snap Shot of the Fitness Twins"
Physical (July 2002) - Article featured Adria
Oxygen (June 2002) - Featured in article "Double Take"
Physical (June 2002) - Mentioned in coverage of the Arnold Classic
Iron Man (magazine) March & June 2002 - Featured in article
Ms. Fitness (Spring 2002) - Cover and featured in article
Physical (April 2002)
Ms. Fitness (Winter 2001) - Cover and featured in article
Physical (September 2001) - Cover and featured in story
BuckMasters (July 2001) - Featured in article

Fitness competition results

Adria Montgomery-Klein

National Physique Committee (NPC) World Championships 2002 - Brno, Czech Republic October 2002 (6th place Fitness Tall Class)
NPC Team Universe Overall and Tall Class Champion 2002
NPC USA Fitness Championships 2002 - 2nd place in Tall Division
IFBB Pro Qualifier
NPC Fitness Nationals 2001 - 6th place
NPC Carol Semple Fitness Classic 2001- 2nd place
Ms. Fitness World 2001 Champion
Ms. Fitness USA 2001 Champion
Ms. Fitness World 2000 Champion
Ms. Fitness USA 2000 - 3rd runner up
Ms. Fitness Hollywood Champion 2001
Ms. National Fitness Model 2000 Champion
Ms. Fitness Kentucky 2000 Champion
Ms. Fitness Indiana 2000 Champion
Ms. Fitness USA 2000 - placed 16th
Ms. Fitness Universe 2000 - placed 6th
Ms. Fitness Kentucky 1999 - 1st runner up

Natalie Montgomery-Carroll

International Federation of BodyBuilders (IFBB) GNC Show of Strength Invitational Pro Fitness - November 8, 2002 - 11th overall
IFBB Pittsburgh Pro Fitness Classic 2002 - 15th overall
IFBB Jan Tana Classic 2002 - 12th overall of 22 contestants
NPC Fitness Nationals 2001 - 2cnd place & IFBB Pro Qualifier
NPC Carol Semple Fitness Classic 2001 - 1st place
Ms. Fitness World 2001 - 1st
Ms. Fitness USA 2001 - 1st
Ms. Fitness USA 2000 Champion
Ms. Fitness World 2000 - 2nd runner up
Ms. Fitness Hollywood 2001 - 1st runner up
Ms. National Fitness 2000 Champion
Ms. Fitness Mexico Invitational 2000 Champion
Ms. Fitness USA 2000, 11th
Ms. Fitness Universe 2000, 3rd runner up
Ms. Fitness Kentucky 1999 Champion

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