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    BEST BODY EVER

    Sep 01, 2020 6 minutes
    BY KEVIN GRAY AND ALYSSA SHAFFER
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    BIO BLAST

    Erin Stern

    Age: 39

    Height: 1.7m

    Weight: 61kg

    Hometown: Tampa, FL

    Instagram: 2x_ms_olympia

    ERIN STERN MISSED qualifying for the 2008 Beijing Olympics high jump by three centimeters. Undeterred, she channeled her athleticism into bodybuilding, winning her first show and starting down a path that led to two Ms. Figure Olympia titles. Now, after four years away from the IFBB Professional League stage, she’s back.

    “I left competition for a few years because figure was evolving into something more muscular,” Stern says. “It’s very difficult being a lifetime natural athlete in figure, so I decided that if I can’t do it naturally, I’m not going to try.” Then, in late 2017, the IFBB Professional League introduced the Elite Pro division, which follows anti-doping rules and includes a body fitness category. Stern competed in last year’s Arnold Classic South Africa, placing fourth.

    “Getting onstage was always my favorite part,” she says. “That’s where you get to showcase all your hard work,

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