Lauren Powers , real name Laurie Mac Donald is an American actress model, TV and podcast host, and author who is owner of Powers Fitness event. She started "Lauren Powers", a bodybuilding and fitness competition in Brooklyn. Powers competed in amateur

bodybuilding Bodybuilding is the use of progressive resistance exercise to control and develop one's muscles (muscle building) by muscle hypertrophy for aesthetic purposes. It is distinct from similar activities such as powerlifting because it focuses ...

contests from 2001 until 2014. She graduated from

Huntington Beach High School Huntington Beach High School (HBHS) is a public high school in Huntington Beach, California. Built in 1906, it is part of the Huntington Beach Union High School District. HBHS is a California Distinguished School. Huntington Beach High School is ...

. She owned and operated a surfing academy on Maui while in college. Powers graduated from the

University of Hawaiʻi The University of Hawaiʻi System, formally the University of Hawaiʻi and popularly known as UH, is a public college and university system that confers associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees through three universities, seven com ...

with a business degree.

Works

Contest history

*2001 NPC Iron Maiden 4th Heavyweight - 2nd Novice *2002 Orange County Muscle Classic XXV - 1st Heavyweight, 2nd Masters *2002 NPC California State Championships - 1st Novice (HW & Overall) *2002 Muscle Beach Venice Classic - 1st Masters, 1st Heavyweight & Overall *2002 NPC Jan Tana Classic - 1st Heavyweight Women's Open; Overall Champion Women's Open *2003 Emerald Cup - 3rd (HW) *2003 Orange County Classics HW 1st place *2003 California State Championships - 1st (Master Overall Champion), 4th (HW open) *2004 Muscle Beach Classic 1st Place Masters, 1st Place Heavyweight and Overall Women's Open *2010 Muscle Beach Classic 1st Place Masters, 1st Place Heavyweight and Overall Women's Open *2011 Muscle Beach Classic 1st Place Masters, 1st Place Heavyweight and Overall Women's Open *2012 Muscle Beach Classic Memorial Day 1st Place Masters, 1st Place Heavyweight and Overall Women's Open *2012 Muscle Beach Classic Labor Day 1st Place Masters, 1st Place Heavyweight and Overall Women's Open *2013 OC FIT EXPO 1st Place and OVERALL Women's Champion *2014 OC FIT EXPO 1st Place and OVERALL Women's Champion

Filmography

The Interview ''The Interview'' is a 2014 satirical alternate history action-comedy film co-produced and directed by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg in their second directorial work, following ''This Is the End'' (2013). The screenplay was written by Dan Ste ...

, Seth Rogen (2014) *''The Interplanetary Surplus Male and Amazon Women of Outer Space'' (2003) *''The Hollywood Mom's Mystery'' (2004) *''Close Encounters of the 4th Kind: Infestation from Mars'' (2004) *''

No Pain, No Gain No pain, no gain (or "No gain without pain") is a proverb, used since the 1980s as an exercise motto that promises greater value rewards for the price of hard and even painful work. Under this conception competitive professionals, such as athletes ...

'' (2005) *''

Telephone (song) "Telephone" is a song by American singer Lady Gaga from her third extended play (EP), ''The Fame Monster'' (2009)—the reissue of her debut studio album, ''The Fame'' (2008). The song features American singer Beyoncé. The song was written by ...

'' (2010) Lady GAGA *Bigger, Better, Stronger" *Jennifer Lopez "Medicine" Music Video 2019 *Justin Bieber "Yummy" Music Video 2020 *'' Star-Crossed: The Film'' (

Kacey Musgraves Kacey Lee Musgraves (born August 21, 1988) is an American country singer. She has won six Grammy Awards, seven Country Music Association Awards, and three Academy of Country Music Awards. Musgraves self-released three solo albums and one as Texa ...

) (2021) *'' V/H/S/99'' (segment: "Ozzy's Dungeon") (2022)

Television appearances

*''Twisted Sisters'' (2010 MSNBC documentary) *'' Wilfred (TV series)'' *''

Botched (TV series) ''Botched'' is an American reality television series that premiered on cable channel E! on June 24, 2014. It follows doctors Terry Dubrow and Paul Nassif as they "remedy extreme plastic surgeries gone wrong." Production ''Botched'' first season ...

'' (2015, Episode: The Bacon Bra) *''

'' (2016, Episode: Double trouble and a breast bubble, Episode: S05E06) *'' 2nd iHeartRadio Music Awards'' Nick Jonas "Chains" (performance) *2007 "Muscle Worship" documentary on the ''Hidden Lives'' series on Channel Five. *''

Secret Lives of Women ''Secret Lives of Women'' is a reality television series airing Tuesday nights at 10 PM Eastern Time on WE: Women's Entertainment. The show probes little-known subcultures of women in the United States. A typical format is a series of interviews co ...

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My Strange Addiction ''My Strange Addiction'' is an American documentary television series that premiered on TLC on December 29, 2010. The pilot was broadcast on May 5, 2010. The series focuses on people with unusual compulsive behaviors. These range from eating sp ...

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1000 Ways to Die ''1000 Ways to Die'' is an American anthology television series that aired on Spike from May 14, 2008 to July 15, 2012, and also aired on Comedy Central during its run. The program recreates unusual supposed deaths, true events, and debunked ...

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Rhett and Link's Buddy System ''Rhett & Link's Buddy System'' (also known as ''Buddy System'') is an American series produced exclusively for YouTube Premium, created by, written by and starring comedy duo Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal. The series premiered with episodes on ...

'' (2018)

References

External links

Official website
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