Valerie Waugaman (born November 26, 1981) is a former
IFBB Figure Professional and appeared as the Gladiator "Siren" on the 2008 ''
American Gladiators'' revival.
Biography
Waugaman was born and raised in Cleveland. She has always excelled in sports. In high school track she held six school records and qualified for the Division I State Meet in three events: hurdles, long jump and high jump, winning the Division I State High Jump Championship. Her vertical leap helped make her a top player in basketball and volleyball. As a volleyball player she was named a Regional All-Star and Conference MVP.
Waugaman attended
Ohio University
Ohio University is a Public university, public research university in Athens, Ohio. The first university chartered by an Act of Congress and the first to be chartered in Ohio, the university was chartered in 1787 by the Congress of the Confeder ...
on a volleyball scholarship and graduated with a BFA degree in Graphic Design and a minor in Photography. After college, she became the Director of Marketing at Octane Café, a fitness-oriented restaurant in Cleveland.
While at the Arnold Classic, Waugaman was inspired by the pro figure women gracing the stage. Soon after, she competed in her first national fitness event in the
National Physique Committee (NPC) "Figure" competition. In 2005, she earned her professional status and has been competing ever since in the IFBB Pro Figure Athlete category and has earned three International Pro Figure titles. The exposure in the IFBB has landed her on the covers of fitness magazines: ''Oxygen'',
''Flex'' (twice), ''Muscle & Fitness Hers'', ''Ironman'' and ''H2O''.
In 2008, Waugaman joined the 2008 season of ''American Gladiators''. In February 2008, she announced her retirement from IFFB competition.
Waugaman is also a motivational speaker and has created a non-profit organization, FitMission, with the goal of educating people about fitness and to inspire them to improve their quality of life. She has her own video series on
Bodybuilding.com
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entitled "Fit Mission Revolution!"
IFFB Figure Pro competitions
2007
* IFBB Houston Pro Figure Contest - 1st Place
* IFBB Colorado Pro/Am Classic Bodybuilding And Figure Contest - 1st Place
* IFBB Olympia - 9th Place
* IFBB Arnold Classic - 5th Place
2006
* IFBB Shawn Ray Colorado Pro - 1st Place
* IFBB Olympia - 12th Place
* IFBB Arnold Classic And Internationals - 8th Place
2005
* IFBB Sacramento Pro Fitness - 2nd Place
* IFBB Olympia - 7th Place
* Europa Super Show - 2nd Place
* NPC 2005 NPC Junior Nationals - 1st Place
Fitness magazine appearances
* ''
Flex
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Computing
* Flex (language), developed by Alan Kay
* FLEX (operating system), a single-tasking operating system for the Motorola 6800
* FlexOS, an operating system developed by Digital Research
* FLEX (protocol), a comm ...
'' (cover)
* ''
Muscle & Fitness
''Muscle & Fitness'' is an American fitness and bodybuilding magazine founded in 1935 by Canadian entrepreneur Joe Weider. It was originally published under the title ''Your Physique'', before being renamed to ''Muscle Builder'' in 1954, and acq ...
''
* ''M&F Hers''
* ''
Iron Man
Iron Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was co-created by writer and editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby. The charact ...
''
* ''H2O''
* ''Oxygen'' (cover)
References
External links
Official web siteMySpaceAmerican Gladiator Bio
*
BodySpace Profile
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American television actresses
Fitness and figure competitors
Living people
Sportspeople from Cleveland
People from Cleveland
1981 births
21st-century American women