Laura Anne Vukov Birth date May 26 1956 Birthplace: Long Island, New York Zodiac sign: Gemini Current Residence: Falls Church, Virginia Height: 5’8” Weight: 186lbs. Marital Status: Married Career Highlights: Ms. Eastern Classic and Overall Ms. New Jersey State Champion and Overall Professional Bodybuilding Association '89 2nd, 3rd, and 5th Place Professional Bodybuilding Association '90 3rd, 2nd, 2nd, and 6th Place Professional Bodybuilding Association '91 3rd Place World Championships, Italy '91 4th Place Ms. Olympia Contestant '93 Jan Tana Classic Contestant '93 '94 HOBBIES: I love dancing, and lifting weights. I have a passion for cooking and I love to invent new meals. I love a good wine red or white. WHAT KIND OF TELEVISION PROGRAMS DO YOU LIKE: I love to watch NYPD, The Shield, Days of Our Lives and Passions. I love Mad TV, and Last Comic Standing. I also love Nip/Tuck. FAVORITE BODY PARTS TO TRAIN: I love training all my body parts but I guess if I needed to pick one its back. WHEN DID YOU START TRAINING: I started at the very young age of 4. I would swim, ice skate, and roller skate. I would practice all kinds of stretches. I seemed double jointed. I got into gymnastics in 3rd grade and loved tumbling, the balance beam and the uneven bars. I would always dance. I love music! In Jr. High School I was on the soccer team. I played Goalie and left wing. I also played handball. I started training in an all female’s gym to stay in shape in the summer. I began training for bodybuilding 1984. In my first contest in 1986, I placed 4th and most muscular. A week later I won The Eastern Classic and Overall. In 1987 I won The New Jersey State Championship and Overall.1988 placed 3rd. I took 4th in The World 1992. I competed in the Miss Olympia and placed 18 out of 30 girls. FUTURE PLANS: I want to do the Masters one day when I am all healed! |