Jamie Eason Middleton | |
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| Born | Jamie Eason April 10, 1976 [1] |
| Alma mater | Texas A&M University |
| Occupation(s) | Personal trainer, businesswoman, writer |
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (157 cm). [2] |
| Spouse | Michael Middleton |
| Children | 2 |
Jamie Eason (born April 10, 1976) [1] is an American fitness model and writer. She is also a former NFL cheerleader and winner of the World's Fittest Model competition. She has been the featured subject and cover girl on many fitness and women's magazines. She is currently a full-time spokesperson for Bodybuilding.com, and is developing a line of swimwear and recently launched a supplement line with Labrada Nutrition. [3] Eason is known as representing healthy fitness and femininity. [4]
Eason was born April 10, 1976 [1] in Houston, Texas. [5] She also has an older brother. [6] [7]
2001, after graduating from college and while working for her grandfather's roofing company, she tried-out for the new Houston Texans cheerleading squad. She was one of thirty-five contestants selected in a rigorous two-day process. [8]
During her career as a Houston Texans cheerleader, she was diagnosed with breast cancer, forcing her to a desk job. Her inactive lifestyle and poor nutrition took an additional toll on her body. [9] To get in shape, she joined a local gym. She continued to work-out and improve but was dissatisfied with her results. After consulting a nutritionist, she was put on a proper diet to transform her body. [10]
Eason was 'discovered' at a fitness competition in Austin, Texas. She received a pro card after her first fitness competition in 2006 at the Hardbody Entertainment Model Search at the Olympia. [11]
As a spokes-model, Eason is known as "the female face" [12] of Bodybuilding.com.[ citation needed ] She also focuses on removing the stereotype athletic women are unfeminine. [13] Eason says she regrets some of her earlier photo-shoots showing more skin during her younger days. [14] She continues fitness modeling, but encourages women in fitness and modeling to never show a lot of skin... saying "It's not worth it." [14] Her training-style mostly revolves around weight-training; she says she prefers that over cardio training, so she doesn't do cardio training a lot but focuses on weight training. [15]
She was diagnosed with breast cancer at 22 years old, and at the age of 28, an injury revealed she has Spina Bifida Occulta, a minor form of the disease. [1] [9] [13] She married Michael Middleton, a fellow workout enthusiast and Worship Leader in their church, on July 18, 2012. [16] [17] Eason had a son, August in 2013. [18] She had a second son, Beau at 40 years old in 2016.