Olivia Ward

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Olivia Ward
Born
Olivia Curlee

(1975-10-23) October 23, 1975 (age 45)
Pascagoula, Mississippi
NationalityAmerican
OccupationCycle instructor and website manager [1]
Known forThe Biggest Loser Winner
Website http://myfitspiration.com

Olivia Ward (born October 23, 1975) is an American reality television personality and the winner of season 11 of The Biggest Loser , [2] [3] [4] [5] which was the fourth season of couples on the TV reality show. Ward competed on the purple team alongside her sister, Hannah Curlee, in which they became the final two together. [4]

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Early life and education

She was born in Pascagoula, Mississippi. She is the eldest of four siblings. [6] Her family subsequently moved to Houston, Texas, where she attended Langham Creek High School though her junior year. She spent her senior year at, and graduated from, Baker High School in Mobile County, Alabama in 1994. Ward earned a degree in vocal performance from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa in 1998. She earned master's degrees in voice and in opera performance from the New England Conservatory in Boston, Massachusetts in 2002. [2]

Career

Ward has worked as a manager at a plastic surgery office. [4]

The Biggest Loser

Ward's motivation for being on The Biggest Loser was the fact that her weight, which had climbed to over 261 pounds, combined with a diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome, meant she would likely never have children if she didn't lose a significant amount of weight. [7] She felt her obesity was a reason she had not received many opera singing roles. [3] Her teammate was her sister Hannah Curlee, [4] who is three years younger than she. Ward won the Biggest Loser Season 11 on May 24, 2011 and Hannah placed second. [5]

Other

As of 2018, Ward is an Atlanta-based Senior Instructor at SoulCycle. [1] [8] [9]

As of 2013, Ward operates a website called MyFitspiration.com. [8]

Opera

Ward was a mezzo-soprano opera singer. Ward's operatic work includes appearances with Ash-Lawn Highland Opera, Chautauqua Opera, Las Vegas Opera, Mobile Opera, Nashville Opera Association, and Nevada Opera. She appeared in the Music City Community Chorus and in their Operalooza! in Nashville, Tennessee. She appeared in the Nashville Symphony, Virginia Symphony Orchestra, and the Chattanooga Symphony and Opera.[ citation needed ] By 2007, she had begun attracting regional operatic and orchestral attention. [2] Ward played Mrs. Baines in the opera Elmer Gantry .

Personal life

She currently resides in Atlanta with her husband Ben, whom she married soon after she graduated from college in 1998. [6]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "New York City News: Latest Headlines, Videos & Pictures". am New York. Archived from the original on September 18, 2013. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "Olivia Ward". Music City Community Chorus. Retrieved May 18, 2011.
  3. 1 2 "About The Biggest Loser". WHO TV. Retrieved May 18, 2011.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Huff, Richard (December 14, 2010). "'The Biggest Loser Couples' returns with Jillian Michaels, two new trainers and an opera singer". New York Daily News. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
  5. 1 2 "'Biggest Loser' Exclusive — Winner Olivia Ward… Half My Weight!". OK Magazine. May 25, 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
  6. 1 2 "Olivia Ward". Buddy TV. Retrieved May 18, 2011.
  7. ↑ "The Biggest Loser 2011: Olivia Ward". TV Grapevine. Archived from the original on January 22, 2015. Retrieved May 18, 2011.
  8. 1 2 "#MotivationMonday! How Biggest Loser Winner Olivia Ward & Runner Up Hannah Curlee Are Keeping The Weight Off". March 25, 2013. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Olivia - SoulCycle Instructor". www.soul-cycle.com. Retrieved August 14, 2018.

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