Elizabeth Smart Wins Bodybuilding Competition

0:00It's April 23rd, I'm Cory with the story, and this is entertainment and celebrity news today, your AI-powered entertainment report. Elizabeth Smart, the kidnapping survivor from 2002, just snagged first place in the NPC Fit model category at this year's Wasatch Warrior, bodybuilding event in Salt Lake City. She'd actually dipped her toes in three prior competitions, starting at the same spot last year, all under her merry name to keep it low-key as a 38-year-old mom of three. Her trainer Robin Mahar says Elizabeth caught the competition bug after that first one, feeling stronger and hooked on the progress, building on her. Marathon running base. Everyone knows her story taken at 14, held captive nine months, but Robin highlights how she's turned that mental toughness into serious physical. Power, squatting heavy weights like a pro. With six days a week of weight training and clean eating, she earned the win fair and square, even after admitting on Instagram she feared judgment as. In advocate, now she's owning it, proving survivors can redefine strength on their terms.