Fawnias Biography

Fawnia's Stats

Height: 5'4
Birthday: 9-24th-75 (Libra)
Weight: 125 off season, 108 competition, 115 comfortable
Measurements: 35-24-34
Hair: Blonde with brown low lights
Eyes: Blue

Family

Parents
Barbara and Mike Blasutig. My birth father is John Mondey, and my second father is Carl Henry (my mother married three times). My mother is an angel, with a heart that can do no wrong. When she was just 6 months old, she was diagnosed with meningitis, and was expected to die. As my grandmother stood beside Barbara's tiny bed, she said to herself, if God wills that should die, then I would have to let go. But I wanted her to live” said my grandma when I asked her about this. "When I came to that stage of thinking, and knowing that I would have to let go, Barbara seemed to show a sign that she would live."

At 7 months old, my mother was still in the hospital, but the doctors had good news. Barbara will live, but may be blind. When I went to get her, she had a frightened look in her eyes, but she lost that look quickly and nuzzled her face into the fur of the jacket.

My mother is blind in the left corner of her left eye, and her left hand never developed. While on the bus, at the age of about 5, she said to my grandma, Mom, you know I am glad to be like this because it makes others realize how lucky they are. I am lucky to have such an amazing person to be my mother!

At the age of 16, she began having partial seizures. I remember my mother having 3 or more seizures a day while I was growing up. Today I believe her medication keeps this down to maybe one a week.

Seeing my mother struggle with her health and body weight all her life, I feel luckier then you may ever know. I thank her for raising me to eat well, exercise and respect my body. I was raised a mormon until the age of 15 when I moved out on my own.

I thank my three fathers for loving me.

Brother
David Mondey. He is extremely crafty and resourceful. He enjoys fixing cars, and does art; painting scenes on rocks and sculptures. David helps run a warehouse which caters to receiving wooden art and furniture from areas such as Thailand and Indonesia. He is 2 years younger then me.

"The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them
into the impossible." Arthur C. Clarke

I was born in 1975, in the small town of Kamloops, BC Canada. My home was Alberta, Canada until I was eight. I lived in the small towns of Sundrey, and Olds, and spent a couple years in Calgary. In 1983 I moved to Victoria, BC and still live here.

I have been to various cities across Canada including Whitehorse, and have enjoyed visiting both coasts of Mexico, Jamaica, various cities in California, Nevada, the north and south coast of Florida, Illinois, Georgia, Hawaii, Washington, Ohio, and Kentucky. In Europe, I have enjoyed working in Antwerpen, Belgium; Prague Czech Rep, and Cannes, France. In 2003 Nassau, Bahamas was my home for half the year.

Often I feel like I am always starting something new, but that is the beauty about life. New beginnings are to be enjoyed, not feared, but we are only human and fear is an emotion we need. What a balancing act!

Some things in life happen by chance, but what happens next is by choice.

1. My goal for 2007 is to open another Pole Fitness Sudio in Las Vegas.

2. Place in the top 10 at the Canadian Nationals, June 30th. Location: Edmonton, AB. Canada.

3. Ultimately I would like to marry and be the best wife possible for my partner. .. Together we'd have 2 or 3 children and raise them to have a open heart and loving smile. Ok, so I got my wish, but no children yet.

My Athletic Background

In elementary school I ran cross country and the 800m. I also was on all the team sports but enjoyed volleyball most which is something I recently started playing again after 10 years off. In 2001 I took up golfing by taking lessons with Lori Randle (Pro), but have only been to the driving range, pretty sad I know.

My start with weight training
At the age of 13 with two 5lb dumbbells, (which I asked my grandmother for Christmas) I simply moved them around any way I could. Doing curls, shoulder presses and lying on my back and working my chest was my first workout.
At 16 I was starting to gain weight but didn't notice until turning 18. I gained some muscle during my first two years of dabbling with weights, but with my unbalanced diet (too many carbs) I also gained fat. My weight was 140 lbs. When I lost weight from dancing, I saw that I had potential to build a nice physique. Joining a gym and learning about food was my ticket to my current condition. There is always more to learn though, and my body is always changing.

For my first show in 1999, I found out what I was made of (visual and emotionally) and placed 1st in the women's light weight, Muscle & Fitness Mania, in Burnaby, BC Canada. In Sept 2003 I competed a second time, but in figure rather then bodybuilding, and earned a spot in the Canadian Nationals! I am hooked, though it's not always a piece of cake. Sometimes it's the whole cake!

In 2004 I placed 9th at the Canadian Nationals, and in 2005 placed 5th at the Emerald Cup. My prep for the Emerald Cup was a combo of weight training and pole dancing. Teaching pole dancing 20 - 30 hours a week kept me lean but I know that for my next show, I will need to include other forms of cardio. 

Coming up is the Emerald Cup, April 20th and 21st in Bellvue, WA. I will be in attendance working with Bodybuilding.com and signing the 2007 Suntanning Calendar I am featured in. June, 30th I will once again step on stage at the Canadian Nationals - figure. Location: Edmonton, AB. Canada.

My Start As A Fitness Model

In 1998 I started a basic portfolio which quickly grew. Shooting with any photographer possible has giving me true sense of how to work with both the camera and person shooting. Until 2002 I had appeared in a few magazines such as Oxygen's back cover for Muscle Marketing USA, and Natural Bodybuilding & Fitness's last page for Cardillo Weight Belts. In Feb 2002 I decided to give modeling all I had, by entering the yearly model search for Malibu Body Wear. I was one of the two female winners and in June 2002 shot with photographer Alex Ardenti. My previous shooting came in handy, and I had my first shoot with a top fitness magazine photographer. In Oct 2002, I shot with Alex a second time with Canadian pro bodybuilder Mike Platz, for the cover of MuscleMag. This photo became the cover for March 2003s MuscleMag International!

With that cover, I have gained the confidence to go after my dream of becoming a recognized fitness athlete, and model who is able to offer guidance regarding emotional and physical health.

• I went by my middle name Louise until the age of 12. Fawnia is my birth name, however many people were calling me Sonia or Tonya, so my mom choose to use my middle name and gave me the option when I was older.
• When I was 9 years old I would dance for the other classes during lunch break, busting a move to Madonna songs like Lucky Star. The girls seem to enjoy it but the boys were rather bored.
• I have been on my own since the age of 15.
• My first job was at Yogen Fruz, and I have also worked at Tim Hortons. I've never waitressed, but that would have been better then the yogurt and donut shops!
• Being the vice president of the student council, I graduated high school with honours and 27 credits. (18 are required to graduate)
• I was the dance choreographer for singer Joanne Pennock.
• I learned to dance by watching stars like Madonna.
• I was a soft 140 pounds when I was 18.
• In 2000 and 2001 I played the lead in two films shot in Prague, Czech Rep. (Dakota Bound released in 2001, and Cries of Innocence release date in Spring 2004)
• I plan on competing in figure contests and modeling for many years to come, especially after having up to three children.
• In summer 2003 I was stuck in the largest black out in American history just three weeks before my figure show, and stuck to my diet and training as best I could. I was in Toronto and Mississauga, Ontario. Try searching for chicken every three hours with no power!
• Since January, 1988 I have kept a diary. I have a record of every day of my life since then. My mother kept one, which is how I started my ritual.
• In Dec 2003 I finally changed my hair after 13 years! Well a small change at least. I now have bangs, and brown in the underside, with low lights on top. My gallery area will be updated with a wide range of images displaying all my looks.

I Need To Thank

Photographers Alex Ardenti, Terry Goodlad, Ralph DeHaan, Skip Fulkner, Robert Rieff, Eric Freimanis, Michael Palmer, JP Erickson, JC, Larry Niven, Alan Worsfold, Mark Mozzier, John Stutz, George Kontaxis, Jennifer Chamberlin, David Ford, David Bohn, Christa Rivington, and Bill Dobbins for their time spent with me, and their talent behind the camera! A special thank you to Robert Kennedy from Oxygen and American Curves and to Jeff Everson of Planet Muscle, and to the staff at Weider publications of Flex and Muscle & Fitness, for publishing me in your magazines.

Thank you BodyBuilding.com, for offering the best in fitness information and products!

Mom, thank you for raising me with an open heart. I thank you for accepting my career choices. 

Damon, thank you for your complete acceptance of me and letting me love you!

Thanks to all of my fans for your support over the years. Here's to decade number two! I am looking forward to seeing you all at the USA's and Olympia 2007!