I took Tawnya Cline’s back to back free abs and booty class just about every Monday. It was a great way to be with my team and also get the booty right! I am a long-time runner. I was a sprinter growing up, but became a long distance runner going into adulthood. I went back to my roots for my prep! I had so much fun sprinting again, which is amazing for lifting the bum and strengthening the body all over. And I can’t leave out the Weighted Squats. There were countless Squats!

BEN: Your reign over the Grand Prix started with Bikini Novice, where you took 1st in Class B, then went on to take Novice Overall. What was going through your mind heading into that first class? And how did you feel after taking the class and the Overall?

BRITT: OMG, so many feelings. I remember feeling nervous, but still confident, walking on that stage. I just told myself whatever the result, there was no way this time around I would get lost in that lineup of ladies like I did five months prior. Admittedly so, the pressure was still on because my competition in that class definitely brought their A-game! I mean, I was in this class with my sister in law, Nicole Myers, so I knew I was going to have to work overtime for it. Crazy enough,   as soon as I walked on stage the love of my life had literally just walked through the doors of the auditorium.

     Jon, my fiancé at the time, now husband is truly my biggest supporter and cheerleader in life, so that was pretty appropriate timing. Chin up, shoulders backs and package tight. There were truly no regrets or hesitations getting on that stage this time. I remember being SO excited to be placed in the middle during Prejudging. That’s always a good sign, right!? To come back that night and walk my first official Bikini T-Walk on the IPL stage was something I’d waited five months for. To be given that medal for 1st place in the class was an incredible feeling. A dream come true! Then to pose off and ultimately be crowned Overall winner was the icing on the cake I didn’t even know I was allowed to have. [laughs] They both were emotional and proud moments, to say the least.

BEN: Love it! Such awesomeness! I imagine you must have just been totally on cloud nine. Also, this must have had you feeling like you were a force to be reckoned with at that show. What did the momentum from that Novice class feel like as you headed into the big dance…Bikini Open?

BRITT: The win from Novice added some pep to my step for sure! The chance to win my Pro Card was finally here. I think I had the most fun during the Open class. I was a little more relaxed and warmed up. I gave it everything up there and it paid off.

BEN: Paid off indeed. Your final run in Bikini was the Open Overall. There you beat out the class A and C winners for the title. After two wins and the Novice Overall title, You must have felt pretty confident heading into the Open Overall. Were you? And after you took the Overall what was going through your mind?

BRITT: Absolutely! That Overall was intense, but fun. Nicole Myers and Ashley Hawkins are two amazing ladies. To be up there with them was awesome! Taking the Overall made me have a flashback to Bikini Pro Brittany Zawacki, just five months prior, where she cleaned house in every category she entered. I remember being in awe of the package she brought and the hardware she left with! That’s what it felt like at that point. I later joked to her that I think I just “Zawackied” the show. It was an incredible feeling.

BEN: [laughs] Yes! You totally Zawackied the show! I love that! And yes, Brittany Zawacki was incredible at her show. She totally crushed it. So next up was Sports Model and you totally killed it. And that class was stacked. How were you feeling on stage there as well as after you took that Open class?

BRITT: The Sports Model division is my absolute favorite! I actually entered the category my first show as a sprinter. Bikini is a favorite for me, but I love being active so to be able to incorporate an active routine outside of the heels brings a little extra spark for my show prep. From the costume to perfecting the routine I had a blast. My sport for this show was golf, which I am very much an amateur in, but thought it would be appropriate to channel my inner Tiger Woods to show the best parts of my body. That class was very much stacked! Everyone’s routine was so badass and unique. I was truly honored to have walked away with a Pro title that night.

BEN: And so ended your amazing run at the Grand Prix. That show was like nine months ago, although I remember it like it was yesterday! [laughs] Since then you have gotten married, which is awesome. I am super happy for you. And you joined us on the judging panel at this year’s Arizona Championship in May. Great having you on that panel. How has married life been and how did you like being on the other side of the stage, judging.