The Comfort Zone

Nicole Wilkins Lee knows her body. The 12 years she spent as

a gymnast before launching into fitness competitions in 2002 gave her an intimate sense of how to keep her figure fine-tuned for the bright lights of the stage — and the page. Now the It Girl of the figure world, with wins in the industry’s most esteemed competitions the Figure Olympia and the Figure International, Nicole knows how to turn the chal-lenge of a topless pose into a class act of comfortable confidence.

IFBB figure pro Nicole Wilkins Lee works hard for her body By team m&F

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birthdate Feb. 5, 1984

birthplace Royal Oak, Michigan

Current residence sterling heights, Michigan

height 5'5"

Weight 128 pounds

Career highlights First woman to hold Figure International and Figure Olympia titles simultaneously

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“the shots I dId wIth my shIrt off were the most rIsqué

shots I’ve done, but I lIke my body. I’m very comfortable

wIth It”

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