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Elizabeth Smart Reveals Bodybuilding Pursuit and Takes Wins at Utah Show

She casts the sport as a way to reclaim her body after trauma.

Overview

  • Smart, 38, disclosed on Instagram Tuesday that a stage photo came from her fourth bodybuilding contest at the Wasatch Warrior event in Salt Lake City.
  • Event results reported by multiple outlets say she won first in Fit Model Novice, placed second in Fit Model, and finished third in Fit Model Masters 35+.
  • She wrote that she had kept earlier contests private because she feared judgment or being taken less seriously in her survivor advocacy.
  • Her post framed training as empowering, praising her body’s resilience and noting it carried her through past hardship and the births of her three children.
  • Public reaction was largely supportive, with fans and celebrities praising her, and coverage explained the Fit Model division judges presentation, muscle balance, and overall conditioning.