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Model of Fitness / South Ogden resident balances a modeling career with her work at HAFB
By MITCH SHAWSLIDESHOW: Kathleen Tesori
HILL AIR FORCE BASE -- Kathleen Tesori is quite literally the model employee.
Tesori works as an inventory management specialist for the 526th Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles group at Hill, but also moonlights as a fitness model.
The 26-year-old South Ogden resident has modeled for Omni Home Fitness Equipment, Pirelli Tires, Hawaiian Tropic and a score of other companies. She was also on the cover of the April 2008 issue of Max Muscle Magazine.
In 2009, she'll appear in Muscle and Fitness, Hers and Flex magazines.
Tesori graduated from Roy High School in 2001 and also received an undergraduate degree and Masters of Business Administration from Weber State University.
She said the thought of becoming a model never crossed her mind until 2005. That year her career started by chance after the Hawaiian Tropic model search came to the Ogden area.
"A few of my friends convinced me to go and try out for it," Tesori said. "I never would have done it if they didn't convince me."
With no previous modeling or professional fitness experience, Tesori took first place in the competition and eventually won the Miss Hawaiian Tropic Pageant in Salt Lake City.
She later competed in the national contest in Hawaii and finished 15th in a pool of more than 100 competitors.
When she started to become serious about modeling, she also started to focus on fitness and a healthy lifestyle.
"I was the type of person who would eat corn dogs and eat a lot of fast food," she said.
"But after I realized I'd have to start posing in a bikini, I started to think a lot more about fitness."
Tesori said when she is in the midst of her modeling season, doing competitions and photo shoots, she works out six days a week.
She follows a strict diet, eating about every two hours to speed up her metabolism, and drinks plenty of water.
She said anyone can look and feel great if they just have a little motivation.
"Everybody is busy, but if you try to eat right and find a little time each day for exercise, it helps so much," Tesori said.
"Sometimes I might only have 15 minutes to exercise, but I will still get in my car and head to the gym. It helps with stress, it gives you confidence, it just helps you in every aspect of your life."
Although Tesori plans to continue her journey as a fitness model, she said her future remains at Hill.
"My number one priority right now is building a career here at Hill," she said. "I really do love what I am doing and I plan on staying here."
Tesori offers free health and fitness tips on her Web site, at www.kathleentesori.com.
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To those who think that this young woman has not achieved or accomplished much worth mentioning because she wears a 'bikini'. That she's just another young woman using her sexuality to sell or present herself I disagree 100%. What I see is dedication, hard work, and self control. I believe that those who disagree with what she is doing are going around with blindfolds on. 63% of this country is obese while child obesity has more then tripled in the last two decades. She is not promoting 'sex'. But what she is promoting is a healthful lifestyle. It is not the so call bikini I see but the hard work I can tell it has taken to get healthy and fit as she. It takes strong will and dedication. Have you yourselves tried to eat right and dedicate yourself to going to the gym or even getting your backside up and moving before or after a full hard days work and even some going to school full-time and getting degree along with it. Putting down the ice cream and puting a weight in it instead or even a treadmill under your feet. Its hard and not easy. I do not agree with judging this person by what she is wearing but what those workout clothes represent. A healthful lifestyle is not promoted enough in this society. By saying this I am not saying you are a horrible person by not hitting the gym or eating right. But realizing that whether we like it or not it is NOT a happy way to live but an easy way. She should feel good about herself and be proud of the hardwork it has taken to get to where she is and where she is going. I guarantee that you would feel that same way if you made that step to changing your life. It is life altering to make these changes and you are so much more happy when you take that very hard step to make it happen. You should try it some time stead of putting those down who do.
Great job Kathleen... I am proud of you.
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