Background
Helle Trevino (born Helle Nielsen) was born and raised in rural Sønderborg, Denmark. She grew up on a farm.
Helle Trevino (born Helle Nielsen) was born and raised in rural Sønderborg, Denmark. She grew up on a farm.
As of August 2015 she was in position 2 of the worldwide International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness (IFBB) Pro Women"s Bodybuilding Ranking List (as Helle Nielsen), and the highest-ranked Dane on the list. She majored in English and German in college. After that she continued her way into the fitness industry where she took a number of exams within the nutrition & training field
Amateur When Trevino was 17 she joined a gym and started training seven days a week.
When she started she had weighed 128 lb (58 kg) and within a year of training she had added 29 lb (13 kg). She said on her Web site that she quickly realized she had great genetics for bodybuilding.
She later started competing. She attended the Danish Championships in Copenhagen.
In 1999 she competed at the World Championships in Australia.
Professional = 2003-2010 Trevino became the first professional female bodybuilder from Denmark since Lisser Frost-Larsen, who had last competed in 1984. A few months later, she placed fifth in the heavyweights at the Mississippi = From 2011 The following year she placed 12th in the Mississippi
Olympia competition, where.
In 2012 she moved from Denmark to California, to train at the Gold"s Gym in Venice. Contest history 1998 Danish Championships - 1st (HW and Overall) 1998 Scandinavian Championships - 1st (HW and Overall) 1999 World Amateur Championships - 10st (HW) 2003 IFBB January Tana Classic - 1st (HW and Overall) 2003 IFBB Mississippi
Olympia - 5th (HW) 2011 IFBB FIBO Power Pro Germany - 1st 2011 IFBB Mississippi Olympia - 14th 2012 IFBB Europa Battle of Champions Hartford - 9th 2012 IFBB Wings of Strength Chicago Pro-Am Extravaganza - 2nd 2012 IFBB Mississippi
Olympia - 12th 2013 IFBB PBW Tampa Pro - 5th 2014 IFBB Omaha Pro - 7th 2015 IFBB Wings of Strength Chicago Pro - 1st 2015 IFBB Wings of Strength Rising Phoenix World Championships - 2nd As of 2014, Trevino lived in Los Angeles, California and worked as a personal trainer in Venice, California.
She speaks Danish, English, and German. She worked as a caretaker of disabled people for 15 years.