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Follow Your Dreams,
Chaundra Tangi

Happy new Year!

There is so much to update you all on, so here goes…

2007 was a year of change for me and my family. In March my husband earned an opportunity to advance in his company. The promotion brought us a relocation… to Bloomington/Normal, IL. Within a few weeks of accepting the offer, Brian moved and in June, just after the NPC Shawn Ray Colorado Pro/Am, Daniel and I followed.
Since then I traveled to most of the NPC National and IFBB Pro shows to work with clients and to do makeup for competitors.

When we fist got to the mid-west, I wondered how my career would do… over 2 hours from Chicago and seemingly in the middle of nowhere. However, anywhere there is a Gold’s Gym, there are competitors and potential clients! The staff at Gold’s Gym, Bloomington welcomed me with open arms. I began training and offering nutritional services right away. My very first client, Judy Weichman, placed 2nd in both the Masters and Open classes as a first-time competitor at age 38. At that show, I picked up another amazing client, Alicia Harris. In the NPC Mid-States Ironman only a month later, Judy won the Masters Overall and placed 2nd in her class with only one point separating her from 1st! Alicia won her class and won the Overall!

In July my best friend, Stacey and I went to the NPC USAs to do makeup and I had a photoshoot with Terry Goodlad. The weekend was successful and the shoot was very empowering. I had just moved to Illinois, hadn’t trained much and felt very unprepared for the shoot… which is completely UNLIKE me! I was honored that he still wanted to shoot. He assured me that a “big booty” would not be a problem! It went really well and that night he got the approval to shoot me again for the BodyShop section of FLEX magazine! So, in October I flew to Vegas for 2 days and had another uplifting experience with Elaine and Terry. The day I arrived, Elaine and I trained together while Terry did his MMA training. As most people in our industry know, Elaine is such an inspiring woman. She was very encouraging while we trained and made me feel beautiful as we prepared for the shoot itself. Terry is obviously one of the best in the industry! I can’t even describe the way I felt as I left Las Vegas. I’ve always been pretty modest and I never thought I wanted to model, but if I’d have known how great it was to shoot with the right person, I may have done it a long time ago. (Since it was a FLEX shot, I couldn’t see any of the pictures, so I am very anxious for the issue to come out!)

Next on the agenda: my husband and I will be at the 2008 Arnold Classic with our little one. I will be working for bodybuilding.com and doing makeup. Makeup appointments are filling up, so please reserve your time soon. Please check the Services page for a schedule of my appearances. I plan to be at all NPC National shows and several IFBB Pro shows.

Finally, I am happy to say that in 2007 I was successful in focusing on my amazing family and improving my career. I always wondered if it was possible to do both! It is so wonderful to travel and to live in a new city and meet more women, inspire them and watch them achieve their goals. All of this, while raising a son who is already a powerhouse- loves going to the gym and to gymnastics, and loves cheering for my clients at the shows too!!! See you soon!

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