Is this the one you were thinking of?
http://www.theironden.com/female-bo...ell-make-lot-guys-go-hell-their-thoughts.html
Congrats to your daughter and making it a family affair! The first show I ever did, there was a 16 yr old competing in the women's novice division as there was no Teens division in this particular show. Her parents were the ones promoting the show and she actually also did a Pairs routine (back when they still did pairs routines) w/ her brother. She looked like a gawky 16 yr old, and oddly, you could tell that she got all her posing training from guys, but she was up there w/ the same dedication & determination that we were all up there with.
So my point being that your daughter & this girl are standing examples of very youthful competitors in the sport. I even know of one kid who competed at age 13 in the Teen and Novice divisions of a show I did in 2005. (This kid is a genetic freak to be sure - he's been a nationally ranked wrestler & football player at the HS level since.)
And then there is this 14 yr old girl who wins the Arnold Amateur Europe in Bikini. Is there an issue? I tried researching the age requirements for the IFBB / Europe (NPC doesn't apply over there) and couldn't find anything outside of the age requirements for the specific age categories (E.g Mens BB 40 and Over). There's a been a huge negative response to the judges rewarding this particular girl, or even the fact that her parents let her on stage as a Bikini competitor, even though I can't find anything that precludes her from being a legitimate competitor.
What are your thoughts?
