Breaking barriers: From a career in banking to body building

Evelyn Okinyi has been pursuing body fitness competitions and events since 2017 (Photo: Courtesy)

Forget your ordinary beauty pageants where only slim, tall, under 24-year-old models with near perfect dental formulae and flawless skin strut the runway with fake smiles to impress the judges.

Those contests are usually about the tiaras, crowns, bouquets and the prize money coupled with the pride and consequent fame. They will never let you participate if you are or have been married, got tattoos and traditional marking or scars. Being taller than 168cm and bearing a bust size of 32 inches, waist 28 inches and hips 32 inches can be such an art.