Lora Ottenad is a professional female bodybuilder from Seattle, Washington.
At 5'8" and a contest weight of approximately 175 lbs., Lora is one of the largest female bodybuilders competing today. She has been a top amateur competitor for a several years, but a pro card has eluded her. She had two near misses in 2000. At the USA Championships, she won the heavyweight class, but lost the overall title to Jennifer McVicar in a controversial decision (only the overall winner of the USA's earns a pro card). At the Nationals, she lost the heavyweight class (winning the class would have earned her a pro card) in a close decision, which was soundly booed, to Heather Foster. She placed second at the Nationals again in 2004. After a fifth place finish in 2005, she finally earned her pro card in 2006 by winning the overall title at the Nationals.
Contest history:
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1991 Seattle - 1st (HW and Overall)
1992 Washington State Championship - 1st (HW)
1995 Western Washington - 1st (HW and Overall)
1996 Emerald Cup - 1st (HW)
1996 NPC USA Championship - 11th (HW)
1997 Emerald Cup - 1st (HW)
1999 Ironmaiden - 1st (HW and Overall)
2000 NPC USA Championship - 1st (HW)
2000 NPC Nationals - 2nd (HW)
2001 NPC USA Championship - 9th (HW)
2003 NPC USA Championship - 4th (HW)
2003 NPC Nationals - 3rd (HW)
2004 NPC Nationals - 2nd (HW)
2005 NPC Nationals - 5th (HW)
2006 IFBB North American Amateur - 2nd (HW)
2006 NPC Nationals - 1st (HW & Overall)