Yelena Alexandrovna Panova

Yelena Aleksandrovna Panova, often spelled Elena Panova, born on April 26, 1979, is a female bodybuilder from Voronezh, Russia. She graduated from the Voronezh State Technical University with a master's degree in Public Relations, began training to lose weight in 1998 and decided to become a bodybuilder after attending a local bodybuilding contest. In 2003 she competed in her first contest, finishing sixth, in 2005 she took second place at the WFF-WBBF Russia Amateur Championship, and in 2006 she earned her professional status at the WFF-WBBF Europe Pro Championship, finishing fourth. She became a personal trainer in 2004, moved to Moscow in 2006 and moved to Miami, Florida, in 2009.