Strongwoman Anderson, 44, fought off stiff competition to scoop the title during the British Natural Bodybuilding Federation Finals 2012 in Manchester at the weekend.
Anderson, from Tranent, is now heading to Miami to represent Great Britain in the World Bodybuilding Championships in November.
A multi-world record holder as a powerlifter, she only deciding to give bodybuilding a try after a shoulder injury halted her powerlifting training.
Anderson, who manages a McDonald’s fast-food outlet at Meadowbank, Edinburgh, told Courier Sport: “I hurt my shoulder earlier this year and instead of sitting doing nothing while I healed I decided to enter the Scottish Bodybuilding Championships. Surprisingly I won that and was then entered into the British event.
“I was up against some extremely experienced bodybuilders in Manchester and I was delighted to have won.” Anderson revealed she headed straight to a local McDonald’s to indulge in a well-earned snack to celebrate her win.
She added: “I had to sit about after the competition to wait on a drug test, but as soon as we were out of there I went straight to the nearest McDonald’s as I’ve been on a strict diet for the past seven weeks!
“To prepare for a tournament like this I’ve had to eat nothing but chicken, vegetables and sweet potatoes, basically high-protein food. I’ve also drunk nothing but water for the past seven weeks so I was itching to get some proper food down me.” The former Ross High pupil also revealed all the competitors had to undergo a lie detector test to ensure there were no drug-enhanced performances, while all the category winners were then forced to take a drug test at the end of the competition.
But even though she has now been newly-crowned as a bodybuilding champion, Anderson s determined to get back to the powerlifting sport she loves.
She said: “I much prefer powerlifting to bodybuilding as it is the sport I have competed in for the past 17 years.
“To be honest, I was a bit embarrassed to be standing up on that stage in my bikini but now that I have won I’m preparing for the final in Miami.” Anderson has achieved a number of world records during an illustrious powerlifting career including smashing five world records at the British Single Lifts Championships in 2009, including a dead weight lift of 210kgs – the equivalent of 33 stones.
