{"id":18655,"date":"2026-04-22T18:08:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T18:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=18655"},"modified":"2026-04-22T18:08:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T18:08:32","slug":"elizabeth-smart-reveals-shes-a-bodybuilder-with-shocking-competition-photo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=18655","title":{"rendered":"Elizabeth Smart reveals she\u2019s a bodybuilder with shocking competition photo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Elizabeth Smart revealed she\u2019s a competitive bodybuilder, posting a shocking photo of her ultrafit physique.<\/p>\n<p>Smart, 38, shared a photo of herself in a navy blue bikini and clear heels <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXZszBVERgL\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on Instagram<\/a> Tuesday, telling her followers that it\u2019s from her fourth bodybuilding competition that she competed in over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The mother of three looked confident as she struck a pose onstage, highlighting her toned muscles and flashing a big smile.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"\/>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Elizabeth Smart (center) revealed she\u2019s a competitive bodybuilder in an Instagram post Tuesday. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/mpholsombake<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The child safety advocate admitted she was previously too scared to post about competing in bodybuilding competitions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[I was] worried that I would be judged, not taken seriously, somehow perceived as less than or now unworthy to continue work as an advocate for all survivors,\u201d she explained. \u201cThen this past weekend it struck me how eerily familiar these feelings and thoughts are for too many survivors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Smart said she didn\u2019t want to be labeled as just one thing, and wanted to live her life with no regrets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was a big change for me, it was hard, it pushed me, challenged me not to give up,\u201d she shared. \u201cI am so proud of myself for doing this. I am so proud of my body, and I want to celebrate it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy body has carried me through every worst day, every hellish grueling experience, it\u2019s created and nurtured three beautiful children, my body has risen to every single challenge life has presented it with, and carried me through so I refuse to be ashamed of it,\u201d she continued. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>She admitted she was previously too scared to post about her entering bodybuilding competitions. Smart and Mackenzie Paralee Holsombake are seen here in behind the scenes photos during the National Physique Committee Wasatch Warrior bodybuilding contest on April 18. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/mpholsombake<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The mother of three said she wanted to live her life to the fullest and was proud of her body. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/@elizabeth_smart_official<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Page Six Daily\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>She concluded, \u201cI refuse to feel embarrassed about trying something new and am embracing my chance at life to the absolute fullest I can.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Smart competed at the Wasatch Warrior competition in Salt Lake City on Saturday, in the entry-level category, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxla.com\/news\/elizabeth-smart-wins-top-honors-at-utah-bodybuilding-show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to Fox 11<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And she didn\u2019t go home empty-handed \u2014 she took home first place in the novice category, third in the Masters 35+ category, and second in Class D, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Smart, pictured here in February 2004, was kidnapped from her home in Salt Lake City when she was 14 years old. She was held captive for nine months before being rescued by police. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Smart, now 38, is married with three children. She and her husband, Matthew Gilmour, are pictured here on Instagram. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/@elizabeth_smart_official<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Smart \u2014 a kidnapping survivor who <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/12\/01\/elizabeth-smart-never-told-parents-about-sexual-abuse-by-kidnappers\/\">was taken from her bedroom<\/a>\u00a0in Salt Lake City when she was 14 years old \u2014 recently revisited her heartbreaking case <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/01\/21\/entertainment\/elizabeth-smart-netflix-documentary-biggest-bombshells\/\">in the Netflix doc, \u201cKidnapped: Elizabeth Smart,\u201d<\/a> that premiered in January.<\/p>\n<p>After she was rescued by police on March 12, 2003, following nine months of being held captive, she became an advocate for survivors of sexual violence and a child safety activist through her work with the\u00a0Elizabeth Smart Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>Smart got married in September 2012 to her husband, Matthew Gilmour. They have three children together: Chlo\u00e9, 11, James, 9, and Olivia, 6.<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/01\/21\/entertainment\/elizabeth-smart-netflix-documentary-biggest-bombshells\/#\"\/><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/21\/celebrity-news\/elizabeth-smart-reveals-shes-a-bodybuilder-with-shocking-competition-photo\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elizabeth Smart revealed she\u2019s a competitive bodybuilder, posting a shocking photo of her ultrafit physique. Smart, 38, shared a photo of herself in a navy blue bikini and clear heels on Instagram Tuesday, telling her followers that it\u2019s from her fourth bodybuilding competition that she competed in over the weekend. 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