{"id":22582,"date":"2026-06-17T04:29:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T04:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=22582"},"modified":"2026-06-17T04:29:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T04:29:49","slug":"how-bodybuilding-helped-a-elizabeth-smart-leave-her-comfort-zone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=22582","title":{"rendered":"How Bodybuilding Helped a Elizabeth Smart Leave Her Comfort Zone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"e13wjo0r2 e1bc1vag0 css-1uzoyz5-StyledNewsKitParagraph\" data-type=\"paragraph\" data-testid=\"paragraph\" font-size=\"18\">Elizabeth Smart lit up the internet last month after posting a picture of herself in a tiny midnight-blue bikini with a full-body spray tan, blonde hair extensions and a seriously ripped physique.<\/p>\n<p class=\"e13wjo0r2 e1bc1vag0 css-1uzoyz5-StyledNewsKitParagraph\" data-type=\"paragraph\" data-testid=\"paragraph\" font-size=\"18\">In 2002, when she was 14, she was abducted in Utah by an older married couple and sexually and physically abused for nine months. 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