Aleesha Young

{{short description|American professional bodybuilder}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox bodybuilder | inbox = | name = Aleesha Young | nickname = The World's Strongest Mom | image = Female bodybuilder Aleesha Young flexing.jpg | caption = Young performing a front double biceps pose | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|11|10}}<ref name=r1/> | birth_place = Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.<ref name=r1/> | height = 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) <ref>{{cite web|url=https://bodhizazen.net/aleesha-young-measurements/ |title=Aleesha Young|date=May 19, 2021 |publisher=Bodhizazen|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}</ref> | weight = 190 lbs (86 kg)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bodhizazen.net/aleesha-young-measurements/ |title=Aleesha Young|date=May 19, 2021 |publisher=Bodhizazen|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}</ref> | death_date = | death_place = | firstproshow = | firstproshowyear = | bestwin = NPC USA Championships, 2014<br/>IFBB Wings of Strength Chicago Pro Championships, 2019 | bestwinyear = | yesorretiredyear = }} '''Aleesha Young''' (born November 10, 1984) is an American bodybuilder who won the NPC USA Championships in 2014.{{cn|date=November 2022}} At her largest, her biceps measured over {{Convert|18|in|0|abbr=on}} and her quads over {{Convert|28|in|0|abbr=on}}.<ref name="intheknow.com">{{cite web |last1=Mather |first1=Katie |title=Bodybuilder Aleesha Young is the 'world's strongest mom' |url=https://www.intheknow.com/post/bodybuilder-aleesha-young-is-the-worlds-strongest-mom/ |access-date=March 29, 2021 |work=In The Know |date=March 30, 2020}}</ref>

Young comes from an athletic family. Her father is a retired bodybuilding competitor, her brother plays American football and ice hockey, and her sister plays ice hockey. Young herself first trained in softball, cheerleading, basketball and soccer, and only at the age of 15 did she begin bodybuilding, alongside her father.<ref name="intheknow.com"/>

== Contest history == {{BLP unsourced section|date=April 2021}} *2008 NPC National Bodybuilding & Figure Championships – 15th *2009 NPC USA Bodybuilding & Figure Championships – 7th *2011 NPC USA Championships – 8th *2014 NPC USA Championships – 1st *2014 IFBB Wings of Strength PBW Tampa Pro – 9th *2015 IFBB Wings of Strength PBW Tampa Pro – 9th *2015 IFBB WOS Rising Phoenix World Championships – 6th * 2017 IFBB WOS Rising Phoenix World Championships – 6th and Most Muscular award * 2019 Chicago Pro Championships - 1st * 2019 IFBB WOS Rising Phoenix World Championships - 10th * 2020 IFBB WOS Rising Phoenix World Championships - 4th

== Personal life == Young lives near her hometown of Salt Lake City. She is divorced and has a daughter named Olivia.<ref name="intheknow.com"/>

In May 2024, Young was charged with making a false threat she blamed on her ex-husband.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Reavy |first1=Pat |date=May 30, 2024 |title=Woman charged with making bomb threat at South Jordan elementary school |url=https://www.ksl.com/article/51028947/woman-charged-with-making-bomb-threat-at-south-jordan-elementary-school |work=KSL com |access-date=June 4, 2024}}</ref>

== References == {{Commons category|Aleesha Young}} {{Reflist|refs= <ref name=r1>[http://aleeshayoung.com/about.html About Me]. aleeshayoung.com</ref>  }}

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