From Anaheim, CA Barbara began training with weights in 2002 to lose weight and in 2005 took first place in the lightweight class at the USA. She never thought at almost 3 yrs of training she would be competitive at the national level, and didn't plan to compete at the USA’s until 2006 but many fans and media from the sport as well as Mr. America Terry Harris and Kim “Baby Doll Harris”, had advised her to compete that year so she listened to them and continued to prep for the USA. Barbara just competed in the 2006 Nationals at took second place in the lightweight class. Be sure and check out Barbara's website; www.barbara-fletcher.net