WHEN MONIQUE LOPES STEPS ON STAGE IN HER BIKINI, HER ATHLETIC PHYSIQUE PACKS A SERIOUS PUNCH, AND THIS MULTIPLE KARATE WORLD CHAMPION CAN PROBABLY KICK YOUR LIGHTS OUT, TOO.
![Monique Lopes](https://magarticles.magzter.com/articles/6388/248341/59fb10828d6f8/Monique-Lopes.jpg)
QUICK STATS
Age: 23
Height: 1,69 m
Lives: Greenstone, Johannesburg
Hair colour: Dark brown
Eye colour: Combination of yellow, green and blue
Occupation: Entrepreneur, fitness coach, student
Hobbies: Cooking and baking with mom, walks on the beach, exercising and spending quality time with loved ones. Collecting and reading healthy cook books.
Coach: Riaan Dohne
Sponsors: Ultimate Glamour, Fabulash, Tammy Taylor Boksburg, Wildcat, Rishape Fitness, Switch Playground
What inspires you?
Sometimes, inspiration just happens in my world. Sometimes it’s something I see, hear or experience. I’m continuously inspired by the beauty of the world.
What’s your dream in life?
I want to add as much value to our world as I possibly can. I want to enrich lives, inspire others, and be happy.
What’s your pet hate?
The sound of people chewing food, especially crunchy foods.
What does fitness mean to you?
It’s everything to me. It’s where I was able to find the true Monique Lopes. Fitness to me is happiness, love, health and strength. I love how it makes me feel and it empowers me in every aspect of life.
Have you always been fit and athletic?
I’ve been active throughout my life, starting with karate at the age of six, and I loved sports at school, especially athletics. I was a 400m queen!
This story is from the November - December 2017 edition of Fitness His Edition.
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