Jamie Eason

2001, after graduating from college and while working for her grandfather's roofing company, she tried-out for the new Houston Texans cheerleading squad. She was one of thirty-five contestants selected in a rigorous two-day process.^[8]

During her career as a Houston Texans cheerleader, she was diagnosed with breast cancer, forcing her to a desk job. Her inactive lifestyle and poor nutrition took an additional toll on her body.^[9] To get in shape, she joined a local gym. She continued to work-out and improve but was dissatisfied with her results. After consulting a nutritionist, she was put on a proper diet to transform her body.^[10]

Eason was 'discovered' at a fitness competition in Austin, Texas. She received a pro card after her first fitness competition in 2006 at the Hardbody Entertainment Model Search at the Olympia.^[11]

As a spokes-model, Eason is known as "the female face"^[12] of Bodybuilding.com.^{[citation needed]} She also focuses on removing the stereotype athletic women are unfeminine.^[13] Eason says she regrets some of her earlier photo-shoots showing more skin during her younger days.^[14] She continues fitness modeling, but encourages women in fitness and modeling to never show a lot of skin... saying "It's not worth it."^[14] Her training-style mostly revolves around weight-training; she says she prefers that over cardio training, so she doesn't do cardio training a lot but focuses on weight training.^[15]

She was diagnosed with breast cancer at 22 years old, and at the age of 28, an injury revealed she has Spina Bifida Occulta, a minor form of the disease.^[1][9][13] She married Michael Middleton, a fellow workout enthusiast and Worship Leader in their church, on July 18, 2012.^[16][17] Eason had a son, August in 2013.^[18] She had a second son, Beau at 40 years old in 2016.