September

What has Phoylin Vongkhamchanh been up to?

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About five years ago, Thai-American figure competitor Phoylin Vongkhamchanh made quite a showing and then disappeared. Her energy and personality made her instantly popular, and she transmits this energy in her photo shoots. To see what we mean, you can visit an older gallery of Ms Phoylin here at TwixPix.

For all who have wondered what she is up to, FigureRX Magazine has published an outstanding interview with Ms Vongkhamchanh, who likes to be called, simply, Phoylin.

The big question everyone has asked, quoted from the interview, is:

FigureRX: Why did you decide to stop competing? What were the trade-offs that you considered?
Phoylin: Competing started out as more of a hobby for me…then it started to take over my life and I became obsessed with training, dieting and competition. I worked so hard to excel, I pushed so very hard at every national competition and didn’t even come close to placing…so I took a step back one day and realized WOW, if I just put this much effort and dedication into a business, I would be wealthy! If I started my own business, there wouldn’t be any subjective and politically-based judging. Pure hard work and dedication would deliver me the results I deserve…so I refocused my energy into my business, and so far it has really paid off. I love fitness and figure competitions, and would someday love to compete again, but it gets to be pretty expensive “hobby” after you figure in your time, food, nutritional supplements, posing suits, and travel costs.

There you have it. You can add “entrepeneur” Phoylin’s long list of accomplishements. More good news? Ms Phoylin says that she would like to compete again, saying: “I promise you, I will be back one day . . . I’m just not really sure how soon.”