Frances Abbott shows off incredible body transformation at bikini model competition
THE former PM’s daughter is carving out a career of her own, showing off her incredibly toned body as she makes her debut in the world of bodybuilding.
SHE was best known as former Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s daughter — until now.
Frances Abbott showed off her incredibly toned body on Saturday as she made her debut as a bikini fitness model at the Australian ICN Victorian State Titles in Melbourne.
The 26-year-old wowed onlookers as she took to the stage in a black and diamante bikini, showing off the incredible results of her intense training in the lead-up to the event.
Her debut in the competition comes days after she made headlines declaring her support for same-sex marriage, telling her Instagram followers “doesn’t care for politics, but I really do care for love” while wearing a VOTE YES T-shirt.
Ms Abbott, who works as a personal trainer at Life Hub gym in the city’s southeastern suburbs, previously posted a video of herself in preparation for the fitness championships, in which she competed in the “first timer” bikini fitness model division, as well as the “sports model” category.
This weekend’s competition was expected attract more than 700 competitors and was geared up for both novice and elite athletes hoping to walk away with an award.
“Fitness model is in a bikini, must wear heels, have a six pack and be lean,” Australian ICN President, Tony Lanciano told news.com.au earlier this week.
“The ‘Sports Model’ category will see the women in a two piece fitness outfit. The judges are looking for similar things, but they don’t necessarily need to have a six pack — as long as they look good.”
Ms Abbott, who has been posting about her preparation journey to Instagram, said this week she was excited to hit the stage for the competition.
“Those weeks of training, weighing your food, staying in, posing, flexing, twisting,” she wrote next to a photo flexing in a mirror.
“The home stretch. Stage is in sight. It ain’t gonna be easy. But is sure as hell is exciting.”
In 2014, Ms Abbott was at the centre of a national scandal when it was revealed she was awarded a $60,000 scholarship to study at exclusive private fashion college the Whitehouse Institute of Design.
At the time, Ms Abbott was accused of being given undue favourable treatment because of her prominent status as Mr Abbott’s daughter.
The whistleblower, Freya Newman — who pleaded guilty to accessing restricted data from the Whitehouse Institute of Design — avoided conviction or a possible two-year jail term after the magistrate found she was “motivated by a sense of injustice”
Despite her father being a leading figure in the No campaign, Ms Abbott’s post about same-sex marriage attracted hundreds of likes and comments.
Mr Abbott has since spoken out about his daughter joining the Yes campaign, saying he was proud she was an “independent woman”.
“Both of us raised Francey, as our other daughters, to be her own person and I am proud of her,” Mr Abbott told Sydney radio station 2GB.
“I am proud of the fact she is an independent woman, who has her own thoughts and who does her own thing.
“I respectfully disagree with her on this issue but I am certainly very proud of her.”
On Thursday afternoon, Mr Abbott was allegedly headbutted by a man outside a pub in Hobart, by a man wearing a ‘yes’ badge.
Tasmania Police commander Tony Cerritelli described the man as roughly 40 years old, with short spiky sandy/strawberry coloured hair and facial piercings and urged him to come forward.
This morning, a staff member of the former Prime Minister who witnessed the assault told Samantha Maiden on Sky News that at no stage did the attacker ever mention same-sex marriage.
Mr Jackson Hope’s account of the incident supports the public statements of the former Prime Minister, who has said the only words spoken between the two men was when the attacker asked for a handshake and then swore at him after the headbutt.
Mr Abbott told 2GB Mr Jackson Hope briefly grappled with the man, before he “scarpered off, swearing”.
The gay marriage debate has divided the former prime minister’s family, with Mr Abbott engaging in a public war of words with his sister Christine Forster, a Sydney councillor and marriage equality advocate.
Mr Abbott recently said his sister “joked years ago that she’d just got herself out of one marriage — why would she be rushing into another one?”.
His sister, who is now in a same-sex relationship, hit back and said Mr Abbott’s comments were “hurtful”,” the Herald Sun reported.
But she said they had agree to disagree in the debate.
“The Abbott family is like every other family. We do have differences of opinion on some things but we are a normal, functional family,” Ms Forster said.
“We’re brother and sister. We love each other. In all other respects we try to get along.”
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News.com.au has contacted Frances Abbott for comment.
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