▁April ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁ ▁in ▁Houston , ▁Texas . ▁She ▁also ▁has ▁an ▁older ▁brother . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Education ▁While ▁working ▁towards ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁speech ▁communication / organ ization ▁at ▁Texas ▁A & M ▁University , ▁she ▁took ▁a ▁weight ▁training ▁class ▁for ▁a ▁k ines i ology ▁credit . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁then ▁that ▁her ▁interest ▁in ▁fit ness ▁training ▁began . ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁after ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁college ▁and ▁while ▁working ▁for ▁her ▁grand father ' s ▁roof ing ▁company , ▁she ▁tried ▁out ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁Houston ▁Tex ans ▁cheer leading ▁squad . ▁She ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁ 3 5 ▁girls ▁selected ▁from ▁ 1 , 6 0 0 ▁girls ▁in ▁a ▁rig orous ▁two - day ▁process . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁short ▁time ▁as ▁a ▁Houston ▁Tex ans ▁cheer le ader , ▁she ▁was ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁breast ▁cancer ▁forcing ▁her ▁to ▁a ▁des k ▁job ▁where ▁her ▁in active ▁l ifest yle ▁and ▁poor ▁nut r ition ▁took ▁a ▁to ll ▁on ▁her ▁body . ▁ ▁In ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁get ▁in ▁shape , ▁she ▁joined ▁a ▁local ▁g ym . ▁She ▁continued ▁to ▁work ▁out ▁and ▁improve ▁but ▁wasn ' t ▁completely ▁satisfied ▁with ▁her ▁results . ▁After ▁consult ing ▁a ▁nut r ition ist , ▁she ▁was ▁put ▁on ▁a ▁proper ▁di et ▁that ▁completely ▁transformed ▁her ▁body . ▁ ▁Later ▁career ▁E ason ▁was ▁first ▁discovered ▁at ▁a