Winner Of 2014 'World Fitness Federation Pro-Bikini Championship'

Karina Elle | Biography

2014 Racked magazine's 'World's Most In-Demand Fitness Model'

• By Reena Chikanbanjar
• Original : December 24, 2021

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Karina Elle is an American fitness model who rose to prominence as the girlfriend of Calum Von Moger.

Who is Karina Elle?

Karina Elle, in full Karina Elle Lisenbee, is a health and fitness influencer, model, personal trainer, and bikini competitor. She initially rose to fame when she won the World Fitness Federation Pro Bikini Championship in 2014. She was also named the 'World's Most In-Demand Fitness Model' of 2014 by Racked magazine.

She eventually started modeling for different agencies and campaigns. In 2015, she modeled for the spring 2015 campaign for Skechers. She also appeared in several television commercials, including Venus Commercial. In addition, Elle appeared as a Nike Runway model at Miami Fashion Week. 

Due to her picturesque physique, Elle was featured on the cover page of the May edition of fitness magazine Shape, Singapore. She also appeared in fitness editorials of several magazines like Self, Glamour, Shape, and Sports Illustrated.

Elle also has been a health and fitness influencer. She shares health and fitness recipes, workouts, fitness tips, and motivational content on her Instagram. She has 1.5 million followers on her Instagram account as of December 2021.

Age and Early Bio

She was born to her parents of Vietnamese and French descent on 2 November 1991 in Lake Mary, Florida. Her age is 30 years as of 2021. She has two siblings, one older brother and one sister named Courtney. 

Elle grew up wanting to do whatever her older brother does, which she says is because of 'sibling rivalry.' She aspired to be athletic when she found out her brother joined the Track Club in second grade. She subsequently got involved in athletics and became a runner. 

From 2005 to 2009, she attended Lake Mary High School, where she did cheerleading in track and field and cross country. She won the Miss Lake Mary scholarship competition in her senior year of high school. After finishing high school, she graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Communications and Journalism, Public Relations from the University of Florida in 2012.

While attending the university, she worked as a group fitness instructor at UF RecSports. She also sacrificed her free time, going to the gym regularly. After months of hard work, she improved her physique and began participating in Bikini Competitions.

Calum Von Moger and Karine Elle

Elle dated Australian bodybuilder Calum Von Moger, but the exact duration of their relationship is unknown. She wished Moger his 28th birthday on Instagram on 9 June 2018, posting a picture of two chilling and laughing in the pool.

Raised in Vitoria, Australia, with five siblings, Moger learned to build muscle at age 14 when he started lifting weights with rusty iron dumbbells and barbells. He later became one of the most popular fitness pros. He has won the Mr. Universe title three times.

He is also an actor who has appeared in documentaries and films like Generation Iron 2 (2017), Bigger (2018), and his biopic Calum Von Moger: Unbroken (2019). He is popular on Instagram, where he has over 3.2 million followers as of December 2021. 

Philippe Leblond

After breaking up with Moger, Elle started dating Canadian model Phillippe Leblond in 2019. In an Instagram post dated 19 August 2019, Leblond wrote that he brought Elle on 'a casual date at ten thousand elevations, had a picnic, swan in snow melted lake, and slept in a billion-star hotel.'

On 6 August 2020, Leblond made an Instagram post, captioning that he and Elle had been together for one year, and they recreated one of their favorite first dates by going for a picnic at ten thousand feet elevation. However, their relationship was also short-lived.

On 7 March 2021, Leblond took to Instagram to share that the two are no longer together.

Height

Elle stands at 5 feet 11 inches (180cm) tall.