Anllela Sagra

Anllela Sagra is a Colombian fitness model trainer bodybuilder as well as a social media star. With a natural beauty and strict work ethics she has become one of the most influential people in her field in recent times. The initial goal of hers to become a fashion designer or a regular model was based on her desire to work within the fashion industry. She earned her degree in fashion design at the University of Colombia. When she met a exercise enthusiast in the gym the student made up her mind to become a model. In Colombia it is believed that the idea of fitness models for women is an entirely new concept. Muscles on women in Colombia are not considered attractive. Sagra despite her slim body and lacking muscular tone, started exercise with weights. In no time she was competing in fitness competitions and gained followers from all over the world. She has more than 10 million Instagram users, and 1 million Facebook friends. She has over 22,500 followers on Twitter in addition to has more than 265 000 followers on YouTube. She has her own app available on both Apple App Store and Google Play. Anllela was born in Colombia on 6 October 1993. Laura Sagra, her sister is an exercise model as well and she has 408 000 Instagram followers. Sagra was a model from the time she was a young girl. When she finished high school, she determined to go on to study fashion at the University of Colombia. She could only model during the weekend. Her body was thin and Colombians didn't find the muscles on females attractive. While she was doing her daily routine at her gym, she encountered an trainer who was to alter her outlook and lifestyle. Anllela started exercising in a more serious manner and spent longer at the gym. She gained significant muscle mass as well as her modeling work became more irregular. The public was not impressed with her. of her relatives, friends and acquaintances who noticed her changes and pleaded with her to stop. But she was genuinely obsessed with fitness and had a specific goal to achieve. After about a year and a half, she took part in a fitness competition which she placed 3rd. It genuinely surprised her as she was not expecting to perform that well herself being rather new to bodybuilding. Also, she was praised by respected industry professionals and judges. At the time, she had to face an enormous dilemma in choosing between being a typical model in Colombia or becoming the first Colombian fitness model. The fear was the criticism she would receive from becoming a fitness model, and was unsure if it was worthwhile. Then she decided to take the risk and chose to turn into an exercise model. The model has said that it was the best decision she's made in her life. She took a smart decision today in the digital age to record the journey her life took, from traditional models to fitness models and beyond. The fame of her story quickly increased and soon she was one of the most prominent Instagram personalities in her profession. She used almost every social media platform accessible. She set up accounts on Snapchat as well as a Twitter and Facebook accounts. The 26th of September 2014 was when she set up her YouTube channel and the first video went live on February 24 2016. Despite only uploading video content on YouTube periodically the channel is awash with 265 000 users.