Who’s Ava Cowan? Wiki Biography, age, measurements, dating, net worth

• Ava Cowan is a popular fitness industry figure known for winning the 2007 Ms. Figure America.
• She began her fitness career after failing to become an actress or model, and began competing in fitness events in 2005.
• Her weekly workout includes barbell squats, leg extensions, butt blaster, lying leg curls, Romanian deadlifts, seated and standing calf raises, and more.
• Ava looks up to Monica Brant for motivation and believes in energy healing and the importance of consciousness.
• She has an estimated net worth of over $2 million, and is active on Twitter and Instagram.

Known for movies

The Maltese Falcon (1941)
as Miles Archer

Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
as Dist. Atty. Thomas Mara

Shall We Dance (1937)
as Arthur Miller

High Sierra (1941)
as Healy

Who is Ava Cowan?

Ava was born in Ridgecrest, California USA, on 21 October 1974, so under the zodiac sign of Libra and holding American nationality. She became famous after winning the 2007 Ms. Figure America and is now considered to be one of the most popular people in the entire fitness industry.

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Early life and education

Ava didn’t get to spend her childhood in one place because her mother’s job required her to move from time to time and of course she took Ava with her – she worked in the US Army Corps of Engineers. Ava claimed to like that kind of life, but it also made her feel uncomfortable having to leave old friends and then make new ones everywhere, making her feel insecure, and lowering her self-esteem. Ava was the second of four kids – her parents divorced after the birth of her youngest sibling. She had a dream of becoming an actress or a model, and took some acting classes while the teachers used to compliment her and encouraged her dream of becoming an actress – she was also training in gymnastics from the age of three until she turned 15, and was the California age State Champion. As soon as she celebrated her 19th birthday, Ava moved to Los Angeles to chase her dreams and never enrolled at college.

Career

Ava’s career did not begin as she wanted it to – she auditioned for many roles but didn’t manage to win any of them, so after a couple of  years passed she decided that it might be better if she tried her luck with something else.

She was physically active since she was a kid and so had an idea about becoming a personal trainer – her first step towards that was to take a personal training course in Florida. It took 16 months of hard work and exercising but she managed to learn all she needed to know about diets and training, and was ready to start her career of a fitness coach.

She was not interested in weightlifting at first, but after she began working with several clients, she gave it a try and realized that she enjoyed doing it – she claimed how she used to look at the cover pages of fitness magazines and admired the girls, but then she realized that she could be one of those girls. At this point of her life, Ava again had problems with her self-esteem, and weightlifting and going to the gym helped her build it up again and regain her self-confidence.

Competing in fitness events

Ava knew she was very good at what she was doing and therefore decided to start entering fitness competitions, and found herself a coach who helped her with her diet and workout program. Her first competition was the 2005 IFBB North American Championship at which she won 3rd place – since she had such a great performance at her first try, she became more motivated and in 2006 won 8th place at the NPC Junior National Championship.

During the next three years up until 2010, Ava went on to compete in four shows and managed to win all of them – first was Muscle Mania Model America Championship in 2007, then Muscle Mania Universe Weekend & Expo in 2009, NPC Eastern USA Bodybuilding Fitness & Figure in the same year, and NPC National Bodybuilding, Bikini & Figure Championship.

Ava’s first professional competition was the IFBB Jacksonville Pro in 2010 when she managed to win fourth place and went on to win the IFBB Europe Super show in 2011 while winning 3rd place at the IFBB Mr. Olympia during the same year. She competed at the IFBB Arnold Classic Show in 2011 and 2013 and won 3rd and 7th place, respectively – she also won the 2nd place at the IFBB New York Pro in 2012 which made her one of the most recognized fitness competitors of the period.

Ava’s workout program

In case somebody would like to have the same legs as Ava, here is what she does during her leg workout: Barbell squats 4×10, leg extensions 4×10, butt blaster 4×8, lying leg curls 4×8, Romanian deadlifts 4×9, seated calf raises 4×8, and standing calf raises 4×8.

This is how Ava’s usual workout week looked like during her competitions in 2011 and 2013 – she did legs on Monday, shoulders and abs on Tuesday, she would take Wednesday off and do biceps and back on Thursday, chest and triceps on Friday, legs on Saturday and then she would rest on Sunday.

Food is also a very important factor if you are going to exercise, and Ava advises everyone to eat every three hours, and to try not to eat the same food over and over again but to try and mix numerous things – some of the items which you definitely don’t want to eat or drink include sugar, fried food, dairy products, alcohol, and fruit juices. Inclusions could be  Boneless chicken breast, egg whites, sweet potatoes, cream of wheat, brown rice, garlic, onions and olive oil.

People she looks up to

Even the best of competitors have someone they look up to – for Ava, this is Monica Brant who was the first person she ever saw in a magazine and was her motivation for working out when she was just starting.

Personal life

Ava doesn’t talk about specific things in her relationships, but she claimed during an interview that she is almost always seeing someone, and only had one long break of one year when she wasn’t dating anyone, and that was around 2009.

Ava admitted to have had some drinking and drug problems when she was younger, but has now been sober for around 15 years – she took rehab for 30 days and it was her own decision because she came to the realization that she can do so much more and be better than that.

All of Ava’s dreams haven’t been fulfilled yet – she wants to be a part of reality television, and claims that if everyone can make it, so can she.

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Appearance and net worth

Ava is currently 44 years old. She has long blonde hair, blue eyes, is 5ft 4in (1.62m) tall, weighs around 130lbs (58kgs), and her vital statistics are 34-26-35 and she wears shoes size 7.5.

According to authoritative sources, Ava’s current net worth is estimated to be over $2 million and is likely to rise since Ava is still very active as a personal trainer, and sells her own merchandise on her website.

Social media presence

Ava is very active on the Internet too, which is important for a career of a personal trainer – she launched her Twitter account in February 2009 and has so far gathered over 55,000 followers and tweeted more than 10,000 times. She has an Instagram account with nearly 41,000 people following her while she posted around 270 pictures – based on the photos she posts and her description, one can come to the conclusion that Ava is a very spiritual person who believes in energy healing and the importance of consciousness.

Ava also runs her own website, on which she sells products related to fitness while you can also read her blog, testimonials of the people who she influenced, and also contact her.

Marks

#	Marks / Signs
1	Pencil-thin moustache and slicked back hair

Pictures

Movies

Actor

Title	Year	Status	Character
The Doris Day Show	1970	TV Series	Justice William Forester
The Comic	1969		Lawrence
The Mothers-In-Law	1968	TV Series	Mr. Hedges
The Gnome-Mobile	1967		Dr. Ramsey
Penelope	1966		Bank Manager
Daniel Boone	1966	TV Series	Jeremiah Loomis
Vacation Playhouse	1966	TV Series	Brainsley Gordon
The Munsters	1966	TV Series	Ted Thatcher
Frankie and Johnny	1966		Joe Wilbur (uncredited)
Gomer Pyle: USMC	1966	TV Series	Dan Curtis
The Lucy Show	1966	TV Series	Dr. Metcalf
O.K. Crackerby!	1965	TV Series	Huntington Hawthorne II
Tammy	1965	TV Series	Mr. Weems
Kraft Suspense Theatre	1965	TV Series	Sam Beeker
The Tycoon	1964-1965	TV Series	Wilson / Herbert Wilson
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!	1965		Ambassadaor Brinkley
Many Happy Returns	1964	TV Series	Mr. Fox
The Patsy	1964		Business Executive (uncredited)
Bonanza	1964	TV Series	Mr. Thornbridge
Destry	1964	TV Series	H. B. Grubbs
My Favorite Martian	1963	TV Series	Dr. Jackson
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre	1963	TV Series	Mr. Bryant
Grindl	1963	TV Series	James A. Hackaberry
77 Sunset Strip	1959-1963	TV Series	Stan Regal / Harvey Williams / Oliver Fenwick
Black Zoo	1963		Jerry Stengel
Critic's Choice	1963		Joe Rosenfield
The Real McCoys	1960-1963	TV Series	Conrad Phelp / Mr. Sharkey / Mr. Prentiss
Going My Way	1962-1963	TV Series	Mr. Murphy / Tim Murphy
Wide Country	1962	TV Series	Ben Stanton
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington	1962	TV Series	J.C. Stover
Target: The Corruptors	1962	TV Series	A.J. Bayliss
Outlaws	1960-1962	TV Series	Macneil / Lafe Dabney
Theatre '62	1962	TV Series
The Farmer's Daughter	1962	TV Movie	Finley
The Joey Bishop Show	1962	TV Series	Grant
Ripcord	1962	TV Series	Stuart Ferris
Pocketful of Miracles	1961		Mayor
Hawaiian Eye	1961	TV Series	Artinius F. Breckenridge
Pete and Gladys	1961	TV Series
Naked City	1961	TV Series	Carl Terris
The Tab Hunter Show	1960-1961	TV Series	John Larsen
All in a Night's Work	1961		Sam Weaver
Make Room for Daddy	1961	TV Series	Judge Palmer
The Best of the Post	1961	TV Series	Horace Greeley
General Electric Theater	1953-1961	TV Series	Red Meade / Charlie
Klondike	1960	TV Series	Judge Bickle
The Chevy Mystery Show	1960	TV Series	Mr. Vandiver / Harry Holmes
The Dennis O'Keefe Show	1960	TV Series	Ed Hollister
Private Property	1960		Ed Hogate
The Millionaire	1960	TV Series	Max Goodson
Adventures in Paradise	1960	TV Series	Harvey Carlton
Hotel de Paree	1960	TV Series	Colonel Partington
Visit to a Small Planet	1960		George Abercrombie
Tightrope	1960	TV Series	Frank Teel
Bat Masterson	1959-1960	TV Series	Jasper Salt / Ben Wilson
Markham	1960	TV Series	Dr. Carl Lucas
Philip Marlowe	1960	TV Series	Conway
Richard Diamond, Private Detective	1960	TV Series	Marvello
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show	1960	TV Series	Mr. Dana
Perry Mason	1959	TV Series	Victor Latimore / Ernest Royce
The Alaskans	1959	TV Series	Horatio Styles
Rawhide	1959	TV Series	Judge Gerald T. Crenshaw
The Twilight Zone	1959	TV Series	Jerry Hearndan
Fibber McGee and Molly	1959	TV Series	Benton
Have Rocket -- Will Travel	1959		J.P. Morse
The Thin Man	1959	TV Series	Fulton
The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna	1959	TV Series	Skitch Mason
True Story	1957-1959	TV Series	Professor
New York Confidential	1959	TV Series	Zimmer
U.S. Marshal	1958	TV Series	Emory Brock
Telephone Time	1957	TV Series	Superintendant
Studio One in Hollywood	1951-1957	TV Series	Harold Richards
Armstrong Circle Theatre	1951-1957	TV Series
Goodyear Playhouse	1957	TV Series	Charley Cassidy
The Alcoa Hour	1956	TV Series	Harry Archer
Star Tonight	1956	TV Series	Walter
Screen Directors Playhouse	1956	TV Series	Lewis
Lux Video Theatre	1951-1956	TV Series	Prosecutor / Rollo / Wright / ...
Chevron Hall of Stars	1956	TV Series	Heaston
Look Up and Live	1954	TV Series
Kraft Theatre	1954	TV Series
The Motorola Television Hour	1954	TV Series
Valiant Lady	1953	TV Series	Frank Emerson (1953-1957)
The Web	1951-1953	TV Series
The System	1953		Barry X. Brady
Schlitz Playhouse	1952-1953	TV Series
Biff Baker, U.S.A.	1953	TV Series	Frankie Waller / Mr. Stark
Mr. & Mrs. North	1953	TV Series	Mark Farrar
Magnificent Adventure	1952
My Hero	1952	TV Series	Mr. Norman
Not for Publication	1952	TV Series	Collins
The Adventures of Ellery Queen	1952	TV Series	Anton Rouselle
Disc Jockey	1951		Marley
The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse	1951	TV Series
Criminal Lawyer	1951		Walter Medford
Suspense	1951	TV Series
The Fat Man	1951		Police Lieutenant Stark
The Ford Theatre Hour	1951	TV Series	Dexter
The Billy Rose Show	1951	TV Series
The Bigelow Theatre	1951	TV Series
Dallas	1950		Matt Coulter
The West Point Story	1950		Mr. Jocelyn
The Fuller Brush Girl	1950		Harvey Simpson
When You're Smiling	1950		Herbert Reynolds
Peggy	1950		Fred Collins
Young Man with a Horn	1950		Phil Morrison
Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey	1950		Belden
Always Leave Them Laughing	1949		Elliott Montgomery
Blondie Hits the Jackpot	1949		George Radcliffe
Scene of the Crime	1949		Arthur Webson
The Girl from Jones Beach	1949		Mr. Graves - Ruth's Attorney
The Fountainhead	1949		Alvah Scarret
Blondie's Big Deal	1949		George M. Radcliffe
Blondie's Secret	1948		George Radcliffe
June Bride	1948		Carleton Towne
Night Has a Thousand Eyes	1948		Whitney Courtland
Wallflower	1948		Robert 'Bob' James
Blondie's Reward	1948		George M. Radcliffe
So This Is New York	1948		Francis Griffin
Arthur Takes Over	1948		George Bradford
Blondie's Anniversary	1947		George M. Radcliffe
Dangerous Years	1947		Weston
Blondie in the Dough	1947		George Radcliffe
Driftwood	1947		Mayor Snyder
Cry Wolf	1947		Sen. Caldwell
Riff-Raff	1947		Walter Gredson
The Unfaithful	1947		Prosecuting Attorney
Miracle on 34th Street	1947		Dist. Atty. Thomas Mara
Blondie's Holiday	1947		George M. Radcliffe
The Perfect Marriage	1947		Addison Manning
Blondie's Big Moment	1947		George M. Radcliffe (uncredited)
Blondie Knows Best	1946		Charles Peabody
Flight to Nowhere	1946		Gerald Porter
Mr. Ace	1946		Peter Craig
Deadline for Murder	1946		Lynch
One Exciting Week	1946		Al Carter
Night in Paradise	1946		Scribe
Murder in the Music Hall	1946		George Morgan
The Kid from Brooklyn	1946		Fight Announcer
Deadline at Dawn	1946		Lester Brady
Claudia and David	1946		Brian O'Toole
My Reputation	1946		George Van Orman
One Way to Love	1946		A.J. Gunther
Getting Gertie's Garter	1945		Billy
Behind City Lights	1945		Perry Borden
Divorce	1945		Jim Driscoll
Hitchhike to Happiness	1945		Tony Riggs
The Jungle Captive	1945		Detective W.L. Harrigan
Blonde Ransom	1945		Ice Larson
G.I. Honeymoon	1945		Ace Renaldo
The Crime Doctor's Courage	1945		Jeffers 'Jeff' Jerome
Fog Island	1945		Kavanaugh
Guest in the House	1944		Mr. Hackett
Crime by Night	1944		Sam Campbell
Minstrel Man	1944		Bill Evans
South of Dixie	1944		Bill 'Brains' Watson
Mr. Skeffington	1944		Edward Morrison
Sing a Jingle	1944		Andrews
The Song of Bernadette	1943		Emperor Louis Napoleon III
The Crime Doctor's Strangest Case	1943		Mallory Cartwright
Find the Blackmailer	1943		D.L. Trees
Hi'ya, Sailor	1943		Lou Asher
Silver Spurs	1943		Jerry Johnson
Mission to Moscow	1943		Spendler (uncredited)
Ladies' Day	1943		Updyke (banker)
No Place for a Lady	1943		Eddie Moore
Who Done It?	1942		Marco Heller
Street of Chance	1942		Bill Diedrich
Joan of Ozark	1942		Phillip Munson
Thru Different Eyes	1942		Jim Gardner
Moontide	1942		Dr. Frank Brothers
The Girl from Alaska	1942		Ravenhill
Frisco Lil	1942		Vince Warren
Mr. and Mrs. North	1942		Ben Wilson
A Gentleman at Heart	1942		Finchley
The Bugle Sounds	1942		Mr. Nichols
The Maltese Falcon	1941		Miles Archer
One Foot in Heaven	1941		Dr. Horrigan
Kiss the Boys Goodbye	1941		Bert Fisher
Rags to Riches	1941		Marshall Abbott
Kisses for Breakfast	1941		Lucius Lorimer
Out of the Fog	1941		Assistant D.A.
Too Many Blondes	1941		Ted Bronson
Singapore Woman	1941		Jim North
Affectionately Yours	1941		Cullen
The Great Lie	1941		Jock Thompson
The Roundup	1941		Wade McGee
High Sierra	1941		Healy
Victory	1940		Martin Ricardo
Melody Ranch	1940		Tommy Summerville
Street of Memories	1940		Mr. Gower
Meet the Wildcat	1940		Digby Vanderhood III
The Quarterback	1940		Townley
City for Conquest	1940		'Dutch'
Torrid Zone	1940		Bob Anderson
Ma! He's Making Eyes at Me	1940		Ted Carter
Framed	1940		Monty de Granville
Castle on the Hudson	1940		Ed Crowley
Wolf of New York	1940		Cosgrave
The Great Victor Herbert	1939		Barney Harris
The Old Maid	1939		Joe Ralston
She Married a Cop	1939		Bob Adams
The Gracie Allen Murder Case	1939		Daniel Mirche
Exile Express	1939		Paul Brandt
East Side of Heaven	1939		Claudius De Wolfe
The Saint Strikes Back	1939		Cullis
St. Louis Blues	1939		Ivan DeBrett
There's Always a Woman	1938		Nick Shane
The Goldwyn Follies	1938		Director
The Hurricane	1937		Capt. Nagle
Vogues of 1938	1937		W. Brockton
New Faces of 1937	1937		Robert Hunt
Shall We Dance	1937		Arthur Miller
You Only Live Once	1937		Doctor Hill
Beloved Enemy	1936		Tim O'Rourke
Alias Smith and Jones	1971	TV Series	Waldo Hennessy
Julia	1971	TV Series	Admiral Healey
Here's Lucy	1970	TV Series	Mr. Gary
Green Acres	1970	TV Series	Wilson
The Debbie Reynolds Show	1970	TV Series	Lowenfeld

Soundtrack

Title	Year	Status	Character
Crime by Night	1944	performer: "Two Tables Apart" 1944 - uncredited
No Place for a Lady	1943	performer: "A Cottage By the Sea"
Too Many Blondes	1941	"Whistle Your Blues To a Bluebird" / performer: "Whistle Your Blues To a Bluebird", "Don't Mind If I Do"
Shall We Dance	1937	performer: "They All Laughed" 1937 - uncredited

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
I've Got a Secret	1957	TV Series	Himself - Guest
Texaco Star Theatre	1951-1955	TV Series	Himself - Actor / Himself

Archive Footage

Title	Year	Status	Character
Biography	1994	TV Series documentary	Various
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color	1978	TV Series	Dr. Conrad Ramsey

Awards

Won Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
1960	Star on the Walk of Fame	Walk of Fame	Television	On 8 February 1960. At 6251 Hollywood Blvd.