The Top 8 Asian Fitness Women for November

I thought instead of doing a top ten, I'd do a top eight of the most searched for female fitness competitors, female bodybuilders and female fitness models on this blog last month.
Why not be a little different?
Like I said, some of these women are female fitness competitors, some are certified personal trainers, some are certified personal fitness trainers, some are actresses and there is even one classically trained pianist in the bunch.
But they are all beautiful.
So here are the 8 most searched for Asian fitness women on this blog last month....

1. Rebekah Kresila
Last August, amateur female bodybuilder, certified personal trainer and classical pianist, Rebekah Kresila from Cleveland, Ohio came in at number seven .
Now she has topped the list at number one.

2. Denise Paglia
Former ESPN fitness beauty, Denise Paglia came in at number three in August, but now she's moved up to number two.

3. Monique Minton
I think I may have featured fitness babe Monique Minton on here more than anyone else.
Three entries and three appearances in the Top Ten lists.
After months of being the number one searched for fitness woman here, she has finally dropped down to number three.

4. Michiko Nishiwaki
Former female bodybuilder, powerlifter, actress, certified fitness trainer, stunt woman, martial artist and fight choreographer (whew!) Michiko Nishiwaki comes in at number four.

5. Tanji Johnson
Former American Gladiator and IFBB fitness pro Tanji Johnson comes in at number five.

6. Karen Pang
Beautiful Canadian fitness competitor and female fitness model Karen Pang comes in at number six.

7. Jung Dayeon
Korean fitness model, certified personal fitness trainer and fitness expert Jung Da-yeon comes in at number seven.

8. Maria Kang
And rounding out the top eight is fitness model, personal trainer, spokesperson and mom, Maria Kang.

Michiko Nishiwaki

Michiko Nishiwaki (Nishiwaki Michiko) , was born on November 21, 1957 in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan.
She is a former female bodybuilder, powerlifter, actress, fitness trainer, stunt woman, martial artist and fight choreographer.
Michiko started out, as a lot of fitness stars did, in gymnastics.
She looked into bodybuilding when she noticed how large her legs were when compared to her upper body, hoping that weightlifting would give her better symmetry.
Michiko became a powerlifter, Japan's first female powerlifting champion and eventually Japan's first female bodybuilding champion.
This was very unusual for a woman in Japanese society at that time.
She also opened three fitness clubs with her brother.
Michiko began her acting career in 1985 when she caught the eye of Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung. (How many careers has Jackie Chan launched?)
She appeared in his film "My Lucky Stars" a Hong Kong martial arts/comedy film as a Japanese fighter.
Michiko landed several roles in Hong Kong movies after that, usually playing a villain or a femme fatale.
After that, she returned to Japan, but then went to Thailand and made a few more films.
Eventually she landed in the US and began a career as a stunt woman appearing in a lot of movies you may have seen, but had no idea that she was in.
As a stunt woman she appeared in Blade, Man on the Moon, Charlie's Angels, Rush Hour 2, The Scorpion King, Kill Bill: Vol. 1 and Vol. 2, Memoirs of a Geisha and Resident Evil: Extinction.
She also worked on 2009's Afro Ninja as Yuko.
Michiko has stunt doubled for Lucy Liu in four films and Kelly Hu in one.

Here she is in a clip from her first movie, "My Lucky Stars"...



You can find out even more about Michiko at her website here:
http://www.geocities.com/michikonishiwaki/index.html