“The Biggest Loser” Winner Ali Vincent Loses 112 Pounds – First Woman to Win
Although we may associate diet, exercise and weight loss success stories with women, this year’s “The Biggest Loser” winner, Ali Vincent, is the first woman ever to win the competition.
Ali bested the boys — and conventional wisdom — to become the very first female to proudly call herself “The Biggest Loser.”
Fans had a big say in the outcome of tonight’s live finale on NBC: They voted online to decide whether Mark or Roger should be the third finalist to compete for the prize along with Ali and Kelly. The thinking going into the evening was that a victory for Roger — the former football player who started the game at 363 lbs. — would mean defeat for Ali because Roger still had so much weight to lose.
But conventional wisdom was dead wrong.
Roger reached the finals, but conceded that he’d hit a plateau when he and the other contestants left “The Biggest Loser” ranch and continued to work on their own at home in advance of tonight’s final weigh-in. In all, he lost 164 lbs., or 45.18% of his body weight.
Ali, too, conceded some challenges — including late-night visits to the freezer for a frozen yogurt fix.
But in the end, her “warrior mentality” — dating back to her days as a championship synchronized swimmer — served her well. Ali entered the game at 234 lbs. Looking trim, toned and plenty confident, she needed to lose only 105 lbs. to upset Roger — and she handily passed that benchmark as she weighed in at 122 lbs. In all, she lost 112 lbs., or 47.86% of her body weight.
And there’s another number staring back at Ali: She takes home $250,000 for her troubles. (More.)