Fed: WA mum first woman to win Biggest Loser, shedding 56kg

AAP General News (Australia)
04-18-2010
Fed: WA mum first woman to win Biggest Loser, shedding 56kg

A West Australian mother's become the first woman to win The Biggest Loser .. shedding
nearly half her body weight to triumph in the latest series.

LISA HOSE has been crowned the winner in tonight's finale of the reality television
show .. having trimmed down to a svelte 65.7 kilograms.

The 41 year old entered the competition weighing 121.9 kilos .. but managed to lose
56.2kg during five months of intensive training.

She'll also take home 370 thousand dollars in prize money.

The biggest male contestant .. 24-year-old Victorian SHANNON BOURKE .. originally weighed
214 kg but finished in third place after losing nearly 90kg.





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