Ernestine Shepherd had been a long time model in Baltimore but with the
growing age when her figure went out of shape she, along with her sister
Mildred Blackwell, joined weight lifting and aerobics classes
immediately and competed in bodybuilding shows under pseudonym Velvet,
and Ernie. In 1992, after the sudden demise of her sister in brain
aneurysm, she felt depressed, quit exercising and started suffering from
high blood pressure, acid reflux and frequent panic attacks. It was her
close friend who initiated and encouraged her to start her career in
bodybuilding to show the respect to her late sister. Her fresh start
rewarded her not only with medals and bodybuilding titles but with a
happy family that consists of her 80 year old loving husband,
53-year-old son, and 14-year-old grandson.
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