Kristy Michelle Hawkins (born August 28, 1980) is an American powerlifter and chemical engineer, and former professional female bodybuilder.
She earned a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in 2005.
[5][6] In 1999, Hawkins worked as an intern for the Eastman Chemical Company and from 2000 to 2002 she worked again as an intern for the Solutia Inc. From November 2008 to August 8, 2013, she moved to Emeryville, California, where she got a job as scientist for metabolic engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae at Amyris Inc.
[5][6][7] She has since left Lygos and co-founded a chemical engineering company called Antheia.
At the age of 17, she traveled with some people from her gym to Mississippi for an ANPPC show and placed 3rd in the novice women’s short class.
In November 2007, she won the light-heavyweight and overall at the NPC Nationals and received her IFBB pro card.