[1] Michelle Jin was born in 1974 in a small village in Wenzhou, Zhejiang.

She was raised in a conservative family, where bodybuilding was probably not considered a true career path.

In 1987, she moved to the United States.

In 1996, she was introduced by a friend to a gym where she began working out and developing her body.

[1] Jin currently lives in Hillsborough, North Carolina.