SI Swimsuit’s rookie is fitness legend Denise Austin’s daughter Katie
nypost.comRookie of the Year in the 2022 Swimsuit Issue, one year after winning its coveted swim search. But unlike the VHS and DVD heydays of her mom, Katie has leveraged TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat to build her fit fam following of more than 700,000 on social media.
And she’s taking a more unfiltered approach to toning and sculpting on her popular Katie Austin fitness app.“It was surreal.
It’s been such a life-long dream,” Katie, who grew up in Virginia, told The Post of being featured in the glossy mag, recalling the early days of her mom’s fitness career and meeting the likes of Jane Fonda and Richard Simmons.“I was an athlete my entire life.
I played lacrosse at USC and I never really thought about following in my mom’s footsteps. I traveled with her for the workout TV shows, the DVDs, I was there almost every day watching her do choreography for her shows and videos.
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