While many have forgotten their fitness goals and are already trying to prepare for the “new year, new me” mantra, one Plettenberg Bay resident ensured she stuck to her schedule and the results exceeded expectations. Elana Jacobs’s rigid routine recently earned her the title of bikini world champ at the United World Sport & Fitness Federation 2025. The chiselled 26-year-old claimed the title at the weekend after beating competitors from eight countries at the event hosted in Pattaya, Thailand.
In addition to the bikini world champ title, she came second in the sports model division. The cosmetologist and personal trainer said winning the competition had made all the sacrifices and hard work worth it. “I also received my pro card and will now be competing in the professional league and doing pro shows,” Jacobs said.
“Now that I have the title of bikini world champ and have reached pro status, I would like to motivate girls and women out there to believe in themselves. “Make themselves a priority and commit to doing at least one thing for themselves that makes them happy and to empower them to have confidence, not to be afraid, and to commit to their inner happiness.” The former Crossfit athlete’s bodybuilding journey started to escalate about five years ago and she now trains five times a week in the off-season and six times a week when she is preparing to compete. “I thought to myself that I wanted to do a show one day and added it to my bucket list.
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“[In 2020], the NPC Icandy classic was held and I won the fitness division. I qualified to go to the SA champs and also won that show.
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