Courtney Tailor
Courtney Tailor
Courtney Tailor (born April 21, 1996) is an Instagram Star, model, an actress and a fitness sensation who gained attention on Instagram, where she shared inspiring pictures of her well-sculpted body and workout details.
Early life
Courtney Tailor was born in Texas, United States.
Professional life
Inspired by fitness model and athlete, Ashley Kaltwasser, she participated in many national competitions as a competitive bikini athlete. She has appeared in commercials for Pepsi, Cirrus Logic, Celebration Church, and Discount Dollars.
In October 2015, she appeared in the G-Eazy and Bebe Rexha music video “Me, Myself, & I”.
She did a photo shoot for Playboy magazine. She did small roles in TV shows and movies like ‘American Psycho, The Lying Game, Unstalkable’, and Boyhood In late 2015.
Her most successful film role so far came in 2016, in the Richard Linklater movie ‘Everybody Wants Some!!’.
She has also released her own merchandise, including T-shirts and other goodies.
She created her YouTube channel in April 2016 to document her journey as a bikini competitor.
Before fame
Courtney Taylor followed a clean diet, and at the age of 17, started weight lifting in the gym with the aim of participating in competitions.
With a well-sculpted physique, she entered her first bodybuilding competition in 2016, in the NPC West Coast Classic Contest.
She displayed respectable performance, competing in two categories as a bikini athlete, but failed to win. However, she became more determined to be successful in the fitness industry. With more rigorous training, she took home the trophy in the next contest she participated in: the 2016 NPC Brew City Championships. She also qualified for the national fitness competitions and started preparation to earn her Pro Card.
Rise to Stardom
When Courtney Taylor was a child, she used to entertain family members and friends with acting performances.
Since then, she has always wanted to have a career in the entertainment industry. During the time she was 13, she decided to pursue acting as a profession.
After moving to Austin, she started to work as a model and also appeared as an extra in a number of Commercial. She did a couple uncredited roles in movies and short films in 2013 and 2014. She soon started fitness training, created an Instagram account and began sharing pictures of her progress online.
She primarily posted fitness and lifestyle related pictures, and within a couple years, she became a fitness guru on Instagram with over one million followers. Her online popularity would eventually help her get more acting and modeling offers.