ABOUT

Venice Wilson is the CEO/Founder of Ms. Venice Fitness Pageant. Venice is an entrepreneur, business owner and a Veteran of the Army. She is married and has two children and two grandchildren. Venice has been in the health, fitness, and dance industry for over two decades as a personal trainer and a previous Zumba Instructor. She is a runway model for AFA and an actor. Venice is also the Winner of the 2022 – 2023 A Top Model Walk Off in the Alabama Fashion Alliance women 45 and up division. She has been featured twice in the International Lookbook Magazine. Her strong belief in her company’s motto to all women is to Be You. Be Beautiful. Be Fit. Her passion is to tell women everywhere to never give up on their fitness journey. Because the woman you see in the mirror today is not the same woman you will recognize in the future.

Michelle Thao is the Executive Assistant of the Venice Fitness Pageant, a runway model, actress and has been a personal trainer for over four years who also specializes in pre/postnatal training. Michelle celebrates her Hmong culture and heritage, but she was originally born in America. She is now married and has a beautiful 6- year-old daughter. She is passionate about educating women on her postpartum experience. Michelles desire is to help them achieve their fitness goals and let them know that they are not alone. Michelle loves to spend time with family and friends. She also loves to cook and taste different cultures of food. She is full of passion, joy, laughter and has a fun and adventurous spirit.

Best known as Miss Fran, is the Head dance Instructor for Venice Fitness Pageant. She is a self-taught liturgical dancer at a very young age. She is married, has two children, and two grandchildren. She has been in the dance industry for over 4 decades. With multiple dance recitals, and performances throughout different cities and churches. She soon formed dance ministries for local churches in the surrounding areas. While continuing to show her love for dance, she became an assistant manager at the Dance factory, and there she formed a program for special needs children called “Just for me”. She became an instructor at West Main Studio and an instructor at Adonai. Miss Fran is currently teaching ballet at Piney Chapel Elementary School under a federal funding grant program. She also has a book written about her life story called “Looking Beyond The Wall” written by the late Brian Passe, along with her husband. Her passion and love for the art of dance continues to be the driving force for her to pour into the lives of the young and young at heart on and off stage.