Episode 12 – Maggi Thorne – From Mrs. International to American Ninja Warrior

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Margaret Schlachter

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Maggi Thorne has been part of the obstacle racing scene for years. She has competed in top events like OCR World Championships, World’s Toughest Mudder, multiple Spartan Races and everything in-between. All the while also competing in beauty pageants winning the prestigious Mrs. International in 2014.

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Since that time she has been on a roll, competing in American Ninja Warrior, the Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge show on NBC, and Team Ninja Warrior with Lance Pekus and Kevin Bull. She joins the podcast this week to talk about her journey, how she got into pageants, waiting at the walk-on line for three weeks for American Ninja Warrior and her college roommate Jessie Graff who has taken the American Ninja Warrior world by storm.

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Maggi has done all this while also working with charities Soles4Souls collecting thousands of shoes for those in need, a board member of SelfID Self Image Defined and raising three strong independent children with her husband. Tune into the episode this week to hear all about Maggi Thorne and her journey.

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Episode #012 – Maggi Thorne – Mrs. International to American Ninja Warrior

Show Notes

Introduction and Sponsor Notes

How Maggi Got into Pageants

Becoming Mrs. International 2014

Soles4Souls and collecting 5,000 shoes

Camping out at the Walk-on line at American Ninja Warrior

Protecting her family on social media

Traveling as a family

Jessie Graff as her college roommate at the University of Nebraska

Joining Team American Ninja Warrior with Lance Pekus & Kevin Bull

How pageants helped prep her for television

Behind the scenes on set of Spartan show and ANW

Maggi talks about the time Jessie got hit by a car and said “I wish I filmed that”

Role Models for women and why they matter

Tips for parents raising healthy strong children

SelfID – Self Image Defined Charity – http://www.selfimagedefined.org/

How to Connect with Maggi Thorne

Facebook: Maggi Thorne’s Official Page

Instagram: @nvr_gvup

Twitter: @nvr_gvup

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