Kai Miller completed a meteoric rise in her sport after earning an IFBB Pro Card and two medals at the Ben Weider Legacy Cup in Toronto at the weekend.

The 36-year-old health information technician, who trains at Positive Results Gym, won the bikini class E title and was runner-up in the bikini overall class to secure a Pro Card.

Not bad for an athlete who only started working out three years ago.

“I was just totally shocked but then again I really worked hard for this,” Miller said. “This is a total surprise but hard work pays off and it’s amazing from where I started from in 2014 to now.

“The thing I’m most proud of is the improvement with my stage presentation in how I pose. It can be very technical but I really pushed hard.”

Miller, however, refuses to take all of the credit.

“I have to really commend the Bermuda Bodybuilding & Fitness Federation committee,” she said. “All of them made sure we were all taken care of, providing us reassurance and keeping us calm. It was spot-on and they did a stellar job.

“Also I want to thank my trainer/coach Carmichael Bryan, he is first class. He stood by me every step of the way. None of this would’ve been possible without him.

“He was there for me through my high and low times and refused to let me quit when I felt I had nothing left to push through to finish this journey.

“I am greatly indebted to him.”

Miller was among the Bermuda team that won 11 medals, including four gold, at the International Plaza Hotel.

“The atmosphere was very positive,” she said. “There were about 200 athletes and the event ran smoothly.”

Bermuda’s team consisted of those chosen to represent the island at the Central American & Caribbean Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships in Mexico City last month, which was cancelled after a devastating earthquake hit the region, killing more than 200 people and toppling many buildings.

Bermuda were granted special permission to take part in the Ben Weider Legacy Cup along with other Caribbean countries.

“I’m glad Mark [BBFF president Mark Simons] reached out to the promoters of the show and we were accepted,” Miller said.

“They reached out to all the athletes [in the Caribbean] that were supposed to compete in Mexico. All of them couldn’t make it, but our federation took us all.

“The prep was extra long due to the fact we couldn’t go to Mexico because of the earthquake. To get through this prep is a lot and the Pro Card is just a bonus.”

Having secured a Pro Card, Miller is now contemplating her next move.

“I will like to move forward and see how I do on a pro level,” she said. “But I’m not sure as yet so I will see what happens.”

Miller is the second local athlete behind Hafid James to have secured a Pro Card in the past three months.

James earned a Pro Card after coming first in the height class and then being judged as the overall winner in the men’s physique up to 178lbs category at the Ben Weider Legacy Cup in Aruba in August.