Local stunner Lisa McDevitt certainly impressed when she wore a designer bikini worth £450 at a World Body Fitness and Fashion event in America.

The 25-year-old said: “I felt amazing in my bikini by the uber talented Veronique Rees, it was beautiful!”

The French designer, whose collections will feature in a shop window on the famous Champs Élysées in Paris this Christmas, said  Lisa had the “Wow factor on stage.”

Lisa (pcitured above), placed fourth in her category last weekend, added: “I am delighted with how far I have come on since my last show in Denmark (in August) thanks to my coach Liam Stewart.”

She also paid tribute to her boyfriend. Ruairi Stewart, who was in the competition as well.

Indeed, they must surely be the North-West’s most striking couple.

“I couldn't have done any of this without his support,” she stated.

Lisa, who runs a fitness studio in Letterkenny, also got a huge number of message of support from friends back home.

The WBFF shows feature some of the most glamorous and fit models in the world, linking in with the fitness, beauty, fashion, competitive sport, health, and wellness industries.

Originally from Fintown, Lisa’s interest in bodybuilding began in 2013. She has done much of her training at the RAW muscle gym in Derry.

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