Fern Assard

About Fern Assard

Fern Assard is an American fitness competitor, model, and mother from the Norwich/Uncasville, Connecticut area.
Personal Details / Stats

Date of Birth: July 5, 1968 (Norwich, Connecticut).
Age: 58 (as of August 2026).
Height: 5'3" (160–161 cm).
Weight: Typically reported in the 121–130 lb range (contest weight often cited around 121–124 lbs).
Measurements: Commonly listed as approximately 36C-26-35 (or similar, e.g., 37C-26-33 in older profiles); muscular build with enhanced breasts.
Background: Mother of four children (referenced in earlier interviews as Nick, Alicia, Caleb, and Sam) and now a grandmother. She has described herself as a single mother who balanced full-time work, training, and family responsibilities. She began serious weight training in 2006 after struggling with disordered eating/anorexia (reaching as low as 98 lbs and describing her body as “skinny fat”). She was inspired by a mother-of-three fitness competitor featured in Muscle and Fitness magazine. She has dental assisting training and previously worked as an accounts manager at a dental office (Waterford Dental Health). She is a self-described “car geek.”

Competition Career & Highlights
Assard competed primarily in National Physique Committee (NPC) events (and some IFBB amateur shows) in the figure, bikini, and women’s physique divisions from roughly 2007 to 2016. She was known for competing as a working mom and building an online presence with workout videos and a Bodybuilding.com blog.
Notable results (from Muscle Memory and contemporary coverage):

2007: Musclemania Atlantic, Figure Short – 6th.
2008: Musclemania Atlantic, Figure Medium – 12th.
2009: 1st place, Classic Figure, NPC Jay Cutler Bodybuilding, Fitness, Figure & Bikini Classic (Boston); 11th/12th, Figure Class C, NPC Masters National Championships.
2011: 7th, Physique Class A, NPC USA Championships.
2012: Overall winner, Women’s Physique, Jay Cutler Classic (Boston); 13th, Physique Class B, NPC National Championships; 9th, Physique Class A, NPC Team Universe Championships.
2015: 5th, Masters Physique 45+ A, NPC Masters Nationals; 6th, Masters Physique 40+ B, NPC Masters Nationals; 4th, Masters Physique 40+ B, IFBB North American Championships.
2016: 4th, Figure 40+ B, IFBB North American Championships; 5th, Masters Physique 40+ B, IFBB North American Championships.

She aimed for an IFBB pro card (notably discussing this goal after her 2012 Jay Cutler overall win) but available records do not show her earning one. She appeared in fitness media, including the 2012 NPC Nationals Women’s Physique Pump Room video, and did some glamour/nude modeling.
Current Status
Assard is a retired NPC physique, figure, and bikini competitor. Her Instagram (@msfitfern) describes her as an “Npc retired physique, figure & bikini competitor, model, Mom, car geek and auto body shop manager.” She lives in the Norwich, CT area (public records link her to addresses there into recent years) and remains active sharing fitness, family life (including grandchildren), cooking, and personal content. She continues personal fitness interests but is no longer competing.
She is often highlighted as a role model for mothers who transformed their bodies and competed later in life while managing work and family.