Afghan woman, once a child bride, becomes top-ranked bodybuilder
NBC News·2025-12-17 21:30

She was forced to marry at age 14 and by the time she was 17, Roya Karimi had escaped Afghanistan alone with her baby. And against all odds, this is Roya today. Roya Karimi Norway >> representing Norway and almost unrecognizable as one of the top bodybuilders in Europe.Recently coming in third at a major competition in Spain. >> In a bikini, makeup, long hair. So you are you are the exact opposite of who people imagine when they think of an Afghan woman.>> Yes. And I love that image. I worked hard for that ...