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Scottish IFBB Pro Alix Small Dies at 26

Family members announced her death with no cause of death disclosed so far.

Overview

  • Her mother and her best friend made the death public on Sunday, November 8, and news outlets report that no cause has yet been released.
  • Small earned her IFBB pro license at 19 and won two major professional events, the 2021 Europa Pro Championships in Alicante and the Evolution Pro in Portugal.
  • Those victories gave her two qualifications for the Ms. Olympia stage, and she placed 12th in the fitness class at Ms. Olympia 2021.
  • She withdrew from Ms. Olympia 2022 for health reasons and did not return to competition after that break.
  • Small had spoken openly about a severe eating disorder beginning at about age 15 and credited bodybuilding with changing her relationship to her body, and wide social‑media tributes from peers such as Phoebe Goodwin have followed while further details are awaited.