Ronda Rousey Photograph By Peggy Sirota

AGE:25

WHO SHE IS: Mixed martial artist, Strikeforce women's bantamweight champion

BODY STATS: 5'6", 135 pounds

THE WAY SHE TELLS IT: When I was in school, martial arts made you a dork, and I became self-conscious that I was too masculine. I was a 16-year-old girl with ringworm and cauliflower ears. People made fun of my arms and called me "Miss Man." It wasn't until I got older that I realized: These people are idiots. I'm fabulous.