Carissa Codel

Carissa Codel stands 5'3" and weighs 130 lbs, with a muscular build that she has built over three years of powerlifting. The blonde-haired, green-eyed Kansas City native is a journalist, weightlifter, and TV host, currently serving as a morning news anchor for Ozark's First on Fox 49 in Springfield, Missouri. She began her career at Missouri State University's student newspaper, The Standard, where she worked as a reporter for two years and was later appointed News Editor, overseeing all reporters and editing their weekly content.

Carissa has become a social media phenomenon by posting videos that read cruel and cheeky comments about her weight and appearance, laughing them off and turning negativity into confidence. Over the past three years, she has lost 55 pounds, going from 180 lbs to her current weight. She is open about the fact that her physique is a mix of fat loss and significant muscle gain from powerlifting, which is why she looks thicker or stronger now despite the overall weight reduction. She frequently uses gym content to push back against comments that deny her muscle, such as "it's not muscle tho."

Her tattoo collection includes a small tattoo on her back and a script on her upper left thigh. She is American and Caucasian. At 26 or 27 years old, she has been active in the industry since 2023, starting around age 24. She has amassed a following of 619k on Instagram, where she shares her fitness journey and professional life.