Jammie Booker won The World’s Strongest Woman competition this past weekend in Texas

Jammie Booker won The World’s Strongest Woman competition this past weekend in Texas. 



But Strongman officials were unaware Booker was born a male. Now they’ve stripped Booker of the title and crowned Andrea Thompson as the champion.


Strongman rules clearly states a person must compete in the category that aligns with their biological sex at birth.

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