The weight is over and wendy is jazzed!

Amy Formosa | 12th August 2009

WENDY Baker looked like a new woman when she sported a strapless ball gown for the first time in her life last weekend.

After losing more than 32kg, the Rockhampton 44-year-old won a new Honda Jazz after she was crowned The Natural Way Slimmer of the Year winner.

Ten members from The Natural Way were nominated Australia-wide this year and Ms Baker was one of four finalists shortlisted, including Rocky's Wendy Carroll-Coveney.

Ms Baker proudly showed off her hot new body and shared her weight-loss journey as she lived a life of glamour at the Gold Coast.

“We (Wendy and her partner) were on the 21st floor of the Crown Plaza overlooking the ocean, it was incredible,” Ms Baker said in excitement yesterday.

Ms Baker, who used to avoid looking in the mirror when she weighed 107.1kg last April, said it was the first time she stepped into a full-length strapless ball gown.

“I felt like a queen,” she said.

After joining The Natural Way weight loss and health care clinic in Rockhampton last April, Wendy lost 32.6 kilograms in 50 weeks.

When she arrived in Brisbane on Friday, Ms Baker said she and her partner, along with Wendy Carroll-Coveney, were met by their mentor - The Natural Way Rockhampton clinic owner Flav Garn, who had organised a limo.

“I had no idea about the limo; Flav blew me away,” she said.

The four lucky finalists spent Saturday being pampered and photographed, and were even paid a surprise visit by Biggest Loser contestant Sharif Deen.

“I have never looked like that in my life, I felt like a princess.”

When Ms Baker was able to ride in her partner's go-kart last month for the first time in 10 years, Wendy realised how much weight she had actually lost.

“I've even got rid of all my 'fat' clothes, so there's no going back now,” she said.

Ms Carroll-Coveney also won a $1000 wardrobe as the grand champion slimmer after loosing close to 45kg and Ms Garn was named franchisee of the year.

The Natural Way 1300 SLIMMER program delivers a range of recipes, supplements, support services and advice to assist people to lose weight.

- Amy Formosa