Yvette Bova  Yvette Bova is an American female bodybuilder. Bova grew up in Denver, Colorado. At 18 she joined the U.S. Air Force where she served for 13 and a half years. Yvette Bova began training in bodybuilding four years prior to her first competition, which was in 1996. She retired from competitive bodybuilding in 2006, following the National Physique Committee Nationals. Yvette has won several bodybuilding titles in Seoul, Korea. Bova is the youngest of five children. She has three brothers and one sister. Her youngest brother is since deceased. Bova's husband and mother also passed away in 2008 and 2009, respectively. Yvette Bova is a resident of Las Vegas, Nevada.