Brooke Addison, Toni Wood, Melodi Coleman, Franscine Nicole and Cara Maclane were all selected as finalists in the Weight Watchers search for the Slimmer of the Year.

They were judged on their weight loss, personality and overall transformation. And their lives have been changed forever.

From the finalists, Brooke Addison lost a total of 34 kilos, and went from a size 18 to a size eight, to take out the Weight Watchers award. With her new title and new bikini body she will soon jet off for a holiday for two in the cook islands.

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“It is a fantastic achievement, so proud. For me it was never about coming up here and winning, it was just about getting my story out there," Brooke said.

Across Australia and New Zealand, this year’s entrants lost almost 10 thousand kilos.

• www.weightwatchers.com.au