Alexis Ellis is an IFBB professional fitness and figure competitor. Alexis Ellis was born in New York City. She participated in activities such as dancing and ballet before she became involved in fitness competition. Upon graduating from Columbia University with a B.S. in Biological Science, she went to live in Southern California. It was in Southern California where Alexis began her fitness career, when she competed in the NPC Orange County Classic, and placed third. She has since won two competitions in the tall class, which are the NPC Los Angeles Figure Competition of 2003 and the NPC Ironman Pro Invitational Figure Extravaganza of 2005.