Vanessa Hayden is
one of the 20 contestants on The Biggest Loser season 16. She's a child welfare specialist from Orlando, Florida who was never overweight until she retired from the WNBA in 2010. At 366 pounds, she suffers from severe back and joint pain. She was eliminated in the first challenge of the season but was given another chance to get back in the game as
part of the Comeback Canyon. In the second episode, however, she was eliminated for good.