Joyce Lei of Lake Elsinore is the 2024 TOPS California Queen.

The title recognizes her as the female member of the TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) Club Inc. in California who, by the end of 2024, officially recorded the largest weight loss from her highest weight at TOPS and reached her goal weight.

Lei, who lost 182.4 pounds, and Brandon Roth of Newbury Park, the 2024 TOPS California King, were honored in April at California TOPS recognition events, according to a news release from TOPS. Roth, who lost 238 pounds, was also recognized as runner-up for 2024 TOPS International King.

Lei joined TOPS Club Inc., a nonprofit weight-loss support organization, in 2018. At that time, she attended meetings only during the summer because of work conflicts, but started attended weekly in December

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