NEWS:
04.10.2004: Well, during the Arnold Classic weekend, I'm committed to competing in
the upcoming July 10, 2004 NPC BodyRock Figure Tall Division competition.
That was the easy part, the hard part will be preparing for it!
Click here to glimpse at my progress (photos and diary).
www.bodyrock.com
04.22.2004: Want to get on the band wagon of Female Boxing? Washington DC Female Promoter Wanda Bruce (Women in Support Together - W.I.S.T Promotions, Inc.) has been busy setting
up the first UBA Title Fight in Washington, D.C. featuring an ALL female boxing lineup to be held May 30, 2004 at the DC Tunnel Event Center,
2135 Queens Chapel Road, Washington DC.
The main event will be Trish Hill (Atlanta) and Melissa Del Valle (Florida). It should be an exciting fight.
Purchase Tickets Here
Event New Release and Sponsorship Information
04.09.2004: Click here to check out fitness model and competitor Jennifer Tedford-Zuba's
site, she's posted her event images from the March Fitness America South Beach Pageant and Ms. Bikini South Beach. Jennifer placed 3rd and 1st respectively.
Event Photograhy by Gordon J. Smith.
04.09.2004: Competing in FAME Canada? Need great photos to market yourself? Then schedule a shoot with Skip Faulkner, the only Fitness Photographer assigned to cover the various events for Oxygen Magazine, Natural Muscle, and AHF. He is also available for private photo shoots. He is a worthwhile investment and you'll get great images.
To schedule a personal photoshoot simply click on the email link below and provide Skip with your basic needs to set up a shoot (i.e., which outfits you intend to wear and your your availability).
This offer is extremely limited, and is on a first come, first serve basis:
Schedule a Personal Photo Shoot with Skip
04.08.2004: Competitor Amy Hellmers makes it onto the FAME Fitness & Model Expo Miami Beach promo photo. (Check last person on left)
Promo card
04.07.2004: Check out the newly-designed Natural Muscle Magazine website. Completely interactive and soon 6 years of back issues will be
available to purchase online!
PLUS, I'm honored to be officially been added to the Writers Gallery!
03.25.2004: CONGRATULATIONS are in order for Daryl Routhier, who won the Men's Health Magazine fitness contest. Daryl was selecteed, via votes online, as the person with "the most sculted body and healthy lifestyle in the U.S." I know I voted!
Look out for him in an upcoming photo spread for Men's Health
Click here to see the Cape Cod Times write up.
03.25.2004 -- 03.28.2004: 6th Annual Miami Fitness Festival, featuring Louis Zwick's Fitness America Pageant shows: The Fitness South Beach Pageant and Ms. Bikini South Beach. Holly
Wilbur came edged all comeptitors out for the Fitness Crown and Jennifer-Tedford
Zuba snagged the Bikini title.
Click here for a slideshow with more photos to come.
Look out for the writeup in Natural Muscle Mag.
03.28.2004: I've been invited to judge my first fitness show (IFSB Ms Fitness Atlantic
States) for OCBodybuilding.com. The show will be held Saturday April 3,
2004 at the Ferguson Auditorium, 5200 Silver Hill Road, Forestville. Prejudging:
12:00 p.m. Finals: 4:00 p.m. Photos will follow.
www.ocbbodybuilding.com
03.15.2004: Watch out for a report on the upcoming 6th Annual Miami Fitness Festival to be held March 25-28, 2004! I'll be reporting for both Natural Muscle Mag, my site and possible other publications.
Check Out The Events Schedule
03.10.2004: New Disney pilot 'The Service". On the spur of the moment Diane McCabe
Smith braved the cold weather to be an extra during filming at the RFK
Stadium in Washington, D.C.
Read More (Coming soon)
Casting Company Info here
03.09.2004: The Arnold Weekend. (Coming soon)
03.09.2004: Look out for the new 2004 Power Group Swimsuit Calendar. I'm Miss September. This is my 4th year being featured. Nicole Avellina made the cover.
Preview Calendar Photo Gallery
03.09.2004: Meghan White has a new comp card and it features photography by both Skip Faulkner and Gordon J. Smith
Click here to preview
03.05.2004: LeanLadies.com. I'm in amongst good company featured on page 4.
Click here to view
Feb. 2004: Fitness expert and established health & fitness industry writer Lara
McGlashan hits mainstream!!
Lara's 4 page article, 'The Cheater's Guide to Cardio,' is published in
Self's Feb. 2004 issue. It is a huge step in the right direction for her
writing plus paving the way for other freelances, such as myself, struggling
for mainstream recognition.
Click here to preview the article
02.27.2004: Poster Girl, Heather Glenn is looking busy for 2004. Here are some updates
she wanted to share:
She, Mary Beth Gonzales and Kristi Dowler have started a women's only
boot camp in the San Francisco Bay Area. Says Heather, "Since
we really enjoy all of the outdoor athletic training as we prepare for
our obstacle course events, we thought we would offer this same type
of fitness training (and mini OC camps) to other women, regardless
of whether their goals are only to lose body fat and get fit as opposed
to entering a competition." www.bayareabootcamp.com.
Heather also belongs to a Northern California Fitness Competitors team called
MC F.I.T. Works (named after NPC competitor Monica Chang who is the founder
of the group). The team meets monthly to share competition tips and
support each other. Says Heather, "We have competitors from
many leagues including Fitness America, NPC, WTF, Nova, etc."
www.mcfitworks.com. Incidentally, Monica Chang has an artistic calendar in the works.
It will feature many professional fitness competitors. Check its
progress at www.fitwings.com.
Lastly, but not least, Heather is planning to compete in her first Fitness America event to be held in Dallas during May.
02.26.2004: Check it out! I have an advanced copy of the upcoming Fitness Success Challenge Poster. (It features, ShaNay Norvell, Heather Glenn & Vida Garcia. Inset promoters: Mocha Lee and Patti Franklin) Graphics/photos by John W. Atherton
Poster
02.24.2004: Becky Tripp is Oxygen Mag's upcoming 'Total Package' article, which is set to hit newsstands by the
end of May (July, 2004 issue).
Click here to see photos revealing Becky's successful
competitive 2004 season with Nova.
02.24.2004: Check out Heather Sych, Nova's First Canadian Winner, spotlighted in Natural Muscle Mag's January 2004 Issue! You can subscribe or buy individual hard copies and/or
electronic versions directly from the site.
Click Here to Preview the Article.
02.20.2004: Heather Sych and boyfriend Larry Ray Willis (Trainer) have a new 2004 calendar
for sale. It not only features Heather Sych -- The 2003 Nova Fitness Champ
-- but competitors Tanya Eklund and Karent Bont and 3 other women. Purchase
arrangements should be done through Heather at Heather_Sych@hotmail.com. The cost is $18.00 plus shipping. (Photography by Peter Saunders)
Preview the Calendar Cover Here.
02.20.2004: Coming: Tu-Be-Fit -- New routine pioneered by VALERIA GEORGESCU, the self-proclaimed "Leonardo DaVinci of Fitness."
02.15.2004: Ms. Fitness competitor Nicole Avellina will be profiled in the upcoming March 2003 issue of Steele Jungle Magazine.
Click here to see more of Nicole (Photos by Boz Swope)
Read Nicole's Profile
www.steelejungle.com
02.14.2004: Check out Michele Reid's Photo shoot. It's now on Reg Bradford's website: www.regbradford.com
Click here for a photo preview!
02.10.2004: The Feb-June 2004 issue of Physique Mag published by www.ocbbodybuilding.com is out and available to be read. Both the NFF August and Finals shows are included.
Click here to see a preview
Mag subscription info
02.08.2004: Michele Reid's new Energy Mag for Women cover is out! Scheduled to be on newsstands Tuesday Feb. 10, 2004.
Click here to see a preview
02.01.2004: Fitness celeb Mocha Lee and accomplished fitness athlete Patti Franklin
have teamed up to promote an obstacle-course styled event of their own.
The Fitness Success Challenge, a shoot off from Cynthia Hill's westcoast
show, will be held May, 2004 in Northern Virginia. Their slogan: A show
by the competitors for the competitors. (FUN, FAIR, and FAMILY-ORIENTED.)
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01.26.2004: Check out P. Heidinger Fitness Wear's "Fitness Tips" section -- Diane McCabe Smith is featured along with her write up on different ways to crack into the Fitness Industry.
www.pheidinger.com
01.20.2004: Following the footsteps of fitness model, Meghan White, Michele Reid, 2003
obstacle course, fitness skills and figure competitor, recently shot for
the cover of Energy Magazine. It should hit newsstands in 2 weeks, so be
on the look out for it.
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01.13.2004: BodyRock Productions Promoter has invited Diane McCabe Smith to report on the 2004 Monica Brant Fitness & BodyRock Bodybuilding & Fitness 2004 show to be held June 10, 2004 in Fairfax, Va.
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01.01.2004: The Arnold Classic is fast approaching. While there, Diane McCabe Smith
will be working on a few projects, including getting Expo quotes and photos
of Galaxy/Nova competitors past and present. Contact Diane if interested.
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