It’s not easy to make the transition from tomboy to WNBF professional figure competitor. We all know that tomboys are rough and tough, and Mary Bell was no exception.
Mary prefered motorcycles and bulldogs to bikinis. And she was never really into sports. But that all changed in 2000 when a bodybuilding friend dared her to enter a show. Mary Bell entered her first competition, and was hooked.
Nine years later, Mary’s lifestyle is all about weight training and fitness. She owns Center Stage Figures, a business dedicated to helping competitors become champions, and has a reputation as being the industry’s best coach.
On stage, Mary has won numerous titles with the USBF, NABBA, OCB, and INBF including he 2003 NABBA USA Figure Championship, the 2003 Ms USBF National Figure Championship, and the 2004 Northeast America Figure Championship. Mary also won the Best Swimsuit competition at the 2006 Natural Mania.
Recently, Mary was featured on E! True Hollywood Stories, Female Bodybuilders.
“I love the challenge to get bigger, better, and stronger naturally, and I’m still fighting for that first place in the WNBF. But,” she adds, “I believe that, first or last, you did the work and no one can ever take that from you.”
Christopher Meatto