Steel Divas airs on Lifetime: Featuring Felicia Romero & Roxanna Wood

By Lisa White
Body Building Examiner
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Steel Divas has set off fireworks for the bodybuilding, fitness, figure and? bikini community. The Lifetime network aired its first segment of the reality-style show at 11 p.m. Tuesday, May 3. The series includes national and professional level figure and bikini competitors, but features gym owner’s Roxanna Wood and IFBB Pro Felicia Romero, both of whom live in Arizona.

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Wood says that she was not always fit, but? has? been competing in the? bikini division for the past three years.? She even opened her own gym called Max Fit24 to accommodate her needs for training. ? According to Wood, “They show my everyday life, being a mum, cooking healthy food, going to the gym. They want to emphasize my independence. It’s about women bringing their “A” game, the total package.” ? Wood hopes this will allow others to see fitness? as an attainable goal.
Romero, on the other hand, has been in the industry for a longer period of time and is an owner of J&F Personal Training in Mesa, Az. Romero’s recent competition endeavor included the 2011 IFBB Arnold Classic, Ms. International, Fitness International & Figure International, where she won fourth place.
For the community, this is a new source that will reach the mainstream audience like no other. Although promoters for the Olympia,? Arnold Classic and the Phoenix Pro show have made competitions available via live streaming, that doesn’t mean the population has been watching.
The history of the Lifetime network has been known for its commitment of “offering the highest quality entertainment and information programming content that celebrates, entertains and supports women,” and hopefully this creates more interest in the sport. ? According the Lifetime site, the show is about the combination of high drama between “body building divas” that are struggling for top spots in the competitive world.
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