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Florida Fitness Photography
John Hawley, Publisher
Photographer/Videographer
John Hawley (904)333-3527
11604 Surfwood Ave, Jax. Fl 32246
Editor Nellie Hawley
April 10, 2015 Volume:
Shoot with Karen Diaz conducted in Daytona Beach, Florda the morning after she competed at the 2015 NPC Southern USA. She is accompanied by Shandy Ortiz IFBB Pro Bikini athlete who likewise competed that weekend at the IFBB Battle on the Beach. Karen is an interesting beauty on the show circuit known for her quite and rather shy demeanor in person, but Miss Social on social media with a gift for saying the right things to inspire and motivate others.
In This Issue:
Karen Diaz
Please share a bit of your background and how you see it relating to your current success in fitness and modeling.
I got into fitness about 2 years ago. I was overweight and uncomfortable in my own skin. I was getting married, and I knew that I wanted to lose weight before that day. I started to meal prep and work out with my husband to lose the weight.
I attended Europa in 2014 and that is where I set my goal of getting on stage. Seeing those girls in a bikini, showcasing their hard work gave me that additional motivation to keep going towards my very own fitness goals. However, I needed to set a plan and find a foundation since I really didn’t know much about what it took to actually compete.
On June 3rd,2014 I came across Team Bombshell, read up on what they had
to offer and I applied. I got accepted into the team and have been with them since then. I’ve done 2 competitions and I am getting ready to kick start this 2015 season with Southern USA in Daytona.
I personally feel like I am in the best shape of my life at 27 years old and 1 child later. I am truly passionate about what I do, the eating clean, the training, the fact that others are inspired by my story.
Of all the clothing and modeling/acting opportunities you could land what would be your favorite role and what would you wear?
Fitness promotion video or a featured on a magazine. Fitness wear. A plat form that would allow me to inspire men and women.
Share with us a bit about your contest history and most memorable show experience.
-The Fort Lauderdale Cup was my very first show, there I placed 7th amongst 35 beautiful girls.
-All South was my second show and there I placed 1st in my class (B). This show is very special to me, because it was a way of bouncing back a week later after Fort Lauderdale Cup and I had the chance to correct any little mistakes I made at my first show. It was an absolute blast (cont. pg. 22).
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