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A letter from Heather Foster.... in regards to the Ms. Olympia 2005 Hello everyone! I trust this e-mail finds you all in good health. As you all have now heard, the once prestigious Ms. Olympia finals has been relegated to a side show at the Olympia Expo. We are asking you to send e-mails informing your fans, family, friends, pro men bodybuilders, etc., asking them to write to each of the individuals listed below, voicing your outrage over the way the professional women bodybuilders are being treated. We have suffered many indignities over the years, yet we still remain professional, and continue to compete under less than ideal circumstances, and for very little prize money. They say we don't sell tickets, that no one wants to see us, yet we sold out the City Center Theater in NY!!! Wayne DeMilia made a statement to that effect in Flex Magazine, which is why he removed the other two divisions from the lineup the following year. So, those of us who attend the shows hear the difference in the reaction of the crowd when the female bodybuilders come onstage. I am in no way trying to take anything away from the other divisions (I have quite a few friends in both divisions). I am just stating a fact. So, I will encourage all the divisions, the amateur athletes, fans, family, friends, etc. to send an e-mail to each of the individuals below regarding this latest outrage. I do appreciate you taking the time out of your busy schedule to to this. Thank you all in advance. David Pecker: dpecker@amilink.com Healthfully Yours, Heather
Hello Everyone, I just wanted to encourage you all to send e-mails to David Pecker at dpecker@amilink.com, Vince Scalisi at vscalisi@weiderpub.com, and Peter McGough at PMcGough@flexmagazine.com, voicing your outrage regarding women's bodybuilding being relegated to a side show @ the Olympia Expo. I implore each and every one of you to send e-mails to your friends, family, fans, and to amateur and pro athletes, encouraging them to do the same. We all have a vested interest in this, fitness, figure, and male bodybuilders included. It started with the women bodybuilders, now the fitness and figure athletes are getting less and less coverage as well. One show has already decreased the prize money for the men as well as the women, so don't think you have not been or will not be affected by the decisions that these people have made and will continue to make. Remember when Bob Chicerillo first started talk of a union and having an athlete's representative? Well ther were more women athletes there showing support than there was from the men's division. We were there because are all part of the IFBB and we wanted to show our support. Now we need some reciprocation, we need to all stand together, ALL DIVISIONS, amateurs and professionals! WE are the NPC/IFBB! Without us, they cease to exist. Let's stop this atrocity make something positive happen. Pro bodybuilder Lee Priest forwarded
a copy of the e-mail he sent out, and with his permission,
I have forwarded it to you all to give you the strength
and motivation to do the same. Lee has proven to
not only be an amazing person on the outside, but to
show that same character trait internally as well. He
is one of what I hope to be many pro male bodybuilders
who will show their support by sending an e-mail to those
mentioned above. Please see Lee's e-mail below:
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