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122 || MOST FITNESS || APRIL 2016%u201cSmile, smile, and smile.%u201d We are on our feet as MOSTreaders chant, work it Simone. She will leave all ten years of her training on the stage. %u201cI wait to be called back out and nervously pray I get moved to the center, which signifies early on that you are a favorite.%u201d Within minutes she is shuffled off stage. She will put back on her team suit and head back to her hotel room. All that is left is to wait. In the break between Pre-Judging and the night show, Simone tries to make good use of her time. Often she will reconnect with her coach or respond to emails and text. When it%u2019s time to return for the night show, %u201cI fix myself back up with a lot less anxiousness because there%u2019s less unknown.%u201d After the show and awards she will usually eat a celebratory meal with friends, sometimes right in the hotel room because she is too exhausted to dress up or go to a nice dinner. It all comes down to the show and the outcome. Having been an Officer in the United States Air Force, a Resident (Physician), an IFBB Pro Athlete, and a Personal Trainer, Simone has a very impressive resume to say the least. While reflecting on her military career she is %u201cVery proud to have had the opportunity to serve our country as an officer in the Air Force.%u201d %u201cMany of the positions I held required long hours of hard work because there are no set hours for service members. You work until the job is done which is exactly 24/7. If you are developed in such a lifestyle you learn this work ethic is %u2018normal.%u2019%u201d Simone believes that you always give your all to every effort and %u201cthat%u2019s what has helped me in many situations where I didn%u2019t get what I wanted right away.%u201d It is this same work ethic that impresses our readers the most. Having dealt with many setbacks in her life, she has persevered with a steel set of determination. %u201cSometimes people have this misconception my life was perfect and everything just worked out for me but I have had so many disappointments, they make the successes much sweeter.%u201d She goes on to say, %u201cMy failures are part of my story and progression and without them I wouldn%u2019t appreciate as much what I%u2019ve earned.%u201d She can wake up some days shocked to be living her dreams and wouldn%u2019t change the rough times for anything. Her drive comes from an internal fear that she can always do more or that she has not done enough. Speaking with clarity she say%u2019s %u201cI can%u2019t explain %u2018me%u2019 any other way and I can%u2019t imagine leaving this world without knowing I had given everything I possibly had to make the world a little better.%u201d So what does this highly educated, physically fit athlete do with her free time after working out, competing or learning something new? %u201cI have the cutest Miniature Pinscher. Tanner is three years old and Simone chooses to spend her free time with him. Luckily, Tanner has enough energy to keep up with his master.