During college, exercise consisted of watching the women of ESPN’s Bodyshaping, Fitness Beach, and Kiana Tom’s Flex Appeal exercise throughout the morning while nursing a hangover. The cast on these shows rotated, but the main core consisted of Kiana Tom, Jennifer Dempster, Page Langton, Kathy Derry, Deprise Brescia, the overaged Mary Jean Traetta, Shawnae Jebbia, and Leeann Tweeden. Out of the group, Kiana Tom made headlines after posing for Playboy, and Tweeden has gone on to become a frat house name. The rest faded away, although Kathy Derry keeps a website.
So my question to you is this…who was your favorite ESPN fitness girl? Unless you went to college between 1995 and 2002, chances are you never saw the show since it was on in the morning when most people are at work. Or did you prefer Denise Austin over the girls of ESPN?
The shows no longer air (to my knowledge), but there still is a bodyshaping website and swimsuit gallery.
Here’s some evidence why someone might say that Shawnae Jebbia was their favorite. It’s a clip from a thong contest, and it is undoubtably her as she says her name during the interview.
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Man I used to watch this faithfully , from when I was in Highschool till it all ended in 2002, when ESPN took it off, I still think Jennifer Dempster was the best, she had that girl next door feel to her.
Oh the memories…..
Shawnae is doing well getting her Physicans Assistant certification. Yes, that is her. Must habe been 1991 or ? She had never done a thong contest and that was the last. She got caught up in the moment, her Mom approved it, Dad said OK and she won a car. For a college senior trying to earn a little money it was all in good fun. Her Mother and I are very proud of her.
Totally agree Shawnae was the hottest! The video has been removed from youtube. Anywhere else it can be found?
Leann Tweeden hosts some late-night poker show on NBC (still looks great!). Good to know Shawnae’s doing well. Though I’m really disappointed Page Langton and Jennnifer Dempster haven’t stayed relevant in some way. As for Kiana and that Debris chick, who cares where they are…their plastic body parts probably melted in the sun.