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Radio Personality, Fitness Guru

For hip-hop heads in the mid-90s, there was no bigger sex symbol than Big Lez. The chocolate-skinned host of BET's "Rap City," the dancer/choreographer/fitness guru born Leslie Segar was not only a 'stunna,' but she was up on her music and culture. That spunky combination of beauty and brains made her the alpha female for the baggy jeans set.

"I didn't come into this business concerned about anybody else's [perceptions] of me," says Segar about her voluptuous physique. "I was raised to be very respectful as a woman and determined and accepting of all of my attributes!"

Segar took that love of herself and those built like her, coupled it with a lifelong dedication to health and wellness, and Bodiography was born. "Bodiography is body-meaning fitness - [and] 'ography,' meaning choreography," she explains. "I've always been involved in fitness and personal training." Lez was able to use both her extensive background in choreography and her health/wellness principles under the "Bodiography" umbrella. "I started conditioning and training [artists] so that they're not out of breath [and] are performing great. Bodiography just became a one-stop shop for me."In addition to that, Lez is the entertainment reporter for Premier Radio Networks. "I'm really glad that I've been able [to] consistently feed that artistic aspect of my personality," she says. "Women [must] make [themselves] a priority and maintain the inside and outside."

Lez is a fine example of being true to oneself, and using your gifts for the improvement of the world around you. - todd williams

For more information, visit www.myspace.com/bodiography.