Fitness Expert Nita Marquez Nominated For Women Of Excellence Award By NLBWA

LOS ANGELES - June 10, 2015 - PRLog -- Fitness Pro Nita Marquez has been nominated for the “Women of Excellence” award by the National Latina Business Women Association (NLBWA).  The health expert is being recognized for her accomplishments in athletics and motivational speaking and will attend the NLBWA’s 12^th annual ceremony on June 24, 2015, in Hollywood, CA.

Nita Marquez is a Pro-Athlete, celebrity trainer, nutritionist, author, on-camera personality, motivational speaker, and owner of ‘America’s Hottest Fit Mom’, Inc.  The Latin beauty is nationally known as the first Hispanic Female Fitness Champion and health and wellness expert.

The infectiously energetic Latina mother of three has built a successful “Healthy Brain, Body, and Beauty” brand with a dedicated clientele and fan base who strive for optimal health and fitness in their over-scheduled lives. Nita understands the modern-day challenges of achieving balance and focuses on empowering her clients through fitness training, neuro-nutrition, and motivational speaking.  She loves nothing more than empowering and inspiring people through her health and fitness work. Nita is especially passionate about eradicating the obesity crisis within the Hispanic community through proper physical and nutritional education.

During her fifteen-year career as a professional fitness athlete, Nita Marquez collected an impressive list of awards and achievements.  Among them, she’s won Miss Fitness Arizona twice, in 1999 and in 2001, and was declared the winner of the 2008 Miss National Fitness Competition by the United States National Physique Committee (NPC).  Nita earned her pro-card in the IFBB (International Federation of Body Building and Fitness) in 2008 as well. She completed her career as an international Top 10 athlete, when she did a final showing as an IFBB Professional Fitness Competitor at the Europa Pro Show in 2014.

The event will be held on Wednesday, June 24, 2015, at The Egyptian Theatre, 6712 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA, 90028. Registration and guest reception from 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Awards Ceremony & Post-Reception 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

“I am deeply moved and honored by this nomination and greatly appreciate the recognition of my work by the National Latina Business Women Association”, said Ms. Marquez. “My passion is to inform, advise, instruct, and motivate people in overall brain, body, and beauty fitness because I believe in every single person's right to manifest their own individual greatness. Having overcome the odds myself as a Latina my hope is to continually empower others with this movement. I feel blessed that our community has tremendous power in the world today despite the challenges we have historically faced. My hope is that we will learn to care for and love our bodies and increase overall health so that we can extend strength of spirit and community in a healthier way ---and thus a more powerful way," said Marquez.

NLBWA's mission since 1998 has been to promote, develop and support the rapid growth of Latina business owners, professionals and their families. The national organization supports the development of chapters throughout the U.S. and these chapters deliver programs and services enabling greater success for this critical, underrepresented market. The purpose of NLBWA is to create more representation, visibility, and business development, networking and mentoring opportunities for Latinas and their families in the world of business and at the executive level throughout the country.

For more information on Nita Marquez visit: nitasworld.com (http://www.nitasworld.com)

For more information on NLBWA visit: http://www.nlbwa.org

For ticket information: http://www.nlbwa-la.org/Resources/Documents/2015 NLBWA-LA E-Invitation-Pricing4-23-15.pdf (http://www.nlbwa-la.org/Resources/Documents/2015%20NLBWA-LA%20E-Invitation-Pricing4-23-15.pdf)

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