I received a message from Charley28 which said the following: Hi Boromir, I just got some very sad news that I thought I should pass onto you. Shelley Beattie passed away on February 13, 2008. The family has not released the official cause of death as of yet, but there's no doubt she will be… More dearly missed. Shelley had been living in Portland, Oregon at the time of her death. Perhaps best known for her role as Siren on American Gladiators, Shelly was also a successful IFBB woman's bodybuilder; placing as high as 3rd at the 1992 Ms. Olympia contest. This is so sad. I don't have many details but I'll let you know what I find out. I'm sorry to pass this news to you. Please say a prayer for her and her family and friends. Charley Please keep Shelley's family in your thought and prayers. She will be missed.
A lot of people made fun of the television show American Gladiators, saying it was just a "bunch of over muscled weight-lifters who spend each episode beating on little people". And while I never believed that this was true I do know that most of the stars of the show have easily been forgotten, maybe not by me, but by most casual views of the show. Shelley Beattie is possibly the biggest exception to that "rule".
Shelley Beattie, best known as Gladiator Siren, overcame a great deal in life to get where she was on the show, most notably was the fact she is deaf. She proved to everyone watching; and more importantly, the deaf community, that you never had to let anything get in the way of achieving your goals.
A world-class bodybuilder, an American Gladiator, a business woman, and a member of a World Cup Sailing team, Beattie is a woman to be admired and emulated. And though she has not been in the public eye for quite a few years, you can bet that Siren is singing a sweet song of inspiration to everyone around her.
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