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EL CAJON —  Hundreds of mostly maskless Christian revelers gathered in an El Cajon park Sunday for a free concert led by evangelical musician Sean Feucht, who has garnered controversy during the coronavirus pandemic by leading massive “Let us Worship” rallies in defiance of public health guidelines. El Cajon Mayor Bill Wells, who delivered the concert’s opening prayer, told the Union-Tribune he thinks the event was important because it gave people hope, which he said was badly neede...

More veracity. they think they have something to prove. >> with the miss international just a few weeks away, collette has two major obstacles. she has to drop about 25 pounds quickly, which can be dangerous if done without proper medical guidance. and shes nursing a tear in her left shoulder, a potentially career-threatening injury. >> give me a kiss. love one. see you back at the ranch. >> after her workout, collette heads over to her physical therapist, dr. michael camp. >> theres mike right ...

Right? >> yes. >> $120. >> me, my mom and the doctor, you know, at 9:00 at night on a wednesday. and he tries to draw my blood. so im sitting here trying to draw my blood. they cant get it. they cant do it because theres so much glucose going through my vein. the vein just keeps snapping. finally he takes the blood and tears are coming out of the doctors eyes. im a kid. i cant even believe. my mom looks like shes going to cry. hes crying. now were all like -- knowing something is bad. so he come...

Week. then in college, she gravitated into the weight room where she fell in love with body building. >> i went from 120 pounds like my freshman year and i came back that summer and i was like 145. my parents were like, oh, my god. i was kind of this little, you know, thing, dancing around, teaching aerobics. all of a sudden i want to be a body builder? >> at 26, collette began competing as an amateur and in 2004, she turned professional with the international federation of body builders. along ...

>> it is good. >> is it good? oh, my god, this is my favorite. i live off flounder. >> insulin tends to make people look bloated. a big problem for somebody whose currency is her body. but colette has no patience for nay sayers. >> thank you. >> today shes a certified diabetes educator and nutritionist. shes also made a name for herself as a pro body builder and is in training for the miss international competition. shell be going up against her friend, christy hawkins, in just 11 weeks. >> read...

Through an array of beauty treatments, all to achieve a look that may seem over the top to most, but one they think will work for them. >> collette, you ready? >> yep. >> aside from the obvious, hair, nails and make-up, they literally air brush their bodies from head to toe. >> we are trying to be on that stage at our ultimate best. the skin tone can make or break a placing. >> might feel a little bit cold, collette. >> im good, jan. >> because we just got it in. >> i think i have a different lo...

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