I agree; I would like to see Sheron back in bodybuilding as well.
I made the switch for myself, to make myself happy. But I also knew that I could maybe show other figure competitors that a natural competitor can step onto a bodybuilding stage--at the national level--and hold her own while having fun, including the glitz and glamour and make up and hair primping of the figure realm. There are so many figure girls with terrific conditioning and great muscularity, but they are being penalized in the figure division because of the changing standard.
I believe in 2007 we will see a mass exodus of these girls, and they will switch into fitness or bodybuilding. Look at Lisa Bickels, who switched back. Diana Tinnelle made a switch at the USA's. The list will grow. I think girls will quit caring about their placings and instead become concerned with whether they are having fun, making the most of the money they spend in this industry, and remain true to themselves.
I sincerely hope that the initial look of women's bodybuilding will make a comeback. There is room in bodybuilding for several trends, so let's make a valiant effort to bring back the eighties' trend back.