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Royal Oak Businesses Strut Their Stuff with 'The Bachelor' at Women’s Show

Women from all over Metro Detroit come to the Suburban Collection Showplace to enjoy cooking, fashion and a hunky bachelor.

The Michigan International Women's Show is off to a good start according to vendors, attendees and adoring fans of bachelor Sean Lowe.

Thursday, women flocked from all over to enjoy shopping, cooking, fashion shows and the chance to get their photo taken with a reality TV star.

Heartthrob Lowe, the star of ABC's "The Bachelor" and "Dancing with the Stars," shared how he fell in love with Catherine Giudici and his experiences dancing with Peta Murgatroyd, who accompanied him to Novi.

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When asked to show off his signature dances move, Lowe joked, "I don't think I have any signature dance moves." 

The women's expo also includes exhibitions from Royal Oak vendors Pure Blend Granola and FEEL Natural Energy, a 15-calorie energy drink. 

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"It's going great. We are really doing a lot of sampling. A lot of people like it," said Bessie Karnaros of FEEL Natural Energy.

The women's expo runs through Sunday at the Suburban Collection Showplace, located at 46100 Grand River Ave.

If you go  

Show hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday; and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for children ages 5-12, and children 5 and younger are admitted free with a paying adult.

On site parking is available for $5.

For more information and exhibitor coupons, visit www.InternationalWomenShow.com or call 800-849-0248.


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