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*Maya Angelou is at home in North Carolina recovering after a brief hospitalization. A statement was released to her speaker’s bureau, MacRae Speakers and Entertainment LLC. Dr. Jeff Williamson of the WakeForest School of Medicine says she’s not allowed to travel for the next three to four weeks. As a result, she had to cancel [...]
*Gabby Douglas, Toni Braxton and Wendy Williams helped to kick off Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York last night by walking the annual Heart Truth red dress show. Olympic gold medal gymnast Douglas blew kisses and waved to the audience as she walked down the runway in a Pamela Rowland gown. “I am so honored [...]
*History making gymnast Gabrielle Douglas, opens up about the journey she took to become the international icon she became over the summer. Only 16-years-old and all of 4’11”, the black girl from Iowa discusses the sacrifices her family made to ensure her success, despite the odds in her new book, written with O’s founding editor [...]
*Gabby Douglas may be a super star, but the Olympian had once contemplated quitting the sport altogether to work at Chik-Fil-A, she told the New York Daily News. It ain’t all roses for the 15-year-old gymnast. In a world riddled with racism, competition, and constant workouts, she began to grow tired of her job and [...]
*Gabrielle Douglas has been a shining star since making her Olympic debut this year. The young gymnast, who isn’t old enough to vote, says her journey has been about faith. Gabby is releasing a book, “Grace, Gold & Glory: My Leap of Faith.” “I want people to be inspired by my book,” Gabrielle said in [...]
*Gabby Douglas, the Olympic all-around champion, has won the Sportswoman of the Year honors from the Women’s Sports Foundation. The award was given out Wednesday night to the young gymnast. She beat out Lindsey Vonn, Serena Williams, Missy Franklin, Allyson Felix, Jessica Long and Tatyana McFadden. Douglas is the third gymnast to win the award, [...]
*It looks like Gabrielle Douglas did herself a favor when she revealed her secret love for “The Vampire Diaries.” According to the Hollywood Reporter, she’ll be starring in the seventh episode of the CW drama, slated to air Nov. 29. And she actually has a role. “Diaries” actress Nina Dobrev gushed the news on Twitter [...]
*Gabby Douglas is bringing her life story to the pages of an “inspirational memoir” for a HarperCollins imprint, the gold medal gymnast announced this morning. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] “Grace, Gold and Glory, My Leap of Faith,’’ due in December, will detail her journey to gold in the London Olympics. There will be many [...]
*In the new October issue of Vanity Fair, 16-year-old Olympic gold medalist Gabrielle Douglas again opens up about how she was treated while training at Excalibur Gymnastics in Virginia Beach. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] According to the article, she once left her clothes by her locker, only to return and find someone had taken [...]
*Gabby Douglas and Jordyn Wieber have been stars since winning the gold; touring all over the place, including the Empire State Building and the New York Stock Exchange; invited by the president over the phone. “Were enjoying every step of the way,” said Wieber, who with Douglas, McKayla Maroney, Kyla Ross and Aly Raisman gave [...]
* Oprah Winfrey spent her weekend hanging with Olympic Gold Medalist, Gabby Douglas, for an upcoming episode of OWN’s “Next Chapter.” Oprah visited the 16-year-old gymnast and her family in Des Moines, where she trained. From the looks of things, Gabby taught Oprah a thing or two about the balance beams. After her visit, Gabby tweeted: [...]
*Now that she’s got the gold, she’s going for the look. Yes, Gabby Douglas is getting rid of the bad weave and becoming a real superstar with good hair and all. The teenage gymnast has been harshly criticized for her hair. But that’s all in the past now. Her new hairdresser, Ted Gibson (pictured below), [...]
*OK, here’s one for the Gabby Douglas hair haters … and her fans, too. A friend of EUR, Sandra Trim DaCosta, hipped us to this gem from a young lady whose name we don’t know, but her YouTube screen name is jaywait4. In her video, jaywait4, recites a poem – a very deep, but simple [...]
*It was a media frenzy of sorts, when Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas arrived at JFK airport. ALSO SEE: Gabby Douglas, First Lady Visit ‘Jay Leno’ (Video) Rocking a black leather jacket, metallic gold skirt and flip-flops, she had just left from an appearance on the ‘Tonight Show’ with (FLOTUS) Michelle Obama. Gabby was all [...]
*With fellow guest Michelle Obama looking on, Olympic champ Gabby Douglas extended her time in the national spotlight Monday with an appearance on “The Tonight Show.” [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Host Jay Leno, who noted that the letters of Douglas’ last name can be rearranged to spell “USA gold,” asked if the gymnast intended [...]
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