Gabrielle Douglas 
featured in the New York Times
and T Magazine’s “Twelve For ‘12″ list…
”Douglas’s Olympic achievement — winning gold in both individual and group gymnastics competitions, and being the first African-American to do so — has made her something of an instant American icon”

Essence Magazine “Women of the Year” Issue [Dec 2012]

Gabrielle Douglas for Essence magazine[Dec 2012].
In the issue Gabby gives her view on her new found celebrity:
“In my dreams I didn’t think about how many shows I would be
on and how many people  would tweet me…it’s so cool!”. See more here

Glamour Magazine Women of The Year 2012
Gold-Medal Olympians are Women of the Year because…”There used to be a masculinity associated with women in sports. Not now! Girls aspire to be athletes—and they look up to these women.” - Chris Evert… read more here

Olympic gymnast Gabrielle Douglas at
the Women’s Sports Foundation awards ceremony 
Wednsday in New York where she received 
the Sportswoman of the Year Award

Olympic gold medalist  Gabrielle Douglas…
[wearing a Juicy Couture blazer and skirt] at the
“Pink Pearls and Pretty Dresses” Girl Empowerment
Brunch for mothers and daughters, in Chicago
on Sunday [Styled by Aaron Christmon. #knowitall]

Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas 

with singer Katy Perry at

the 2012 MTV VMA’s

a pic from Oprah’s interviewwith 
Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas
+ mom Natalie Hawkins. It airs this Sunday…

Olympic Gold Medalist Gabrielle Douglas 
and, the First Lady Michelle Obama, on The
Tonight Show With Jay Leno last night…

(Source: lenyon)

American 16-year-old Gabby Douglas won gymnastics’ most coverted prize Thursday, Olympic gold in the all-around. She also made history by becoming the first African-American, the first woman of color, to win the all-around title.

July 31, 2012…
Team USA’s Gabrielle Douglas 
performs on the uneven bars during the women’s team
final of the artistic gymnastics event at the Olympic

The U.S. women

gymnastics team 

captured the gold medal with

an overall scoreof 183.596, crushing the

competition…The last gold medal was

won at the Atlanta Games in 1996

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