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 Michelle […]
Gabby Douglas leaped her way to gold and stole the show at the 2012 Summer Olympics Games as part of the U.S. women’s gymnastics team known as the “Fierce Five.”Her triumph also made the 16-year-old the first African American to be named the world’s best all-around gymnast. That accomplishment has led to a post-Olympics […]
Remember when we shared the behind-the-scenes video of Olympic gold medalistGabby Douglas getting glam forESSENCE‘s December issue? Well, we finally have a look at the lovely cover. America’s new sweetheart shines in a Notte by Marchesa black-and-gold frock with a head full of flowing locks (no bad hair day here) and one of her two gold medals […]
Gabby Douglas, the first woman of color in Olympic history to win an individual all-around competition, is gearing up to release her first book in time for the holidays. Douglas, 16, gained notoriety after appearing in the 2012 Olympics and even recently performed at the MTV Video Music Awards. However, the gold medalist recently opened […]
Golden Gabby Douglas has been making her rounds in the media. From Oprah to Letterman to Essence, we’re all consuming of the Olympic gynmast darling, Gabby. Essence has this breathtaking way of taking our favorite celebrities and glamming them up to make us wish we could shine half as bright. Being that Gabby already shines […]
In a move that might seem strange for an average teen of today, Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas thanked her creator after becoming the first African-American woman to win gold in the women’s individual all-around. “I give all the glory to God. It’s kind of a win-win situation. The glory goes up to him and the […]
Gabby Douglas admitted indulging in post-Olympics fast food to the wrong person: First lady and healthy eating advocate Michelle Obama, who teased the gymnastics champion. “You’re setting me back, Gabby,” Obama told Douglas during a taping Monday for NBC’s “Tonight Show,” according to a network transcript. “Sorry!” replied the 16-year-old athlete, who confessed to chowing […]
Gabby Douglas is really big in her hometown. Really big and painted on a wall. The gold-medal-winning gymnast has a giant mural painted in her honor in Virginia Beach, Va. And she loves it. “WOW!!! This is amazing!! (hashtag)so honored,” Douglas tweeted Friday from the Olympics in London, where the 16-year-old gymnast won two gold […]
16-year-old Gabby Douglas is officially being recruited by one of the most prestigious black universities in the country … Spelman College … and TMZ has learned the school president has even flown to London to get a leg up on the competition. We’ve learned … Spelman — an all-girl college in Georgia — wants Gabby […]
Gymnastics’ newest cover girl Gabby Douglas may be fielding tweets from A-list celebrities ranging from Oprah to Justin Bieber (and the greatest Olympian of all time Michael Phelps, who said he watched her from the pool!), but before the tweets from the “who’s who” of Hollywood were tweets of Bible verses and confessions of faith. […]
Less than 18 hours after winning gold in the women’s all-around gymnastics competition at the London Olympics, Gabby Douglas was already on the cover of a Corn Flakes cereal box. The 16-year-old gymnast, dubbed “The Flying Squirrel,” has made history, becoming the first Black gymnast to bring home gold in the individual all-around competition. She […]
One after one, their legs raced down the spring board, leaping, turning, one back handspring followed by another. They’re dedicated. They’re hopeful. They want to be like Gabby. Sixteen-year-old gymnast Gabby Douglas stole America’s heart Thursday when she flipped and tumbled her way to Olympic gold, becoming the first African-American gymnast to win the world’s […]
