“I am not the next Usain bolts or Michael Phelps, I am the first Simone Biles,” once said Simone Biles. She worked hard, had determination and strength helped her to become a successful gymnast today. Simone was born March, 14 1997 in Columbus, Ohio. Simone’s childhood wasn't the best, do to her Mother being a drug-addict, she couldn't take care of her kids or herself. So her, her sister and brother went down to Houston, Texas to live with her Grandparents, in fact a couple years later they adopted them! Furthermore into her life as a child. Simone one day went on a field trip to a gymnastics place. She intimidated the other gymnasts there,(she was only in daycare at the time!) so she started showing off what she do…. soon later she started
At that time, Viola Desmond was the one of the only successful black canadian business woman and beautician in Halifax because there are were very few careers offered to the black. She Attended Bloomfield High school and also, studied in a program from Field Beauty Culture School, located in Montreal. These schools were one of the only academies that accepted black students. After she graduated, she promoted and sold her products because she wanted expanded her business;she also sold many of her products to her graduates. In addition, she opened a VI’s studio of beauty culture in Halifax.
Gabby Douglas was the first African-American female gymnast in Olympic history to become the individual All-Around champion. In the 2012 Olympic Games, she won gold in the team competition and the individual competition. She is a gymnastics phenom. From the beginning of her career to where she is today, she has been a true trooper through everything. Gabrielle Douglas is an inspiration to me and many others because she overcame being homeless,moved in with a new family, and won Olympic gold in gymnastics.
It all began at local recreation programs where she took up table tennis, or ping pong. Althea had talent right from the beginning. She realized that she, a girl who’s life had been nothing but rough roads and abrupt turns, could be good at something. As she continued to gain interest as well as perfect her table tennis skills, Althea began to compete, and win several local tournaments. Because of these victories,Althea began to get noticed.
At eleven years old, she was discovered by Gus Edwards and performed in a dinner show called the Vaudeville Kiddie Revue. In her teenage years she could often be found dancing in clubs. Then, she started auditioning for Broadway shows. The reason she started tap dancing was because the fact that every audition she went to, she was asked to tap dance. So, she enrolled in the Jack Donahue School in New York. After her first class, she didn’t want to come back because she felt so behind. Jack called her and told her to come back, so she did. By her seventh lesson, she was finally getting good.
Gabrielle Douglas was born in Virginia Beach, Virginia, December, 31, 1995. Her mothers name was Natalie Hawkins and her fathers name was Timothy Douglas. Natalie is a single mother of four kids and Gabrielle is the youngest of four. They are Arielle Douglas, Johnathan Douglas, and Joyelle Douglas are the names of Gabrielle siblings. Arielle was the one who taught gymnastics to Gabrielle. Gabby caught on to gymnastics pretty quick and was enthusiastic about it. Ever since Gabrielle was young she wanted to compete in the Olympics and so she worked hard to be the best. And so her journey began to being the next best gymnast. She left to Iowa to be trained by Laing Chow, and followed her dream of being an Olympic gold medalist. The reason I chose Gabrielle Douglas was because of her hard work and dedication to gymnastics.
On March 14,1997 in Columbus,Ohio, America's top gymnast, Simone Biles, was born. When Simone Biles was young, her life was difficult. Her mom’s name is Shannon, but after Shannon had 4 kids, things got difficult for her. Shannon took lots of drugs and was drunk sometimes. She couldn't handle it. So, Child Protective Services had to take Simone and her siblings to foster care. Soon, her grandfather, Ron, adopted Simone and her younger sister, Adria. Now, Simone Biles’ parents are Ron and Nellie. Simone and her sister very creative and loved to
Bethesda, Maryland 1997 Katie Ledecky was born and little did her parents know she would become a very successful swimmer and person. She began swimming competitively
Gabrielle Chanel remains one of the most well-known fashion designers of all time. She was born on August 19, 1883 in France and died in 1971. Chanel revolutionized the fashion industry with her distinctive style. After the death of her mother, she spent much of her childhood in an orphanage. The challenges of her early life helped build her strong character which influenced her path in life. Chanel was nicknamed “Coco” after a lost dog in a popular song she loved to sing. Her early career was funded by a succession of her rich lovers. This allowed her to open her first shop in Paris in 1910. She sold hats as well as some garments. Coco developed a significant following of clientele who enjoyed her practical sportswear creating great success.
Laurie Hernandez’s dance, ballet, and gymnastics classes were a family affair. Laurie Hernandez was born on June 9, 2000 in New Brunswick, New Jersey and is still alive today. Laurie has one older brother, Marcus, and one older sister, Jelysa, her mom is Wanda and her dad is Anthony. She was 7 years old when she was put in dance, ballet, and gymnastics classes. Laurie Hernandez was not interested in ballet, or dance. Laurie Hernandez was age 9 when she was practicing flexibility early in life for when she became a professional gymnast. Laurie Hernandez’s mom, dad, sister, and brother supported her at every Olympic gymnast performance or contest that she attends too. Everyone in Laurie's family always supported her in everything (Lajiness 4,6,).
Singing, dancing, tabla playing to acting; just an introduction of the many things Mumbai born Tina Sugandh can do. Having been raised by her artistic family in New Jersey, Tina always had a musical bone in her. “My mom used to sing Beatles songs on the radio in India. And she taught my dad how to sing and play, they taught us how music could bring a family together and spread love, joy and happiness. How it could make people smile and then bring a tear to their eye.”
Kerri did many activities before she became famous. She was born on November 19, 1977. She was born in her hometown Tucson, AZ. She began gymnastics in 1982.
For a very long time now, whites have been accepted and able to do things that people of color are not. Although black women in the media may portray their sexuality in the same or common manners as white women, they are still scrutinized and are not easily accepted in the media when it comes to displaying their sexuality. For example, celebrity Vanessa Williams is a perfect example of how women of color are often degraded and face hardships that non-colored women do not. Vanessa Williams was the first black woman to be crowned Miss America. However she did not have her crown long before she was forced to hand it over. Nude photos of Vanessa had surfaced which led to losing her crown as well as about two million dollars in contracts. Vanessa
People are influenced by everything from jobs, music, fashion, certain people, even to different cultures. Chefs never seemed like the group of people one would expect to have an impact on the world, but they do. They change the way people see food and show that it is far more than just a way to stay alive it is sort of like a new way of life to say. There was one woman who changed the scene entirely, by graduating from the Parisian cooking school Le Cordon Bleu, publishing 19 books, airing 13 television shows, and having 8 DVD releases. Julia Child has been an inspiration for many cooks but has also influenced society as a whole while changing the way people thought about food and at the same time, revolutionizing the professional cooking industry for women.
Web. 14 Apr. 2015. This website provides a biography for Simone Elkeles and also informs that she was born in Chicago, Illinois where she still currently lives. It wasn’t until Elkeles had her second child that she realized that she wanted to pursue writing. Both her father and husband are Israeli.
Sandra Cisneros As a Latina America who holds dual citizenship in the United States and Mexico, Sandra Cisneros frequently draws inspiration from her heritage as well as from her experiences as a Latina America (Cisneros). As both a writer and activist, Cisneros “explores issues of race, class, and gender through the lives of ordinary people” who, like herself, have connections to multiple cultures (“Sandra Cisneros Biography”). Cisneros encourages women to use “all [their] energy and [their] anger” regarding the inequality and inferior social status they face to turn those negative experiences into something positive; be a “chingona” (“Sandra Cisneros: Be a [#&%@?]”).