Gymnast Gabby Douglas (born December 31, 1995 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.) made history in the 2012 Olympic Games in London by becoming the first American and the first African American to win the all-around competition.

Douglas was raised in Virginia Beach, where she began gymnastics training at the age of six. She moved out of her family’s home and into a host family in West Des Moines, Iowa, when she was 14 years old. There, she began training with renowned coach Liang Chow. Douglas quickly gained recognition at national competitions; at the 2010 Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup, she earned fourth in the all-around competition; at the 2011 Visa Championships, she tied for third on the uneven bars and ended seventh overall.

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Hawkins relocated from Virginia Beach to a luxurious property in the San Fernando Valley near Los Angeles with the help of Gabby’s older daughters Arielle and Joyelle and son Johnathan in order to better manage Gabby’s profession.
Douglas will go down in Olympic history. She has marketing agreements with AT&T, Nike, Citi, and Procter & Gamble. She also has a name-brand leotard line.

Douglas is preparing for the next task, which is making the Olympic team for Rio 2016 and winning another medal, rather than letting his laurels rest on his laurels.