Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Celebrate #BlackGirlMagic with Gabby Douglas Barbie


by Tiffani Greenaway of MyMommyVents.com

20-year old Gabrielle Douglas made history in 2012 when she became the first U.S. athlete to win both team and all-around gold medals. She's also the first black gymnast in Olympic history to become the Individual All-Around Champion.

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Gabby made history again just this week, joining the 2016 U.S. Olympic Women’s Gymnastics Team on Sunday, and announcing that she'll be part of Mattel's "Sheroes" lineup with her own Barbie doll on Monday. She joins ballet dancer Misty Copeland, actress Zendaya, and revolutionary director Ava DuVernay in the collection designed to inspire little girls to follow their dreams.
“I’m so excited," said the gymnast. "My older sister and I used to play with Barbies and create these dramatic fantasy stories, so it’s such a huge honor,” she told Huffington Post.

Gabby and her teammate Aly Raisman are the first U.S. women’s gymnasts to make two Olympic teams since Dominique Dawes and Amy Chow in 1996 and 2000.

The Sheroes line celebrates women "who inspire girls by breaking boundaries and expanding possibilities for women everywhere," says Mattel. Gabby's hope is that kids playing with her doll will take away her number-one lesson: Stay true to yourself, and go after your dreams, People reports.  “Just be you and love yourself and embrace yourself and just really go after what you want,” she says.


Cheer Gabby on in the summer Olympics in Rio starting August 5th, and get your Gabby Barbie here.

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Tiffani Greenway is the wife and mom behind MyMommyVents, a New York city parenting blog. Her tips have been seen on Yahoo Parenting, Mommy Noire, and Fit Pregnancy. Find more of Tiffani's work at mymommyvents.com.




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