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I was just, you know, kind of getting racist jokes, kind of being isolated from the group. So it was definitely hard. I would come home at night and just cry my eyes out.
Gabby Douglas
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Gabby Douglas
Age: 29
Born: 1995
Born: December 31
Artistic Gymnast
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