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I always have someone to look up to, and I think it helps me with motivating myself.
Shawn Johnson
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Shawn Johnson
Age: 32
Born: 1992
Born: January 19
Artistic Gymnast
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Des Moines
Iowa
Shawn Machel Johnson East
Shawn Johnson
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