What Does Gabby Douglas Do?

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Have you ever gone to see Gabby Douglas perform? Well very few people get to do that. Gabby Douglas was born in Virginia Beach VA. She has 3 bro/sis named Jonathan Douglas, Joyelle Douglas, and Arielle Douglas. Her parents names are Natalie Hawkins and Timothy Douglas. Also she is 21 years old and 4”11”. Her full name is Gabrielle Christina Victoria Douglas. Did you know when Gabby Douglas was little she had a hard time, her family did not have that much money? When she was little her mother and her siblings were poor , she had a very hard life. Her sister started gymnastics and that's where she got her encouragement. Gabby was named Virginia State Gymnastics Champion. In 2003 when she was 8 she won state champion. At the 2012

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