or otherwise -- is 100% irrelevant.
She got rich from movies and real estate investments. When Janet Lynn signed with Ice Follies she was the highest paid woman athlete in the world for one year. Dorothy Hamill was immensely popular, but later lost a substantial amount of money when she invested in Ice Capades. )
By the way, Mr. Pell has just completed the White House Fellowship that he beat Michelle out of -- as Michelle said, "I lost the fellowship but I got the fellow" -- and is now serving in the U.S. Department of Education in charge of international and foreign language instruction. Pell is fluent in Arabic, Chinese, and Spanish.
Do you even know who Danica Patrick is? If you did, you'd realise how insulting that statement is. Danica is the most successful woman in the history of car racing. You don't understand the talent, toughness, and mental fortitude that it takes to be a race car driver - especially one that competes against men. She's the only woman to actually win an indy car series against men, placed 3rd in the Indy 500, and was the first woman to win a NASCAR pole and turned in the fastest qualifying lap (of a man or woman) in the Daytona 500 since 1990. Gracie will be lucky to even be half the talent and phenomenon that Danica Patrick is. Hah, and worse, you picked the fingers as a point of comparison.
Now you're scaring me. You're beginning to sound like Mr. Potter of Bedford Falls
.) looks, and squeaky-clean, wholesome image were also a key contributor to her appeal and success.I hope that in 2013/2014/2018, hair color -- artificial
And compared to other American ladies, Gold does not have any kind of monopoly on prettiness. (Or on "All-American"-ness, whatever the heck that means.)
Perhaps McKayla Maroney is the gymnast who is the best model for what might help American skating's popularity.
She happens to be extremely pretty, but her refreshing personality and candor -- not to mention her excellence in her sport -- are what captured her country's (and even the world's) imagination.
Agree. Shaun White was mentioned in another thread on basically the same subject. Other than his half-pipe dominance, I think his "light-up-the-room" personal charm explains his popularity more than his distinctive looks.
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)I certainly appreciate your point of view, golden411. The comments on the apparent hue of Gold's roots was a kind of short-hand, throw-away line, but you seem to have become quite attached to it, so allow me one further comment to your comments: the example of the President and the First Lady is, if I do say so, a bit of a red herring, if the implication is that we have somehow finally become a color-blind society. Your exhortation to celebrate with a group sing of Kumbaya is, I think, slightly premature. I would venture that the Obamas would not endorse this, and as accomplished a personage as Colin Powell has more or less said that this is not yet the reality in America.I do not want to be rude or disrepectful to Gold or Evancho or any other young lady, so cannot say much more than that I remain unconvinced that Gold has superior star quality above and beyond other American ladies.
The U.S. is in the second term of an African-American president. Last I checked, he and the much-admired First Lady do not have blond hair.
Shawn Johnson was my favorite gymnast at the 2008 Olympics, and yes, I agree that she is "All-American." (Thanks for not making hair color a prerequisite, ForeverFish.)
For me, Johnson and Maroney each had an irresistible vibe. IMHO, Gold does not belong in the same sentence with them.
Agree with Mathman that Yamaguchi also is "All-American." As is Wagner, as is Gao, etc., etc. :yes:
I don't know whether "conventional" beauty is foolproof as a marketable commodity. To some eyes, "conventional" would be generic, boring, dull, tired, you get the idea.
Agreed that everything here is my subjective opinion too -- no more and no less subjective than anyone else's.
[Robeye: If you liked Susan Boyle, I hope that you came across Paul Potts too. ]
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I do not want to be rude or disrepectful to Gold or Evancho or any other young lady, so cannot say much more than that I remain unconvinced that Gold has superior star quality above and beyond other American ladies.
The U.S. is in the second term of an African-American president. Last I checked, he and the much-admired First Lady do not have blond hair.
Shawn Johnson was my favorite gymnast at the 2008 Olympics, and yes, I agree that she is "All-American." (Thanks for not making hair color a prerequisite, ForeverFish.)
For me, Johnson and Maroney each had an irresistible vibe. IMHO, Gold does not belong in the same sentence with them.
Agree with Mathman that Yamaguchi also is "All-American." As is Wagner, as is Gao, etc., etc. :yes:
I don't know whether "conventional" beauty is foolproof as a marketable commodity. To some eyes, "conventional" would be generic, boring, dull, tired, you get the idea.
Agreed that everything here is my subjective opinion too -- no more and no less subjective than anyone else's.
[Robeye: If you liked Susan Boyle, I hope that you came across Paul Potts too.
Honi soit qui mal y pense. I'm a Gracie booster. The term can be used in either a positive or negative light, depending upon the context. Contra your Wiki reference, I was not utilizing the term as a pejorative, but primarily in the sense of a Midwesterner who looks strong and healthy, which I think should be fairly clear from the manner of its use in my post. A hick? No. "Uncomplicated" is probably closer to the image I was trying to convey. Porky? Definitely not. My description of Gracie led off with "pretty". The nuance I was reaching for was the solid good looks of a New World valkyrie.
Shame on them, I say
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