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Peggy Gale Fleming [2] (born July 27, 1948) is a retired American figure skater. [3] She is the 1968 Winter Olympic Champion in the ladies' singles, being the only American gold medalist at these Games, and a three-time World Champion (1966–1968) in the same event.
Wilma Glodean Rudolph (June 23, 1940 – November 12, 1994) was an American sprinter who overcame polio as a child and went on to become a world-record-holding Olympic champion and international sports icon in track and field following her successes in the 1956 and 1960 Olympic Games.
The women's gymnastics team looked unified in striking dark blue tracksuits for their arrival in Rome during the 1960 Summer Olympics. George Silk - Getty Images 1960: Wilma Rudolph
Ponchos, moccasins, love beads, peace signs, medallion necklaces, chain belts, polka dot-printed fabrics, and long, puffed "bubble" sleeves were popular fashions in the late 1960s. Both men and women wore frayed bell-bottomed jeans, tie-dyed shirts, work shirts, Jesus sandals, and headbands. Women would often go barefoot and some went braless.
Her fame increased markedly when in 1965 she was appointed captain of the San Francisco Bay Bombers. She appeared on 19 consecutive all-star teams in that sport, and was the highest-paid female athlete in the 1960s [2] and 1970s. Joan usually skated as the distaff heroine of the sport, no matter what team she appeared with.
Cheryl Rae Tiegs (born September 25, 1947) is an American model and fashion designer.Frequently described as America's first supermodel, [1] [2] [3] Tiegs made multiple appearances on the covers of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and Time magazine.
It's no secret that in the fashion industry, most of our clothing is manufactured overseas. While there are a handful of heritage brands that have vowed to design and produce only in the U.S. to ...
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