facebooktwitteryoutubeinstagramGabrielle UnionActress Born: 1972Gabrielle Union-Wade was born in Nebraska and her family moved to California when she was 8. In high school, she was a 3-sport athlete: soccer, track and an all-star point guard for her basketball team....
facebooktwitteryoutubeinstagramKrysten RitterActressBorn: 1981Krysten Ritter was raised on a farm in Pennsylvania. At age 15, she was discovered by a modeling agent while shopping at the mall. Ritter moved to New York and became a print, tv and runway model. After...
facebooktwitteryoutubeinstagramEvangeline LillyActress Born: 1979From Alberta, Canada, Nicole Evangeline Lilly is the middle of 3 girls. In high school, she played soccer and was a member of the student council. She grew up Christian and had an interest in...
facebooktwitteryoutubeinstagramChristiane NorthrupMedical Doctor Born: 1949From Maine, Christiane Northrup grew up in a holistically-oriented household. She did not originally intend to become a doctor, but wound up attending Dartmouth Medical School. Northrup did her...
facebooktwitteryoutubeinstagramJosh AxeChiropractor Born: 1981Josh Axe is from Ohio. He grew up playing soccer and joined the trathalon team at the University of Kentucky. Before obtaining his degree in chiropractic, Axe worked as a personal trainer. He is also a...
facebooktwitteryoutubeinstagramNora GedgaudasAuthor Born: 1961 Nora Gedgaudas is a certified nutritional therapist and clinical neurofeedback specialist. She first became interested in health and diet in college where she was enrolled in a pre-med program. She...
facebooktwitteryoutubeinstagramMario LopezEntertainer Born: 1973Mario Lopez Jr. was born in San Diego, California. He started dancing when he was 3 and also excelled at wrestling, karate and gymnastics. Lopez was discovered by a talent agent at age 10, and did local...
facebooktwitteryoutubeinstagramPaige VanZantUFC Fighter Born: 1994Paige ’12 Gauge’ VanZant was born in Oregon. Her parents owned a dance studio and she grew up dancing ballet, jazz and hip hop, and she also enjoyed outdoor sports like riding dirt bikes and fishing....
facebooktwitteryoutubeinstagramCameron HanesEndurance Athlete Born: 1967Cameron Hanes is from Oregon. His parents divorced when he was young and Hanes bounced back and forth between them; his relationship with his mother grew strained when she remarried. Growing up in...
facebooktwitteryoutubeinstagramJessica SimpsonComedian, Martial Artist, and Commentator Born: 1967 Born in Texas, Jessica Simpson sang in the church choir as a child, and her singing career took off when she was still a teenager. Simpson dropped out of high school,...
facebooktwitteryoutubeinstagramRonda RouseyProfessional Wrestler Born: 1987Born in California, Ronda ‘Rowdy’ Rousey is the daughter of AnnMaria De Mars, the first American woman to win a World Judo Championship. Rousey started practicing judo at age 11 and was the...
facebooktwitteryoutubeinstagramZendaya ColemanEntertainer Born: 1996Zendaya Coleman was born in Oakland, California. Her name means ‘to give thanks’ in the Shona language. She joined a dance group as a child and studied acting at the American Conservatory Theatre....
facebooktwitteryoutubeinstagramJoe ManganielloActor Born: 1976Pittsburgh native Joe Manganiello was captain of his high school football, basketball and volleyball teams. He played varsity in all 3 sports and graduated with honors. He also acted in his high school’s...
facebooktwitteryoutubeinstagramDolly PartonMusicianBorn: 1946Dolly Parton was born in a one-room cabin in the Great Smoky Mountains of eastern Tennessee. Her father was an illiterate share-cropper, and she was the fourth of 12 children. Parton moved to Nashville the...
facebooktwitteryoutubeinstagramNicole RichieTV PersonalityBorn: 1981Nicole Richie was born and raised in California. When she was 3, her parents agreed to let her be raised by friend and musician Lionel Richie because they could not afford to care for her. She was...