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Gabrielle Reece's road to fame and fortune owes as much to her
athletic prowess as it does to her looks and stature. Gabrielle Reece
was a star volleyball player at Florida State University, and started
modeling a year into her college studies. With Gabrielle Reece's 6'3"
lean, muscular frame and unique beauty, Gabrielle Reece quickly became a
modeling sensation. With Gabrielle Reece's lucrative, high-profile
contract representing Nike, Gabby bridged the worlds of sports and
fashion.
In her first TV ad for Nike, Reece announced, "The Nike girl is me, just
a bit extreme." In addition to Gabrielle Reece's prowess in beach
volleyball, Gabrielle Reece is an all-around athlete who enjoys the
challenge of surfing, skateboarding, motocross, dirt biking,
wakeboarding, and sky diving, just to name a few. Gabrielle Reece's wit
and intelligence allowed her to contribute regular columns to Elle and
Women's Sports & Fitness, and report for MTV's The Extremists and USA
Sports' golf coverage. It's no wonder that Women's Sports & Fitness
named her one of the most influential women in sports.
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Gabrielle Reece
started collecting national athletic accolades years before she turned
professional. In addition to earning All-Tournament honors numerous
times during her days at Florida State, Gabrielle Reece ranked 5th in
career blocks while competing in the NCAA. In 1990, the Dodge National
Athletic Awards Committee named Gabrielle Reece the Most Inspiring
Collegiate Athlete in the country. The previous year, Gabrielle Reece
had been selected as one of Rolling Stone magazine's Wonder Women of
Sport.
Gabrielle Reece spent four of her five years in the Bud Light Pro Beach
Volleyball League (1993-97) as Captain of the Nike team. In her first
year, Gabrielle Reece led the league in blocks, and in all but her final
season, she scored the most kills. Gabrielle Reece was twice named the
Offensive Player of the Year (1994 and '95), and holds the league record
for kills per match, in a single season, and in a tournament.
Gabrielle Reece's second career as a model brought her even more fame.
Besides having been a spokesmodel for Nike, Gabby has appeared on the
covers of such fashion and lifestyle magazines as Elle, Harper's Bazaar
and LIFE. Gabrielle Reece's made a handful of appearances on the big
screen, including a cameo as an athletic trainer in Gattaca (1997).
Gabrielle Reece also hosted MTV's The Extremists. In 1997, Gabrielle
Reece co-authored her autobiography Big Girl in the Middle, and has also
written for Elle and Conde Nast's Women's Sports & Fitness.