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Allyson Felix: Britton, congratulations on everything! What sparked your interest in track? Was it a childhood dream or something that evolved over time?Britton Wilson: Track was not always a childhood dream. My older sister was the one into track and basketball. I was more focused on dance, gymnastics, and cheerleading.

Reese Witherspoon was all smiles with daughter Ava Phillippe after settling her divorce from ex-husband Jim Toth.

Nike is showing support for the LGBTQ community amid the transphobic backlash Dylan Mulvaney has been receiving for her partnership with the brand.

Caitlyn Jenner is going after “woke” Nike because they dared to… pick a transgender influencer to promote their sports bras…

 examining the impact of the closure of a string of labor and delivery services across the country, , a modern maternity clinic, and Glamour gathered a group of powerful leaders for a thought-provoking lunch to discuss the importance of improved maternal and postpartum care.On March 1st, women working in healthcare, advocacy, media, sports, and business, gathered at the Freehand Hotel in New York City to discuss the urgent maternal health crisis in the United States—from , delivery and postpartum: critical issues that have too long been ignored.The event was kicked off by a panel hosted by public health expert Chelsea Clinton, in discussion with Olympian Allyson Felix, Glamour’s Executive Editor Natasha Pearlman, Oula co-founder, COO Elaine Purcell, and Oula's lead midwife Saonjie Hamilton on the panel.. Attendees included Glamour Woman of the Year Misty Copeland, Gayle King, Girls Who Code founder Reshma Saujani, Planned Parenthood President Alexis McGill Johnson, Paid Leave for All Founding Director Dawn Huckelbridge, and entrepreneur and investor Hannah Bronfman.The event kicked off with a warm welcome from Oula's Co-founder and CEO, Adrianne Nickerson, and Glamour's Americas Editorial Director, Samantha Barry.

CBS has set a date for Byron Allen presents theGrio Awards special where African-American excellence is honored. Co-hosted by Sheryl Underwood from The Talk and Taye Diggs, the two-hour award show will air on Saturday, Nov. 26 starting at 8 p.m. ET.

The inaugural gala for The Grio Awards are set to honor icons, leaders and legends like Tyler Perry, Patti LaBelle, Dave Chappelle and Normal Lear.

South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference and Festivals has confirmed its initial Featured Speakers for the 37th edition of its annual Conference. SXSW 2023 will take place March 10 – 19, 2023 in Austin, Texas.

Ashton Kutcher gets further into his training for the 2022 TCS New York City Marathon, his body is going through a dramatic transformation. “The biggest change physically has been the transfer of muscle mass from upper body to lower body.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorBoss Beauties, an NFT company and women-empowerment brand launched last year, has signed with WME.WME will exclusively represent Boss Beauties in all areas and assist in adapting its intellectual property across Web3, film, TV, digital and gaming platforms, as well as live events and brand partnerships.Boss Beauties’ first NFT collection, consisting of 10,000 unique digital portraits of independent diverse women, sold out in 90 minutes. Each portrait of women in the brand’s signature NFT collections represents qualities aligned with the company’s mission of supporting young women in designing the life and career of their dreams.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorAllyson Felix, the most decorated female track and field athlete in Olympic in history with seven gold medal wins from 2012 to 2021, retired from her sport earlier this year but promptly shifted her focus to a new competitive landscape: the business world.Felix has launched a women’s lifestyle brand, Saysh, that is designed to cater to the needs of female athletes and active women. Speaking about her career transition at Variety‘s Sports and Entertainment Breakfast on July 21, Felix expressed her excitement for the growing number of opportunities that await star female athletes as media personalities, investors and entrepreneurs when they decide to come off the field.Snowboarding star Chloe Kim, who has two gold medals to date, also appeared at the event, presented by City National Bank at the Maybourne in Beverly Hills, to discuss her burgeoning career as a content producer and the experience of growing up in the public eye as a young female athlete in an unconventional sport.

The red carpet for tonight’s ESPY Awards hosted by Stephan Curry on ESPN was a glittery collision of Hollywood and the sports world.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterVariety’s Sports & Entertainment presented by City National Bank returns in-person with a breakfast July 21 in Los Angeles, featuring conversations with Allyson Felix, Olympic track and field champion and founder of Saysh; Chloe Kim, Olympic champion snowboarder; Jimmy Pitaro, chairman of ESPN and sports content for The Walt Disney Company; Fara Leff, chief operating officer of Klutch Sports; and Jamal Henderson, chief content officer for The SpringHill Company.The breakfast will feature conversations focusing on the intersecting sports and entertainment industries, including discussions with athletes or executives who have expanded individual brands across film, TV and media.Elizabeth Wagmeister, senior correspondent and co-Host of Variety’s The Take, will interview Kim and her long-time agent, Lowell Taub, about balancing her snowboarding competitions with her expanding interests in entertainment and media. Felix, the most decorated track-and-field U.S.

RuPaul has made Emmys history, again, shattering the record for the most Emmys won by a person of color as Drag Race nabs the Outstanding Competition Series honor for the fourth consecutive year.

Suni Lee, Allyson Felix and Megan Rapinoe are showing off their stylish side!

With the three-ceremony Creative Arts Emmys in the books, CBS and the Television Academy have set the first batch of presenters for Sunday’s 73rd annual Primetime Emmys show on Sunday hosted by Cedric the Entertainer.

Allyson Felix just solidified her place in Olympics history: the 35-year-old is officially the most decorated woman in track, winning her 11th medal and seventh gold on Saturday, Aug. 7 at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Allyson Felix is going down in history.

Women have owned the Hollywood headlines lately by defying “the rules” – all sorts of rules. Scarlett Johansson has challenged Disney’s dealmaking prowess by filing high-profile litigation.

As one of the fastest women in the world, Allyson Felix‘s net worth has been a hot topic of discussion since her first Olympics in 2004.

fifth Olympic games later this month, but because she does all of that while being a mom.The fact that Felix is both a mom and a professional athlete should not be noteworthy. Women with children are just as capable of being record-breaking athletes—even .

Allyson Felix isn’t opposed to trading in her running shoes for dancing shoes after she wraps up her Olympic career. The 35-year-old track and field sprinter is currently gearing up for the 2020 Summer Olympics, which Allyson claims will be her final Olympic appearance.

Freestyle Digital Media has secured the North American distrubtuion rights to On Thin Ice, a social justice-themed sports documentary featuring athletes Allyson Felix, Evander Holyfield, Robbie Rogers, Apolo Ohno, Michael Sam, Aimee Mullins, and Greg Louganis. Directed by Keli Price, the film will be available to rent and own on February 2.

Glamour's , an all-star roster of athletes teamed up for an important message: vote! The PSA features uplifting words from Nneka Ogwumike, Tatyana McFadden, Billie Jean King, Simone Biles, Lindsey Vonn, Allyson Felix, Elena Delle Donne, Diamond DeShields, Missy Franklin Johnson, Mikaela Shiffrin, and A'ja Wilson. So why is casting your ballot so important? “Because, first of all, we're allowed to vote," says Billie Jean King, tennis icon and activist.

were called off, but a few Olympians still suited up.Sports power players from Team USA Simone Biles, Nathan Adrian, Jagger Eaton and Allyson Felix transformed into “The Avengers” to celebrate the release of a new Marvel Universe video game, which debuted earlier this month through Square Enix games.The real-life superheroes are featured in a promo shoot showing off their respective powers in intricate makeup looks by beauty vlogger Kandee Johnson, who has 3.82 million followers on

By In 2019, Olympic runners Allyson Felix, and Kara Goucher against Nike for failing to provide maternity protections to their most bankable female athletes. There was an outcry, a flood of public calls for action, and then .