Friday, May 15, 2009

GABRIELLE REECE


Gabrielle Reece (born January 6, 1970) is an American professional volleyball player, sports presenter and former fashion model.

Reece stands at 6 ft 3 inches (190.5 cm). Her measurements are 36-24-35, according to Celebrity Sleuth magazine, and she wears a size 11 shoe, according to her book Big Girl in the Middle. Her stature is genetic - her mother is 6 ft 2 inches.

Reece was born in La Jolla, California, and spent her early years living in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Her father, from Trinidad, died when she was five years old; Reece's trademark piece of jewelry (copied on a tattoo inside her right ankle) is a stylized sterling silver cross that was worn by her father. In high school, Reece excelled at basketball and played volleyball on the side. Many colleges started recruiting her due to her abilities in sports. She accepted a volleyball scholarship from Florida State University (FSU), where she majored in communications and led the league in kills four times and blocks once. In 1989, she took off to model in New York. She returned for six weeks that summer to take classes, then flew to New York for more modeling.

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