She is a model, a former professional beach volleyball player and was Nike’s first female spokeswoman ... But nowadays, you're much more likely to catch Gabrielle Reece working on her podcast than you are hitting the sand or runway, not that she's not still doing both!
Known as "Gabby" to her close friends and husband (professional surfer Laird Hamilton), Reece won an athletic scholarship to Florida State University where she played two seasons, setting two records that still stand today, before accepting offers from the modeling world.
Turning pro, Reece competed domestically in the 1999-2000 Olympic 4 on 4 Challenge Series and the 1999-2000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour with her four4-person team taking first place at the first-ever Beach Volleyball World Championships in 1997. This followed her history-making turn in 1994 when she became Nike’s first female athlete to design a shoe, and Nike’s first-ever female cross-training spokesperson.
Since leaving professional volleyball behind, Reece has gone on to become a best-selling author, TV host and guest on shows such as Good Morning America, The Today Show, the Ellen Degeneres Show and Chelsea Lately. Once named by Elle as one of the "Five Most Beautiful Women in the World," she has appeared on multiple magazine covers including (but not limited to) Sports Illustrated for Women, Travel & Leisure Golf, Women’s Sports & Fitness, Outside, Shape, Self, Harpers’ Bazaar, Fitness, Life, Vogue, and People.
Reece joins Tabari for this episode of A Tight 45 to talk about her life and career, including her current work on her podcast The Gabby Reece Show, overcoming challenges and how to keep a healthy relationship going during quarantine.
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