AWARENESS: DOMINIQUE DAWES ATTENDS ‘AUTISM SPEAKS’ EVENT IN NYC
Legendary Olympic Gold Medalist Dominique Dawes speaks during a benefit for Autism Speaks at the New York Stock Exchange this past weekend in New York City.
Dominique made the surprise appearance to share her family’s experience with Autism, raising awareness on behalf of those living with and affected by the condition.
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Wow…haven’t seen her in a long time. She still looks great =o)
blue is a good color for her
Those shoes do not go with that dress, honey. With that said, she still looks good after all these years. Those muscles in her arm in the first pic ain’t no joke. I need to start toning my arms up.
I used to love her when I was a little girl. I like the shoes, just not w/the dress. She still looks good, though.
That body is on point!
she looks grate
i have a son who is autistic. they’re varying degrees. from rainman to nasa engineers. the best advice i can give anyone is early intervention. it can change your child’s quality of life. also, to any mom who inside thinks something is wrong..seek help! please ignore family members who say things like ‘that child/baby’s just fine!’ The sooner you get help the more strides your child can make. As children get older it is much harder to intervene. The most significant changes are made between age 1 and 3.
she looks great! (:
I loved this girl ever since her Olympic days!
Her sister has the condition, I respect her because she does a lot in terms of charity. She is still a natural stunner too.
I met her a looooong time ago. Good to see her supporting a good cause.
Jada Pinkett’s Twin!
I used to try and do those flips like her when I was younger..lol.
Love her!
She looks great!….I gotta get back in the gym! lol
Iam a big fan of hers, she still looks fit
MAN I USED TO LOVE WATCHING HER DURING THE OLYMPICS.
Dominique is still my favorite gymnast and she looks gorgeous.
She still looks the same…awwww!
I dont think I’ve enjoyed watching gymnastics since she was in the olympics. She looks great!
She look like a young Jada Pinkett-Smith!
She look like a young Jada Pinkett-Smith!
she looks great and for such a great occasion!
my god she aged. i used to love her and look up to her!!
looking good tho!
Dominique Dawes can definitely get it!
she could be Jada’s daughter or sister for real. I thought that I was the only who thought this.
always had a crush on her and she’s still a stone cold fox
My brother and I was just talking about her last weekend …Go Gaithersburg Trojans =)….. Looking good girl
My ten year old son was diagnosed back in 2002, and has made great strides! He is in a regular classroom and gets special education (I.E.P.) and therapies in school and outside of school. Like #7 said EARLY INTERVENTION is the key. A lot of times people will try say oh it’s nothing(having autism) well it is something but it doesn’t have to be the end of the world! There will always be challenges for a child with autism. However the challenges aren’t that hard when you get the help they need. I’m glad to see Dominique lending her celebrity to the cause-God bless her and thanks Concrete loop for this post!
IS IT JUST ME OR DOES IT SEEM LIKE AUTISM IS ON THE RISE IN BLACK CHILDREN? OR MAYBE THEY JUST WEREN’T BEING DIAGNOSED CORRECTLY BEFORE? IDK..
I use to love her when I was little…. and I remember her in Prince’s video back in the day
I always loved me some Dawes! She is still doing alot of community work and youth speaking.
she is a beautiful person ……..
Like everybody else she was my favorite gymnast. I loved her lol i was in gymnastics and i use to be like thats going to be me…..yea that didnt happen.
im sorry but i would say she too toned and looking a lil manish. im sorry it just my opinion. she reminds me of the black version of the chick bethany on the real housewives of new york. glad to see she’s using her star power to bring light to a good cause tho. would never take that away from her!
Ms. Dawes!! I so admired her growing up! I wonder how old she is? U know how when growing up, u used think these young ladies were the same age (or in the same age bracket) as you ( “Rudy”, “Vanessa”, “Denise”, Dominique Dawes, Xscape, etc…..) and then u find out that they’re mid 30s and ur just 25 or so? LOl, I know, thinking too much into it, huhn
Well, she was such and inspiration to genres less traveled by Black America
Still stunning, Ms. Dawes
she has a STRONG jawline
Wow her body is still on point and of course that’s a good look!
my six year old brother is autistic, so go head sistah keep doinq whatchu doinqq boo!