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Gina Carano: ‘I’m going to keep my clothes on for a while’
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MMA star Gina Carano is one of the cover subjects of ESPN The Magazine’s new “Body Issue,” captured in an eye-opening image in which she is seen topless (with her left arm discreetly covering her breasts) and displaying quite an assortment of abdominal muscles.
Before Tuesday night’s Women’s Sports Foundation dinner at the Waldorf I asked her what she thought of how it came out.
“I’m a very shy individual,” she said. “I did like it, but I don’t really show off my body that much. It was a shocker. My whole family was like, ‘OK, OK, is that it? No more.’ I was like, ‘Yeah, no more, no more.’
“I did love being a part of it because it was such a unique issue with a bunch of different people’s bodies. I’m a curvy person. I’ve got meat on me. Maybe, hopefully, little girls out there see my body and can be inspired by that, too. It gives them something else to look at.
“It was all good. But I’m just a shy person, so it’s a little bit hard. It was beautiful, but I’m shy. No more. I’m going to keep my clothes on for a while, I think.”
Carano said she was honored to be included in the Foundation’s 30th annual dinner fundraiser.
“Last year I came here and my sport wasn’t really recognized, but I was so inspired by all the female stories and just being around it that I was like, ‘I really hope I get an invitation next year,’ just to represent my sport, to be a part of it. I feel really blessed to be a part of it.”
Source: Newsday.com
Gina Carano Fan Experience: Inspired To The Ring
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My Name is Ryanne.
I’m sixteen years old and first saw Gina Carano on an American Gladiators marathon on MTV. I had watched mma with my four older brothers and dad, but until I saw her, I didn’t really know girls could fight. I didn’t know there was a place for us.
Because of Gina, I was introduced to Muay Thai and took my first lesson in late December. Recently, I won my first tournament and my record is now 3-0. Throughout the competition, I thought about how amazing it is that a person who I hadn’t even met before could have such an impact on my life. Looking back, I thought the Sport was cool, now I do it because I love it. It’s a part of my life that I can’t even think of giving up. I love fighting because it’s raw and has a huge range of pure emotion. It’s humbling to get hit, yet so empowering to hit someone. One day, I hope to travel to Thailand to fight.
If I could say anything to Gina, I’d thank her. She was an inspiration for me to get into Muay Thai, and it’s evolved from a fun hobby to an amazing passion of mine. Gina has done amazing things for Women’s Fighting and has influenced so many girls to follow their dreams in a guy’s sport. If I ever get the chance to have two seconds with her, I’d try to get her to realize how many amazing movements for female athletes she’s made.
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Gina Carano was profiled in a spring issue of Italian Vogue Magazine (L’uomo Vogue) The article was printed before the movie’s name change from ‘Knockout’ to ‘Haywire’.
credit: GGB & Lukas (imdb)
