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Deanna Singh

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Olympic Gold Medalist in Gymnastics, "Dancing with the Stars" Winner & Best-Selling Author

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Olympic Gold Medalist, Co-Founder of Beard Swim Co. & Author of New York Times Bestseller "In the Water They Can't See You Cry"

Christine Michel Carter

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