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Gabrielle Union: Nebraska Usa
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Living in her hometown of Omaha, Nebraska until the age of eight, Gabrielle Union, born October 29, 1973, moved to Pleasanton, California and became an all-around athlete in high school. After receiving her sociology degree with honors at UCLA, she took on an internship at a modeling agency and was often mistaken for a model herself.
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Gabrielle Union was born on October 29, 1972 in Omaha, Nebraska. When she was eight years old, her family moved to Pleasanton, California, where she grew up and attended high school. Union participated in several sports teams, such as soccer, basketball, and track. After high school, Union attended the University of Nebraska but eventually ended up at UCLA.
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Gabrielle Monique Union was born in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1973, the middle child in a family of three daughters. Her parents, Sylvester and Teresa, both worked as managers for the telecommunications company AT&T; her father ... served in the military, reaching the rank of sergeant. Union's early childhood years were spent as part of a rich black community and as part of a large family that had been in the Omaha area for many generations. Her sense of belonging and connection to the community changed when Union was about eight years old. In 1981 her father was transferred, and the family moved to Pleasanton, a predominantly white suburban neighborhood in northern California. Union's mother made sure her daughters received an education in black culture and history, but Union still longed to have the companionship of other black girls.
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After high school, Gabrielle attended college at University of Nebraska, where she played on the soccer team; and then later transferred to Cuesta College. Eventually she ended up at UCLA. On her way to law school, just planning on being a working stiff, things started to happen during her senior year. Gabrielle had a college internship at a L.A. modeling agency, she thought it would be an easy way to pick up some extra credits. Little did she know that clients were eyeing the help.
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Union grew up in Pleasanton, California where she became a high school athlete playing basketball and soccer and participated on the track team. She returned to Nebraska for college where she played Soccer but moved back to California to attend UCLA. She planned to attend law school but in her senior year her priorities began to shift in a new direction. She interned at a modeling agency for the credits but was invited to become a client. She modeled for a while, hoping to pay off her college loans.
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Union originally intended to become a lawyer. She attended the University of Nebraska before moving on to Cuesta College. She eventually transferred to UCLA and earned a degree in Sociology; while studying there, she interned at a modeling agency to earn extra academic credits. She was asked by the agency to sign on with them as a new model. She needed money to pay off some college loans and debts, so she eventually agreed to become a fashion model.
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