We all know Vera Wang as a top designer, but not everyone is aware that she was once a top figure skater. In fact, in 1968, she was named one of Sports Illustrated's Faces in the Crowd -- that same year she competed in the U.S. Figure Skating Championship. She only became a designer because she didn't make the Olympic team -- thank goodness there were better skaters, right?Anyway, several decades later, Wang is being inducted into the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame, but not for her skating prowess. Rather, she's being honored for costume design.
Wang has designed the skating costumes for Michelle Kwan and Nancy Kerrigan, keeping a toe(pick) in the sport while becoming one of the world's foremost clothing designers. The ceremony will take place January 23.
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