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- Birth nameDebra Thomas
- Debi Thomas was born on March 25, 1967 in Poughkeepsie, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Nutcracker on Ice (2009), American Gladiators (1989) and Calgary 1988: XV Olympic Winter Games (1988). She was previously married to Christopher Bequette and Brian Vanden Hogen.
- SpousesChristopher Bequette(September 1, 1996 - 2010) (divorced, 1 child)Brian Vanden Hogen(March 15, 1988 - 1991) (divorced)
- The first African-American to win a medal at the Winter Olympics (1988). The first black skater to win a U.S. Figure Skating and a World Figure Skating Championship (1986).
- On the cover of Time magazine (February 15, 1988)
- Graduated from Stanford University with a degree in engineering
- Graduated from Northwestern Medical School (1997)
- Was for many years an orthopedic surgeon in Little Rock, Arkansas. According to a February 2016 online article in The Washington Post, she had declared bankruptcy, let her medical license expire, and was living with her fiancé in a trailer in rural southern Virginia (see Miscellaneous links).
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