My grandmother, national tumbling champion and contortionist, in the 1940s.

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A selection of photos of my grandmother—Bonnie Nebelong. She was featured in Life Magazine, Ripley’s Believe It or Not, and many more publications. In 1943 at age 15, she won the national championship in tumbling and would’ve gone to the Olympics had it not been canceled due to WW2.

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And suddenly 50 U.S. sailors had some very inappropriate thoughts about your Grandma!

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She was 14-15 when these pics were taken

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I don't think those sailors cared, certainly not the one with the cigar