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Deena
Deena is a given name that is mainly feminine, but sometimes masculine. Deena is a name of Hebrew origin, meaning 'judged', 'justified', or 'vindicated'. It is a feminine name that is often used as a short form of the name Dinah. The name Deena is often associated with the biblical character Dinah, daughter of Jacob and Leah. Despite what multiple sources say, there is no record of the name Deena meaning “valley”. Some notables name Deena include: Women: * Deena Aljuhani Abdulaziz (born 1975), Saudi Arabian princess * Deena Deardurff (born 1957), American retired swimmer * Deena Dill, American actress and executive producer * Deena Horst, American politician, member of the Kansas House of Representatives (1995–2010) * Deena Kastor (born 1973), American long-distance runner * Deena Brush Mapple (born 1960), American retired water skier * Deena Mehta (born 1961), Indian businesswoman, first woman president of the Bombay Stock Exchange * Deena M. Mistri (1925–2011), Pak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deena Kastor
Deena Michelle Kastor (née Drossin; born February 14, 1973) is an American long-distance runner. She is the former American record holder in the marathon (2003-2022) and numerous road distances. Kastor held 15 American records simultaneously in every distance from 5K to the marathon. She won the bronze medal in the women's marathon at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. Kastor won the 2005 Chicago Marathon and the 2006 London Marathon. In 2006 she was ranked #1 in the world. She is also a 24 time National Champion, including eight-time national champion in cross country. Early and personal life Kastor was adopted into a Jewish family. She is an alumna of Agoura High School located in Agoura Hills, California. She ran collegiately for the University of Arkansas. She is married to Andrew Kastor. In August 2010, they announced that she was three months pregnant with their first child, Piper. As a result, she announced she would not compete in that year's New York City Maratho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deena M
Deena is a given name that is mainly feminine, but sometimes masculine. Deena is a name of Hebrew origin, meaning 'judged', 'justified', or 'vindicated'. It is a feminine name that is often used as a short form of the name Dinah. The name Deena is often associated with the biblical character Dinah, daughter of Jacob and Leah. Despite what multiple sources say, there is no record of the name Deena meaning “valley”. Some notables name Deena include: Women: * Deena Aljuhani Abdulaziz (born 1975), Saudi Arabian princess * Deena Deardurff (born 1957), American retired swimmer * Deena Dill, American actress and executive producer * Deena Horst, American politician, member of the Kansas House of Representatives (1995–2010) * Deena Kastor (born 1973), American long-distance runner * Deena Brush Mapple (born 1960), American retired water skier * Deena Mehta (born 1961), Indian businesswoman, first woman president of the Bombay Stock Exchange * Deena M. Mistri (1925–2011), Pak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deena Aljuhani Abdulaziz
Princess Deena Ali Al-Juhani (; born 26 December 1975) is a Saudi American businesswoman and editor. She is the founder and owner of DNA Store in Riyadh. She married into the Saudi royal family and is a former editor-in-chief of ''Vogue Arabia''. Birth and personal life She was born in California, the daughter of former Saudi communications minister Ali al Juhani. She grew up living a mobile life between the Middle East and the United States as her father was an economist, teaching at several American universities. She became a member of the House of Saud following her marriage to Prince Sultan bin Fahd bin Nasser bin Abdulaziz in 1998, a grandson of Nasser bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. They have three children, a daughter and twin boys. Career She became interested in fashion after seeing a copy of the British magazine '' Tatler'', at six years old. "I was studying every magazine from cover to cover, I was eager for everything related to fashion," she says. After attending seve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deena Brush Mapple
Deena Mapple (born Deena Brush March 2, 1960) is a retired American competitive water skier. She is regarded to be one of the greatest female water skiers of her generation. Her Grand Slam Victory in 1987 - overall wins in the World Championships, U.S. Nationals, U.S. Masters and the Pro Tour - made her one of two athletes to ever accomplish the feat. She remains the only American to earn membership to the United States Waterskiing Team seven consecutive times. Marriage In 1987, Brush married Andy Mapple, who would eventually be a six-time world water skiing champion, and a 14 time Masters Slalom Champion himself. After the marriage, she variously became referred to as Deena Brush Mapple, Deena Brush-Mapple and Deena Mapple. Notable accomplishments World records Major titles See also * Andy Mapple * Waterskiing * World water skiing champions List of Water Ski World Championships champions in International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation and Cable Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deena Horst
Deena Horst (born February 14, 1944) is a Republican former member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing the 69th district. She served from 1995 until 2010, when she was defeated in a primary by Tom Arpke, who would win the seat in the general election. Horst currently serves on the Kansas Board of Education, representing district 6, after defeating Salina Democrat Carol Viar in the 2012 general election. She has also served as Precinct Committee Woman for the Saline County Kansas Republican Party, and has previously worked as secretary for the Saline County Republican Party Central Committee. A teacher by profession, she has been an Art Teacher/Department Chair with Unified School District 305, South Middle School, Salina, Kansas since 1968. Horst has a BSE from Kansas State Teachers College, an MA from Emporia State University, and is currently working towards her EdD at Kansas State University. Issue positions On July 22, 2020, Horst serving as Kansas S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deena Deardurff
Deena Diane Deardurff (born May 8, 1957), also known by her married name Deena Schmidt, is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, former world record-holder, and former college swim coach. Swimming Deardurff swam for the Cincinnati Marlins, a team funded by Charles Keating. One of the team coaches was Paul Bergen, who is reported to have said that swimmers need 12,000 miles of experience in order to compete in the Olympics. At the age of 15, Deardurff represented the United States at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. She won a gold medal as a member of the first-place U.S. team in the women's 4×100-meter medley relay, swimming the butterfly leg of the relay. Deardurff and her relay teammates Melissa Belote, Cathy Carr and Sandy Neilson set a new world record of 4:20.75 in the event final. Individually, she also competed in the women's 100-meter butterfly, finishing fourth in the event final with a time of 1:03.95. She also received a sil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deena Dill
Deena Dill is an American actress and television executive producer best known for her recurring roles on Nickelodeon's hit show ''iCarly'', ABC's television series ''Suburgatory'', and The CW's sci-fi series ''Star-Crossed'', as well as being a creator and executive producer of The CW's award-winning game show ''Oh Sit!'', which won the Rose d'Or Award for Best International Game Show. Early life and education Deena graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1992. Career Dill, while in college in Nashville, got her start in television portraying the broken-hearted love interest in over two dozen country music stars' music videos, including Billy Ray Cyrus, Aaron Tippin, and Trace Adkins. After appearing in her first film, ''Heavyweights'' (1995), Dill went on to obtain a number of television roles, including appearances in ''Two and a Half Men'', '' 24'', '' The Weber Show'', ''Becker'', '' ER'', and '' Cracking Up''. In 2005, Deena Dill was cast in the film ''Coach Carter'' a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deena Mehta
Deena Mehta () is an Indian businesswoman, broker, investor, financial adviser, chartered accountant and social activist. She is the managing director and chief executive officer of Asit C. Mehta Investment Intermediates Ltd. Mehta was one of the first female members of Bombay Stock Exchange, Mumbai and became its first woman president. Career She is on the Board of Reliance Asset Reconstruction Company Limited, Gandhar Oil Refinery (India) Limited, Fino Payments Bank Limited, and NMIMS Alumni Association as an Independent Director. She is a member of the India Board of CISI Institute, a subsidiary of the London Stock Exchange. She is the promoter director of Central Depository Services Ltd. as well as the South Asian Federation of exchanges, the association of stock exchanges of SAARC countries. She has been an invitee to International Securities Regulators Organization, and member of the Index Committee and Advisory Committee on Mutual Funds of Stock Exchange, Mumbai and a me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deena Payne
Diane Margaret "Deena" Payne (born 29 August 1954) is an English actress and former singer. She is best known for playing Viv Hope in the long-running ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale''. Life and career Payne was born in Orpington, Kent. She used to tour with ex-Animals keyboard player Alan Price as a backing singer and she was a member of the novelty girl band Cats U.K., who scored a UK top 30 hit with "Luton Airport" in October 1979. She was also one of the dancers in '' Rock Follies of '77''. Before ''Emmerdale'', Payne had acted in episodes of ''Tales of Sherwood Forest'' and ''The Bill''. She has also appeared in '' Lily Savage's Blankety Blank''. Her ''Emmerdale'' character was written out of the series in 2011 after 18 years, dying in her sleep during a fire, as the bosses felt the character had run its course. Since leaving ''Emmerdale'', Deena has returned to the stage, appearing in ''Calendar Girls'' and various pantomimes. Most recently, she featured on the television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deena (singer)
Deena Herr, who performs under the stage name Deena, is a German singer performing in Uganda. A social worker in training from Berlin, Deena was discovered in 2013 by a Ugandan music producer while traveling in Kampala. Her single ''Mumulete!'' ("Bring him to me!"), written in the local language Luganda Ganda or Luganda ( ; ) is a Bantu language spoken in the African Great Lakes region. It is one of the major languages in Uganda and is spoken by more than 5.56 million Ganda people, Baganda and other people principally in central Uganda, includ ... and released in 2015, was a viral hit in Uganda, leading to a career in Ugandan television and radio. Deena has attributed part of her success to the novelty of being a white woman performing in a local language, which the public much appreciates. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Deena 21st-century Ugandan women singers Living people 21st-century German women singers Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (livin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deena Weinstein
Deena Weinstein (born March 15, 1943) is a professor of sociology at DePaul University whose research focuses on popular culture. She is particularly well known for her research on heavy metal culture, on which subject she wrote a book, ''Heavy Metal: A Cultural Sociology'' (1991), later published in a revised and updated version as ''Heavy Metal: The Music and Its Culture'' (2009). Career Weinstein holds a PhD from Purdue University. Her 1991 book ''Heavy Metal: A Cultural Sociology'' "describes the heavy metal music culture, explains why it has prompted demands for censorship, and argues that the music deserves tolerance and respect." She argues that heavy metal has outlasted many other rock genres largely due to the emergence of an intense, exclusionary, strongly masculine subculture. A review of the book calls it: A reasonable summary of most academic study so far, which indulges heavy metal as an extreme offshoot of rock in which rebellion is the prime goal and the fundamental ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deena Ram
Deena Ram (born 1964 in Rajasthan state) is a former Indian track and field athlete who specialised in the 3000 meters steeplechase. He won the gold medal at the 1989 Asian Athletics Championships and the silver medal at Asian Games. He was awarded Arjuna Award The Arjuna Award, officially known as Arjuna Awards given for Outstanding Performance in Sports and Games, is the second-highest sporting honour of India, the highest being the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. The award is named after Arjun ... in 1990. He also participated in the steeplechase at the 1991 World Championships. He was coached by Illyas Babar. References External links * 1964 births Living people Athletes from Rajasthan Indian male middle-distance runners Indian male steeplechase runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Asian Games Recipients of the Arjuna Award Asian Games silver medalists for India Asian Games athletes for India Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |