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Glory (name)
Glory is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Glory (singer), (born 1979), Puerto Rican singer *Glory (wrestler) (born 1982), American professional wrestler also known as Christie Ricci *Glory Alozie (born 1977), Nigerian-Spanish athlete *Glory Annen (1952–2017), Canadian actress *Glory Chukwu, Nigerian beauty pageant contestant *Glory Emmanuel Edet, Nigerian lecturer and commissioner *Glory Edim (born 1982), American writer *Glory Iroka (born 1990), Nigerian footballer *Glory Johnson (born 1990), American basketball player *Glory Leppänen (1901—1979), Finnish actress, writer, theatre and film director *Glory Nzingo (born 2004), Irish footballer *Glory Odiase (born 1993), Nigerian cyclist *Glory Ogbonna (born 1998), Nigerian footballer *Glory Onome Nathaniel (born 1996), Nigerian athlete *Glory Sedibe (1953–1994), South African freedom fighter *Glory Van Scott (born 1947), American dancer, actress, and educator See also *Glory (other) *Glory-Anne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glory (singer)
Glorimar Montalvo Castro (born February 14, 1979), known professinally as Glory, is a Puerto Rican reggaeton singer. Music career Glory has one of reggaeton's most recognized female voices. She has popularized phrases such as ("loose as a shoestring", slang meaning "promiscuous") and ''dame más gasolina'' ("give me more gasoline"). During her career to date, she has collaborated in the productions of artists such as Daddy Yankee ("Gasolina"), Luny Tunes y Noriega (''La Gata Suelta''), Don Omar ("Dale Don Dale", ''La Traicionera'', ''Suelta Como Gabete'', ''La Loba''), Héctor & Tito ("Baila morena"), Eddie Dee (''Donde Hubo Fuego'') and others. Listeners may recognize Glory by her distinctive moaning sounds in many reggaeton songs. She formed part of the famed "La Industria" or DJ Eric Industry. She collaborated on some of the early underground cassettes distributed among the Puerto Rico, Puerto Rican population, which include: Street Style 1, Street Style 2, and DJ Eric Indu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glory Leppänen
Glory Leppänen ( Renvall; 28 November 1901 — 26 October 1979) was a Finnish actress, theatre and film director, and writer. She was the first Finnish woman film director. Personal life Glory Renvall was born in Paris to a wealthy Finnish family. Her mother was the internationally renowned operatic soprano Aino Ackté, and her father the lawyer, business executive and ''Senaattori'' (i.e. Minister) Heikki Renvall. There have been persistent rumours that her biological father was the Finnish painter Albert Edelfelt, with whom her mother may have had an affair in Paris, but Glory Renvall herself has always insisted that her father is Heikki Renvall. In 1924, Glory Renvall married the actor , but he died in 1937 at the relatively young age of 43. Career Stage Glory Leppänen trained at ''Suomen Näyttämöopisto'' ( 'Finnish Stage College'), which later came to be merged into Helsinki Theatre Academy, graduating in 1922. She continued her studies in Europe, including at ''Reg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glory Van Scott
Glory Van Scott (born June 1, 1947) is an educator, writer, actress and dancer. She is a former principal dancer with the Katherine Dunham, Agnes de Mille and Talley Beatty dance companies and has performed in the United States and around the world. Early life and education Van Scott was born on June 1, 1947, in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Dr. and Ms. Thomas Van Scott, and was raised near Greenwood, Mississippi. She is of African American, Choctaw, and Seminole ancestry. Van Scott was a student at Oakland Elementary School, Dunbar Vocational High School, and graduated from Ethical Culture High School in New York City. She studied art, dance, and drama classes at The Abraham Lincoln Center, in Chicago, where she met Paul Robeson and Charity Bailey. Van Scott spent summers in Ethical Culture Camp in New York. She received a BA and MA from Goddard College and a PhD from Union Graduate School, previously known as Antioch College Union Graduate School. Career Van Scott was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glory Sedibe
Glory Lefoshie Sedibe, popularly known as Comrade September (16 May 1953 - 20 March 1994), was a member of the African National Congress (ANC) and a senior Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) operative who in August 1986 was abducted by an Apartheid police death squad led by Eugene de Kock. After being severely tortured while detained in Piet Retief, Sedibe agreed to inform on his ANC comrades, becoming an askari or enemy agent and murdered his own comrades in Vlakplaas with De Kock and others for the Apartheid state. He was a very prominent ANC activist in exile who went by the noms de guerre Comrade September, Lucky Seme and Wally Williams and was also nicknamed Dois M and Sebata. Sedibe's name featured high during the Truth and Reconciliation Commission that was established by Nelson Mandela's democratic government in 1996 and he was an example of how inhumane the Apartheid regime was to black people "who were often faced with no real choice at all utto betray their comrades or be killed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glory Onome Nathaniel
Glory Onome Nathaniel (born 23 January 1996) is a Nigerian athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles. She represented her country at the 2017 World Championships reaching the semifinals. Additionally, she won three silver medals at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games. Onome studied Human Kinetics Department aTai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) She got enlisted on the Institution Hall of Fame when she made the Top 21 list of Students That Shaped TASUED In 2016/17. Her personal bests are 55.30 seconds in the 400 metres hurdles (London 2017) and 52.24 seconds in the 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is ... (Abuja 2017). International competitions 1Disqualified in the semifinals References 1996 births Living people Nigerian female hurdl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glory Ogbonna
Glory Akumbu Ogbonna (born 25 December 1998) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a defender for the Turkish club Beşiktaş JK and the Nigeria women's national team. She has formerly played with Edo Queens in the Nigeria Women Football League. Club career On 16 July 2021, while in Austria with the rest of Super Falcons of Nigeria in camp for Aisha Buhari's invitational tournament, a Umeå-based professional association football club that plays in Elitettan, the second tier of women's football in Sweden club, Umeå IK announced the capturing of Glory as their new player until the end of the 2022 season. After playing in Sweden, the left-back moved to Turkey and signed with the Gaziantep-based league champion club ALG Spor on 13 August 2022. On 18 August 2022, she debuted in the 2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League. On 3 February 2023, she was transferred to Beşiktaş JK and currently plays for Beşiktaş JK. Glory is a versatile player. Although her main position is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glory Odiase
Glory Odiase (born 15 September 1993) is a Nigerian professional cyclist. She won a gold medal while representing Nigeria in the women's time trial cycling event alongside Happiness Okafor, Rosemary Marcus, and Gripa Tombrapa at the 2015 All-Africa Games in Congo Brazzaville The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo), is a country located on the western coast of Central .... References External links * 1993 births Living people Cyclists from Rivers State Nigerian female cyclists Sportswomen from Rivers State African Games gold medalists for Nigeria African Games gold medalists in cycling Cyclists at the 2015 African Games 21st-century Nigerian sportswomen 21st-century Nigerian people {{RiversState-sport-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glory Nzingo
Glory Nzingo (born 4 November 2004) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for MLS Next Pro side Carolina Core, on loan from club Swansea City. Club career Born in Dublin, Nzingo played for the youth sides of Mountview Boys, Castleknock Celtic, Home Farm and Cherry Orchard, before a move to St Patrick's Athletic in January 2019. He made his senior debut for St Pat's in a 4–0 pre-season friendly loss to English side Chelsea, at the age of fourteen. In 2020, he was named Football Association of Ireland under-15 player of the year. In June 2021, French side Stade Rennais launched a bid for Nzingo. However, he went on to join fellow French side Stade de Reims in July of the same year. On 22 June 2023, it was announced that Nzingo had signed for the academy of Swansea City for an undisclosed fee. On 14 February 2025, Nzingo joined MLS Next Pro side Carolina Core on loan until 31 December 2025. He made his debut on 2 April 2025, in a 2–1 loss to Charlo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glory Johnson
Glory Bassey Johnson (born July 27, 1990) is an American basketball player who last played for Turkish club Beşiktaş. Born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, she went to Webb School Of Knoxville and played collegiately for the University of Tennessee Lady Vols. She holds a Montenegrin passport and has represented the Montenegro national team internationally. College career Johnson enrolled at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville in 2008. She recorded 36 double-doubles over the course of her college career. Johnson completed her bachelor's degree in global studies in three years, and earned a master's degree in communications during her fourth year of basketball eligibility. College statistics Source USA Basketball Johnson played on the team representing the US at the 2011 Summer Universiade held in Shenzhen, China. The team won all six games to earn the gold medal. Johnson scored 6.2 points per game and had nine steals, tied for second place on the team. Professional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glory (wrestler)
Christie Ricci (born November 11, 1982) is the ring name of an American professional wrestler, also known as Glory. After being trained by Leilani Kai, Ricci made her debut in June 2002, and began competing on the independent circuit. She won both the LLF Championship and the XWF Women's Championship, before being sidelined with a knee injury in 2004. After her return, Ricci continued to wrestle on the independent circuit, competing in All Pro Wrestling's first ChickFight tournament, and on October 8, 2005, she won the NWA World Women's Championship, which she held until January 2007. She also appeared at Shimmer's first shows in November 2005. She later appeared for the Wrestlicious promotion as Glory and was the inaugural Wrestlicious Champion. Professional wrestling career After completing two years of college, Christie decided to transfer to Georgia Institute of Technology, so that she could attend a wrestling school in Atlanta. Weeks before she was to move to Atlanta, how ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glory Iroka
Glory Iroka (born 3 January 1990) is a Nigerian international footballer who plays as a midfielder for Nigerian Women's Championship club Rivers Angels and the Nigeria women's national football team The Nigeria women's national football team, nicknamed the Super Falcons, represents Nigeria in international women's association football, women's football and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). The team is Africa's most s .... International career She was part of the Nigerian team in the African Women's Championship of 2012 African Women's Championship, 2012 and 2014 African Women's Championship, 2014, winning the latter. Honours International ; Nigeria * African Women's Championship (2): 2014 African Women's Championship, 2014 References External links * * 1990 births Living people Nigeria women's international footballers Women's association football midfielders 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players Nigerian women's footballers 21st-ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glory Edim
Glory Okon Edim is a Nigerian-American writer and entrepreneur. She is best known as the founder of the reading network Well-Read Black Girl. Edim received the 2017 Innovator's Award at the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for her work. Early life and education Edim was born and raised in Arlington, Virginia, to Nigerian immigrant parents who had survived the Biafra war. Edim's father moved back to Nigeria in the early 90s; when she was in kindergarten, she and her mother joined him. The two soon returned to the States after Edim fell ill. Her mother, previously a historian, pursued a nursing degree. They frequently visited her father in Nigeria. Edim attended Trinity College on a full scholarship before transferring to Howard University, her father's alma mater, where she studied journalism. Career Edim launched Well-Read Black Girl (WRBG) on Instagram after moving to New York City in 2015. An avid reader, the Well-Read Black Girl moniker came from a nickname that her boyfriend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
