Johnny Weir

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American figure skater, the 2008 World bronze medalist, a two-time Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, the 2001 World Junior Champion, and a three-time U.S. national champion (2004–2006). In addition to his skating career, Weir has also recorded a pop song produced by Lucian Piane titled "Dirty Love". It was recorded in April 2010, and released as a single worldwide on 11 January 2011. The single moved to number 1 on the Amazon sales charts in Japan shortly after release. Weir has an interest in fashion design and, in addition to designing some of his own skating costumes, has designed ice dancing costumes for Melissa Gregory and Denis Petukhov, and show costumes for Oksana Baiul. In 2010 Weir opened a Be Unique fashion label with a line of $95 black jackets. In 2011 Weir designed a line of women's dresses for eDressMe.com and appeared in a photo shoot to advertise the offering. Weir has appeared in a fashion spread in BlackBook magazine, Vanity fair, Vogue Japan and others. He also modelled in runway shows for the fashion label Heatherette. Weir serves on the Board of Governors of nPlay, a nonprofit organization devoted to fighting childhood obesity and promoting a healthy lifestyle for young people. In 2010 Weir collaborated with Traver Rains to raise money for The Trevor Project, a national nonprofit organization focused on suicide prevention among gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth. In his memoir Welcome to My World, published January 2011, Weir officially came out as gay, citing a string of gay youth suicides as one reason for his decision. Weir married Victor Voronov (b. 1984), a Georgetown Law graduate of Russian Jewish descent, in a December 2011 civil ceremony on New Year's Eve in New York City. In February 2014, Weir filed for a divorce, citing domestic difficulties; the divorce was finalized in early 2015. Link to Wikipedia biography