Athlete Of The Year
Renaming a song in her name was just the start of it all. Newsweek Magazine devoted a whole cover page to Nadia with the caption “A Star is Born”. She was called “Female Athlete of the Year” by the Associated Press, and she was awarded the title of “Overseas Sports Personality of the Year” by the BBC. The 14-year-old had become a worldwide star.
No Space For Space
Considering that there had recently been a space mission to Mars which had caused a buzz world over, Nadia got a Time Magazine cover dedicated to her, with only a small section devoted to the Mars mission.