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Richardson is a native of Silver Spring, Maryland where she graduated from Montgomery Blair High School. She was Blair's first African-American homecoming queen. Richardson cites Saundra Woods of Montgomery County Public Schools (teaches at White Oak Middle School as of Oct 08) as the teacher who most influenced her to excel and attain success.http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/info/bulletin/online/BulletinOnline-v1no3.html#story11 or http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache:uSjoMQP49XQJ:www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/info/bulletin/online/BulletinOnline-v1no3.html+donna+richardson+Blair+High+School&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=5&gl=us Scroll down to the 'News and Notes' section She graduated from Hollins College with a degree in Health Education and Dance.

Personal life

Richardson met popular syndicated radio personality Tom Joyner in 1997 after being a guest on his radio show. They became engaged just one year later in August 1998, while in Philadelphia en route to the airport. On July 29, 2000, Richardson married Joyner in Montego Bay, Jamaica and had a week long honeymoon in Venice Italy.

She currently resides in Dallas, Texas. Despite this, she is a staunch Washington Redskins supporter.

Certified by AFAA and ACE as an International Fitness Expert Richardson-Joyner began her fitness career as an aerobics instructor, after responding to a challenge to take an aerobics class. She eventually moved on to teach other instructors. Eventually she began to compete nationally and internationally in aerobics competitions.

In 1992 she was hired as a co-host of the ESPN Fitness Pros Show and co-starred in her first commercial fitness tape, Platinum Buns of Steel.

Richardson Joyner was selected by The Oprah Winfrey Show as one of the "Top 5 Fitness Video Instructors". She was also selected by Fitness Magazine as one of their "Top 10 Movers and Shakers" and was inducted into the Fitness Magazine Fitness Hall of Fame.

Richardson-Joyner not only was the star of Sweating in the Spirit, but was also the Executive producer.

Richardson Joyner has lectured in 40 countries and has been a featured motivational speaker with several national tours including God's Leading Ladies, Sisters In The Spirit and the Pantene Total You.

Donna was named by Essence Magazine for being “one out of 25 most inspiring women in America” in 2006.

Richardson Joyner is in the Guinness Book of World Records for creating and leading the world's largest line dance, with over 50,000 participants at Megafest hosted by Bishop T. D. Jakes in Atlanta, Georgia.

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