While Team USA walked away as the country with the most medals at —the real winners were all the amazingly beautiful and insanely talented Black women in the track and field sport. From gold medalists like (pictured above, who has a master’s degree in epidemiology from Harvard by the way) to silver medalists like Anna Cockrell whose smile could launch a thousand ships—we felt it fitting to take a look at the lethal face cards that graced Paris and our TV screens over the last few weeks. 2 / 15 Alexis Holmes Alexis Holmes Team USA’s Alexis Holmes has a sort of 90's baddie fineness to her that is completely refreshing and I am absolutely obsessed with her.
3 / 15 Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone Not only is help bring home the gold for the Women’s 4 x 400m Relay, but she brought home gold individually at the Women’s 400m Hurdles and broke her own world record. A baddie with speed? I stan! 4 / 15 Anna Cockrell Anna Cockrell The only thing that could compete with the beauty of Team USA’s Anna Cockrell’s silver medal? Her pearly white and infectious smile. That’s the face men used to go to war over and you can’t convince me otherwise.
5 / 15 Sha’Carri Richardson Sha’Carri Richardson Team USA’s consistently giving us fire photo finishes and looking good while doing it? 10/10, no notes! 6 / 15 Tara Davis-Woodhall Tara Davis-Woodhall Black girls do Long Jumps! And if you needed proof, watching Team USA’s should be the jumpstart you need with her gorgeous self! 7 / 15 Rhasidat Adeleke-Ireland Rhasidat Adeleke-Ireland I knew Black folks lived all over the world, but I did not know there were some baddies like Rhasidat Adeleke in Ireland. I was not familiar with their game, I apologize. 8 / 15 Julien Alfred-Saint Lucia Julien Alfred-Saint Lucia Putting her country of St.
Lucia on the map, Julien Alfred took home the top prize in both the Women’s 100m and in the face card department because she’s a straight beauty. 9 / 15 Daryll Neita- Great Britain Daryll Neita- Great Britain If there’s one thing Great Britain’s Daryll Neita has other than fast footwork, it’s a stella smile. Anna, watch out because this UK babe might give you a run for your money! 10 / 15 Favour Ofili-Nigeria Favour Ofili-Nigeria With a name like Favour and a pretty face, this Nigerian Olympian really hit the jackpot in life.
11 / 15 Dina Asher-Smith- Great Britain Dina Asher-Smith- Great Britain Once again, Great Britian’s UK baddies are coming through and Dina Asher-Smith is no exception. 12 / 15 McKenzie Long McKenzie Long We’re gonna bring things back to the home turf real quick because we’ve got to shoutout fellow Team USA star McKenzie Long. I will always be rooting for you, sis! 13 / 15 Brittany Brown Brittany Brown She’s a runner, she’s a trackstar—a Bronze medal-winning one with a megawatt smile at that.
And for that Brittanty Brown, we thank you! 14 / 15 Jessika Gbai- Côte d’Ivoire Jessika Gbai- Côte d’Ivoire Don’t let Ivory Coast’s Jessika Gbai’s look of determination fool you—this beauty is as gorgeous as she is fast and we truly love to see it! 15 / 15.
