A Hero’s Honor
The president of Romania at the time, Nicolae Ceaușescu awarded Nadia with the “Sickle and Hammer Gold Medal”. The president’s administration dubbed her a hero of “socialist labor”, granted her family a full month of vacation and even gave her family a brand new car.
A Hero’s Honor
No Space For Anyone Else
Nadia’s face was published all over the world. Time Magazine featured Nadia Comăneci on their August 1976 cover, while the huge story of Mars exploration was confined to a corner of the front cover. Nadia was a star that outshone all others.
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No Space For Anyone Else
