Meryl Davis was born on January 1,1987 and is a former competitive American ice dancer.
17 Facts About Meryl Davis
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In 2014, Meryl Davis won the eighteenth season of Dancing with the Stars with partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy.
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Meryl Davis was born in Royal Oak, Michigan and raised in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan, the daughter of Cheryl and Paul D Davis.
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Meryl Davis is of English, Irish, Scottish and German descent.
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Meryl Davis has difficulty seeing out of her right eye and lacks depth perception.
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Meryl Davis was diagnosed with dyslexia in the third grade and she struggled with reading until the 11th grade.
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In June 2005, Davis graduated from Wylie E Groves High School.
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Meryl Davis attended the University of Michigan, where she majored in cultural anthropology and studied Italian.
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Meryl Davis was an active member of the sorority Delta Delta Delta and plays the flute.
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Meryl Davis joined UNICEF Kid Power as a brand ambassador in March 2016.
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On July 13,2017, Meryl Davis became engaged to former figure skater Fedor Andreev, whom she had been dating for over six years.
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Meryl Davis began skating at age five on a local lake in the winter.
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Meryl Davis started out as a single skater, but began doing ice dance at age eight.
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Meryl Davis got as high as Midwestern sectionals in novice ladies before quitting singles to focus on ice dancing.
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Meryl Davis was teamed up with Charlie White by her coach, Seth Chafetz, in 1997.
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On March 4,2014, Meryl Davis was announced as one of the contestants on the 18th season of Dancing with the Stars.
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Meryl Davis competed against Charlie White, who was cast to take part on the 18th season of the show.