Few at the American Ninja Warrior qualifiers received a louder ovation than Urbana High graduate Jessie Graff. Numerous fans brought colorful signs, one of which read, “Jessie is a Wonder Woman”. It ...

Warning! The following contains spoilers for American Ninja Warrior. Read at your own risk! Jessie Graff may be one of American Ninja Warrior's elite, but even she has struggled in various aspects of ...

In her early years as a stunt woman, Los Angeles resident Jessie Graff appeared in several blockbuster films, but it was not until she was accepted to NBC’s popular obstacle course competition ...

While the world is enamored with Wonder Woman the film right now, let no one forget that there exist people on this earth whose physical strength and power might as well as be superheroic. One of them ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. I'm excited to complete Stage 1 as an athlete, not just a woman, because it is a deceptively ...

To tackle the challenging final obstacle courses, American Ninja Warrior contestant Jessie Graff — the first woman to ever complete Stage 1 — needs exercise, practice, smoothies (no cayenne, thank you ...

If you don’t already know the name Jessie Graff, you should. In September, the then-32-year-old became the first woman to ever complete Stage 1 of American Ninja Warrior. For a show that has been on ...

My daughter and I were discussing strong female leaders the other day when I asked her who she looks up to. Since she is only nine-years-old, I secretly hoped she would say “You, of course.” But, to ...

Jessie Graff, a professional stuntwoman, was the first woman to successfully complete the floating monkey bars on “American Ninja Warrior” during her run that aired Monday. Jessie Graff finished the ...

Jun. 8—Mum had mostly been the word regarding whether Jessie Graff would make her return this year to the extreme obstacles of "American Ninja Warrior" — the NBC show that she used to almost literally ...

This story originally aired Feb. 18, 2017. This week it appears again as part of our Role Models Show. When Jessie Graff was 12 years old, she wasn't set on becoming a pioneering athlete. She was set ...