All sorts of congratulations are in order for Elena Delle Donne, the WNBA MVP who's headed to this year's Olympics in Rio. According to the the August issue of Vogue, Elena and Amanda Clifton - with whom Elena played basketball in college and who has previously been referenced only as a friend - are engaged. Furthermore, the Vogue piece is the first known public discussion of Elena being queer, so congratulations are in order for that as well!
"Elena divides her time between traveling with her team, the Chicago Sky, and her family’s home in the rolling green landscape of Wilmington, Delaware," the Vogue piece states, "She and her fiancee, Amanda Clifton, keep apartments in both Chicago and Wilmington."
Here the duo is, looking totally adorable:
Elena was the number 2 WNBA Draft pick in 2013, and the number one placement was taken by Brittney Griner, who is an out lesbian and also part of Team USA in the Olympics this year. Elena was featured in ESPN's 2016 Body Issue, where she discussed living with chronic Lyme disease, her family, and how she stays so successful on the court.
We love seeing so many amazing out women on Team USA in Rio this year and can't wait to cheer them on from afar. Congratulations to Elena and Amanda on their engagement and all this amazing success!
