Justina Taylor Miles (born September 12, 2002) is an American Sign Language (ASL) performer. She became the first Deaf woman to perform American Sign Language at the Super Bowl pre-game and halftime shows.
Career
Deaf Performer
She has signed for various live music events, such as the Super Bowl LVII halftime show and pre-show. Her performance at the halftime show was the first ever by a Black Deaf woman and went viral with millions of views on social media. Her performance in ASL of Lil' Kim's "Crush on You" also went viral on TikTok in 2020.
Sport
She is also an Deaflympics athlete. She was part of Team USA at the 2021 Summer Deaflympics (held May 2022) in Caxias do Sul, Brazil, where she received a silver medal for 4x100m women's relay. She also competed in the 100m and 200m events.
Personal life
She is from Philadelphia. She graduated from the Model Secondary School for the Deaf in Washington D.C. She is attending Bowie State University studying nursing.
References
External links
Justina Miles at Deaflympics
2002 births
Living people
American Sign Language interpreters
American female track and field athletes
Deaf competitors in athletics
Deaflympic athletes (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2021 Summer Deaflympics 21st-century American women