Following her performance in Beijing Nastia has been voted the U.S. Olympic Committee’s Female Athlete of the Month for August 2008.  Liukin finished ahead of swimming’s Natalie Coughlin and fencing’s Mariel Zagunis in the women’s balloting. Top honors for the men went to swimming’s phenom Michael Phelps, and the 2008 U.S. Men’s Olympic Team for volleyball was selected in the team category.

Nastia made a cameo appearance on Jimmy Kimmel’s pre-Emmys special. Click here to view the video!

Nastia and teammate Shawn Johnson appeared on Good Day LA to promote the Secret Sport Challenge. Secret has set aside $100,000 worth of scholarships to help female athletes achieve their personal bests. Click here to find out more about the challenge and here to see Nastia on Good Day LA!

Nastia recently travelled to San Diego to appear in Frosted Pink with a Twist.   Frosted Pink with a Twist is a charity event aimed at empowering women, raising awareness and encouraging action in the battle against women’s cancers.  Also appearing in the show were many of Nastia’s Olympic teammates, other members of the 2008 Tour of Gymnastics Superstars cast and musicians such as Natasha Bedingfield and Cyndi Lauper.

Frosted Pink with a Twist is the creation of Mike Burg, CEO of Edge Entertainment.  As a two-time cancer survivor and someone whose family has been deeply affected by women’s cancers, Burg felt the need to use his expansive broadcast experience and marketing talents to do something. Pulling from his own experiences as a cancer survivor and his understanding of the need for people living with cancer to find Empowerment Through Education and Action Burg teamed up with four of the nation’s most effective women’s cancer advocacy and educational organizations to develop Frosted Pink, a groundbreaking campaign that combines the power of sport, song, and survivorship to raise awareness of women’s cancers and inspire action.

For more information about the show please visit frostedpink.org. The show will air on ABC on 12 October from 4.00 - 6.00pm EST.  Please check your local listing for more details.

Thousands of fans gathered at a JCPenney store in Texas to greet Nastia last month as part of the launch ot Vanilla Star Jeans “Smart Girls Rock” campaign.  Vanilla Star posted a highlights video from the event on their new youtube profile.  Click here to check it out!  Thanks to all of the fans who turned out to support the promotion.  We know that many of you spent many, many hours in line waiting to meet Nastia!

PEOPLE caught up with Nastia at Badgley Mischka’s Spring 2009 fashion show and got the low down on the diet of a gymnast following Michael Phelp’s revelation in Beijing that he consumes 12000 calories a day! Click here to find out how Nastia fuels herself to train and compete.  Nastia was photographed with fellow Olympian Amanda Beard at the show with the photo appearing in today’s Star Tracks.

Beacon Street Girls
B*tween Productions, home of the Beacon Street Girls, recently announced that Nastia will serve as a role model on the company’s new safe social networking site. The Beacon Street Girls launched a beta version of its website modeled on a junior high earlier this summer. Tweens personalize a virtual locker, safely “friend” the Beacon Street Girls characters and other Club BSG members from around the world. One of the unique aspects of the site is the ability to friend celebrities and real-life role models.

Nastia has her own locker, where Club BSG friends leave messages on her whiteboard and catch up with her in the Club BSG Gymnastics Team. Check out her locker here. “Club BSG is important to how I connect with my fans,” said Nastia. “I appreciate all the encouragement and love reading the notes girls leave on my Club BSG whiteboard. Plus, through the Gymnastics Team on the site, I have the ability to reach even more girls than ever before! On the site, we will be talking about self-esteem and staying fit through positive life choices.”

“It’s exciting to have Nastia take an active role in our community,” said Addie Swartz, CEO of B*tween Productions. “A role model for young women everywhere, Nastia demonstrates that it is important to always try your best, and maintain your composure under pressure. Her accomplishments are extraordinary, and we hope that girls will emulate her positive attitude. She is the embodiment of good sportsmanship.”

New York, New York
Following the opening show of The Tour of Gymnastics Superstars on Sunday in Reno Nastia travelled to New York for a number of interviews and appearances. On Monday she joined Maria Sharapova at MERCEDES-BENZ FASHION WEEK sitting in the front row at the Peter Som show. “It’s such an honor to be here. I’ve never been to anything like this” she said of the experience. Since being in the Big Apple Nastia has appeared on both Late Night with Conan O’Brien and The View. She has also been invited alongside her father to ring the Closing Bell at the New York Stock Exchange at 4.00pm on Tuesday.

Lastly, Nastia’s appearance on the Oprah Winfrey Show aired on Monday. Nastia has sent some personal pictures from her trip to Chicago!