Missy Franklin wins Olympic gold -- and tweet from Justin Bieber

Local teen-queen-of-the-pool Missy Franklin has won her first gold medal, in the 100 meter backstroke -- and pretty much no one thinks it'll be her last. Now the question: Which means more to her -- that medallion or the congratulatory tweet she received from Justin Bieber?...

By Michael Roberts

July 31, 2012

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Local teen-queen-of-the-pool Missy Franklin has won her first gold medal, in the 100 meter backstroke -- and pretty much no one thinks it'll be her last.

Now the question: Which means more to her -- that medallion or the congratulatory tweet she received from Justin Bieber?

Here's the message the Biebster sent her way:

heard @franklinmissy is a fan of mine. now im a fan of hers too. CONGRATS on winning GOLD! #muchlove
— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) July 31, 2012

Her typically effusive response?

"@justinbieber: heard @franklinmissy is a fan of mine. now im a fan of hers too. CONGRATS on winning GOLD! #muchlove" I just died! Thankyou!
— Missy Franklin (@FranklinMissy) July 31, 2012

Shortly after this exchange, American Idol winner Scotty McCreery got into the act like so....

We're rooting for you @franklinmissy! Keep it up! #USA
— Scotty McCreery (@ScottyMcCreery) July 31, 2012

...and Franklin was enthused by his note, too, albeit a bit more in control:

"@scottymccreery: We're rooting for you @franklinmissy! Keep it up! #USA" that means the world to me! Thank you so much!
— Missy Franklin (@FranklinMissy) July 31, 2012

Franklin's Twitter account is definitely an entertaining follow. Not only does she keep fans up to date even at a high-pressure time like this via notes like the following, from two hours ago....

My team had such an incredible prelims today! So proud and can't wait to watch and swim the final of the 200 free w/ @arschmitty tonight!:)
— Missy Franklin (@FranklinMissy) July 31, 2012

...but she loves to over-share, as witnessed by a recent goofy Twit pic:

Got my nails done before I swim tomorrow (AH!) and I am officially ready to race!!! twitter.com/FranklinMissy/...
— Missy Franklin (@FranklinMissy) July 27, 2012

And that's not to mention her scene-stealing in the U.S. swim team's version of the ubiquitous Carly Rae Jepsen brain melter "Call Me Maybe." Perhaps Justin should be watching his back. Here's the clip:

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword's news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor's degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master's degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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