Dallas' Sha’Carri Richardson Is The Fastest Woman In America

Sha’Carri Richardson will be a household name after the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.

The 21-year-old Dallas native stunned the U.S. with her bold look and attitude during her 100-meter heat on Saturday in Eugene, Oregon.

"I just want the world to know that I'm that girl ... and every time I step on the track I'm going to try to do what it is that me, my coach, my support team believe I can do and the talent that God blessed me to have. ... I'm never going to take an opportunity to perform in vain," Richardson told NBC after securing her spot on Team USA with a 10.64 sprint.

Her qualifying time makes her the fastest woman in America.

Richardson is known for her speed and her style. She said her girlfriend chose her bright orange hair color, which she says symbolizes “running on fire,” according to Teen Vogue.

She also wears long acrylic nails while running, which is a nod to the legendary sprinter Florence Griffith Joyner. Joyner, aka Flo-Jo, made a fashion statement by wearing acrylics when she set the women's world record in the 100m and 200m sprint at the 1988 Olympics.

“Flo-Jo came to the track and knew she was going to dominate,” Richardson told the Associated Press. “The way she did that was graceful. I always liked that. If the amazing Flo-Jo had long nails, there was no excuse why I couldn’t have long nails.

Richardson's Saturday spirit is also amazing for what she had to overcome in order to make it to the Olympic trials. Just days before the race, Richardson's mother died.

"I'm still here. Last week, finding out my biological mother passed away and still choosing to pursue my dreams, still coming out here, still here to make the family that I do still have on this earth proud. And the fact [is] nobody knows what I go through. Everybody has struggles and I understand that, but y'all see me on this track and y'all see the poker face I put on, but nobody but them and my coach know what I go through on a day-to-day basis," she said, per ESPN.