Most well known Foreign Child as of today?

[GeorgiaGreek]

Malala would definitely be up there.
Americans might remember Viktoria Komova from the Olympics, but probably as the "pouty Russian girl who lost to Gabby Douglas," or Ye Shiwen, the Chinese female swimmer who swam a split faster than Lochte, but I don't know how many would know the names and not just the stories.

[PiKA2001]

Originally Posted by GeorgiaGreek

Malala would definitely be up there.
Americans might remember Viktoria Komova from the Olympics, but probably as the "pouty Russian girl who lost to Gabby Douglas," or Ye Shiwen, the Chinese female swimmer who swam a split faster than Lochte, but I don't know how many would know the names and not just the stories.

Ehh, maybe I'm just speaking for myself but I don't think many people care about or remember Olympic athletes after the Olympics other then the US team (specifically medal winners). For example, I have no freaking clue who those people you mentioned are other than Lochte and Douglas. Has Malala been getting a lot of national news here? I've seen some reporting on that story but clearly it wasn't as important as the last twilight movie or who's currently boning Taylor Swift.

[GeorgiaGreek]

Originally Posted by PiKA2001

Ehh, maybe I'm just speaking for myself but I don't think many people care about or remember Olympic athletes after the Olympics other then the US team (specifically medal winners). For example, I have no freaking clue who those people you mentioned are other than Lochte and Douglas. Has Malala been getting a lot of national news here? I've seen some reporting on that story but clearly it wasn't as important as the last twilight movie or who's currently boning Taylor Swift.

I was just trying to think of under-18 year olds who got attention during the Olympics because of AGDee's suggestion, and aquatics and gymnastics are sports more likely to have prominent younger athletes. I can't think of any non-Americans under 18 that really made a big impact.
I think Malala did get a lot of attention closer to the incident; I saw her name and related things trending for the US on Twitter, but not as much recently. I don't know how many people would remember the name today

[WCsweet<3]

Originally Posted by GeorgiaGreek

I don't know how many people would remember the name today

I wouldn't have remembered the name had it not been posted.

Suri Cruise?