PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Douglass Park Elementary School students have a reason to “lose control!” Hip-hop legend and Portsmouth native Missy Elliott gifted every student at the school a free pair of shoes.
An assembly was held for students at the school on Thursday, Oct. 17, which featured a special video message from Elliott.
The free shoes are in celebration of Missy Elliott Day in Virginia, which Gov. Glenn Youngkin declared the date as in 2022.
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