NEW YORK- With the first induction ceremony today, the Billie Jean King International Women's Sports Center became the official home to the International Women's Sports Hall of Fame. Billie Jean King, founder of the Women's Sports Foundation,  hosted the 2008 induction ceremony and celebrated the grand opening of the Billie Jean King Center.

Created by the Women's Sports Foundation, the Billie Jean King Center is the first museum exhibit and hall of fame dedicated exclusively to all women's sports. Located in the Sports Museum of America, the Center gives visitors easy access to women's sports history through an interactive, multimedia sports experience.  The 2008 inductees are the following:

Shannon Miller gained prominence when she became the first American gymnast to win an individual gold medal on the balance beam, in 1996, and continued in the sport to become the most decorated American gymnast, earning seven Olympic medals.

"It's such an honor to be inducted into the International Women's Sports Hall of Fame. I am a member of several halls of fame, and each one is so special, but to be inducted into the International Women's Sports Hall of Fame holds a special place," said Miller. (read more)

Stanton-Shade represents a diverse group of female athletes who are American and World record holders, Olympic medalists, and pioneering athletes paving their way to the top in their respective fields, in and out of the competition venues.

Gretchen Bleiler is one of a select group of female athletes featured in Nike's new ad campaign which puts women at its forefront. (read more)