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February 21, 2023,
Some people have the grit, will and determination to achieve great success in this short unpredictable life.
It helps to be extremely creative as well.
When one important career ends, they have the foresight to embrace and transition into another one.
The former Super Model and now major business mogul Kathy Ireland is such a person.
Currently, she is involved in some really great things, which, given her resume, should come as no surprise.
A former fashion Super Model, Kathy has evolved into a successful author, entrepreneur, fashion designer and philanthropist.
When Kathy was sixteen in 1979, she was scouted at her high school by Elite Model Management.
She has appeared on covers for Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Shape Fitness, Harper’s Bazaar, Mademoiselle, Teen and Seventeen.
A supermodel in the 1980s and 1990s, initially known for appearing in 13 consecutive Sports Illustrated swimsuit issues, including 3 covers.
During Sports Illustrated swimsuit’s 50th Anniversary event, Ms. Ireland’s 1989 cover was awarded “The Greatest Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover Of All Time” by its publisher.
When that spectacular life ended, she transitioned.
Forbes Magazine shared, “Kathy Ireland has proven to have the magic touch in anything she sets her mind and heart to. At 30 years old, following a career as a supermodel – she appeared on the Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover three times in 1989, 1992, and 1994 – she was aging out of that profession and looking for something more sustainable and personally fulfilling.”
Outstanding.
In 1993, she founded a brand licensing company, kathy ireland Worldwide (kiWW), which has made her one of the wealthiest former models in the world.
As a result of her career in business, she earned a $420 million personal fortune by 2015.
In 2021 alone, her company generated retail sales of $3.1 billion.
Jaw dropping with amazement.
The brand became ranked number 15 in the world and Ms. Ireland entered the Licensing Hall of Fame.
Since 1994, Kathy has published several fitness videos that led to her design of athletic apparel and launched her brand licensing of fitness equipment. Several of these were VSDA Award-winning, including Total Fitness Workout, Core Workout, Absolutely Fit, Advanced Sports Fitness, Reach and Health and Body Specifics, which was awarded Fitness Video Of The Year.
Her television appearances include Melrose Place, Boy Meets World, The Larry Sanders Show, Muppets Tonight, Side Out, Mr. Destiny, Necessary Roughness, Mom and Dad Save the World, National Lampoon’s Loaded Weapon 1 (as Miss. Destiny Demeanor), Once Upon a Christmas, and its sequel Twice Upon a Christmas.
Impressively, Kathy’s life is not just about self.
Kathy Ireland’s charity work and philanthropic activities have included pro bono work for the non-profit organizations March of Dimes, PTA, Feed the Children and City of Hope.
In addition, Ireland has lent her estates to charitable organizations such as the US Marine Corps‘ Toys for Tots to generate funds for charity. On World AIDS Day 2017, Ireland donated $100,000 to the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation (ETAF).
So, what is this global luminary up to today?
Supermodel and Supermogul Kathy Ireland: New Film, Television and Music Projects In 2023
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Feb 10, 2023, 06:00 ET
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Kathy Ireland will appear at the Movieguide Awards, tonight, Friday, February 10th honoring her friend, business colleague and producer Sam Haskell. The announcement was made by Rona Menashe of Guttman Associates, long term exclusive public relations leader for Kathy Ireland and all of Ms. Ireland’s companies. Mr. Haskell has received multiple honors for his Magnolia Hill / Warner Bros. projects including two Movieguide Epiphany Awards, an Emmy Award and a PGA Award. Tonight, “Dolly Parton’s Mountain Magic Christmas” is nominated for a Movieguide Epiphany Award, which is the most recent effort from Mr. Haskell and Dolly Parton, and Magnolia Hill / Warner Bros.
kathy ireland® Worldwide (kiWW®), a conglomerate with corporate programs in home, fashion, entertainment, artist management, television, film, medical, fintech, fine jewelry, weddings, luxury resorts and more, has expanded its slate of entertainment projects for 2023.
Following the success of the Sam Haskell-produced The Waltons Homecoming, the CW’s highest rated original program at the time presented by kathy ireland® Worldwide was followed by The Waltons Thanksgiving, another ratings success. Both films featured 7 time Grammy winners, Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. (who will join Kathy Ireland in appearing at the Movieguide Awards) whose first studio album in three decades, blackbird: Lennon-McCartney Icons, a human-rights themed project which ignited the career renaissance of the legendary artists on Ms. Ireland’s EE1 / BMG record label. Kathy Ireland entered the Licensing Hall of Fame this year, as the 19th most powerful licensing firm in the world, with expanded entertainment projects. WWD reported kathy ireland® Worldwide as the “most successful woman-owned licensing company in American history.”
kathy ireland® Worldwide and EE1 projects include:
Ms. Ireland’s first foray into film is “Anxious Nation,” teaming her with Academy Award winning documentary filmmaker Vanessa Roth and 21-time NY Times bestselling author Laura Morton.
The documentary explores the nation’s epidemic of anxiety and mental health in youth and their families. The film is currently receiving rave reviews at major film festivals and will be released worldwide later this year.
Adding to its documentary slate, Kathy Ireland is currently in development with producers Dean Butler and Rick Okie on All Guts, No Glory which celebrates and spotlights the female pioneers who paved the way for the WNBA. Ms. Ireland, the first female Board of Directors member of the NFLPI, has also served on the Advisory Boards of WNBA and Serena Williams’ companies.
Tripped Up, a feature currently in post-production, is produced by Linda Evans and Nina Warren, Vanessa Williams, and EE1’s Jon Carrasco and Stephen Roseberry, and Steve Glick. The movie stars Sasha Fox, Leah Lewis, Ashley Moore, and Ariel Winter. The film follows four young women who are lifelong friends. Universal Studios will handle international distribution.
The Vanessa Williams Story, previously announced by Zadan/Meron Productions’ Neil Meron and Mark Nicholson, executive produced by Vanessa Williams, Jon Carrasco and Stephen Roseberry and Steve Glick of Encore Endeavor 1 (EE1), a wholly owned subsidiary of kathy ireland® Worldwide. Iconic attorney Martin Singer, who has represented kiWW® for years, and is responsible for making the project come together, also will serve as executive producer.
Additional entertainment projects from SWC (Sterling Winters Company) with clients Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr., Michael Feinstein and Liza Minnelli will be announced soon. SWC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of kathy ireland® Worldwide.
SOURCE Guttman Associates
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