Kathleen Marie Ireland (born March 20, 1963) is an American model and actress, writer and entrepreneur.
Ireland was a supermodel in the 1980s and 1990s, best known for appearing in 13 editions of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit . In 1993, he founded the brand marketing company, kathy ireland Worldwide (kiWW), which made it one of the richest models in the world. As a result of his career as a business woman, he has made a personal fortune of $ 420 million by 2015. In 2012, a $ 2 billion product sourced from his company's brand was sold.
She remains engaged with various charities and non-profit organizations dedicated to education, emergency response and training for children, disease research and management, and HIV/AIDS.
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Kathy Ireland was born in Glendale, California, daughter of John and Barbara Ireland.
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Modeling and career acting
Modeling
When Ireland was sixteen in 1979, he was nurtured in his high school by Elite Model Management.
He has appeared on the cover for Vogue , Cosmopolitan , Forbes , and Mademoiselle .
As a teenager, Ireland reported that a photographer had "crossed the line" with him and wanted him to pose topless. He does not feel comfortable and he does not respect "no." He reportedly pushed it and got physical and he "wore it."
During the Sports Illustrated 50th anniversary event of the Swimsuit, the 1989 Irish cover was awarded "Sports Cover All The Best Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Of All Time" by its publisher.
Movies and TV
Ireland has appeared in a number of television and film roles. His first film, 1988's Alien from L.A. , then stabbed during the fifth season of Mystery Science Theater 3000 .
Penampilan Irlandia lainnya termasuk Melrose Place , Boy Meets World , The Larry Sanders Show , Muppets Tonight , Side Out , Tuan. Destiny , Diperlukan Kekasaran , Mom and Dad Save the World , Senjata Loaded Nasional Lampoon 1 (sebagai Miss. Destiny Demeanor), Once Upon A Christmas , dan sekuelnya Twice Upon A Christmas .
He also participated in the ninth season of Dancing with the Stars , in which Ireland and his partner Tony Dovolani were the third pair to be eliminated in the second week of the competition.
In 2016, he appeared on the sixth episode of the fourth season The Profit , offering advice to CEO Murchison-Hume, Max Kater.
Entrepreneurship
kathy ireland Worldwide
Founded in 1993 as a brand marketing company in exclusive business relationships with Kmart, kathy ireland Worldwide (or kiWW, for the short term) grew to become one of the world's most valuable global licensors after cutting its ties with department store chains in 2003. This consistently ranked among the top 50 licensors, most recently standing at No. 31 on the "Global Global Licensors" list of 2015 Global License holders with $ 2 billion in retail sales. Since its foundation, kathy ireland Worldwide has evolved into various categories of products, including Home, Clothing, Wedding, Jewelry, Baby, Children's Toys and books, Publishing, Pet Care, Crafts and Gifts.
1993-2003: Yayasan dan Kmart tahun
In 1993, Kathy Ireland's name on the sock line sold 100 million pairs and Kmart noticed, then gave Ireland its own clothing line including swimwear, active clothes, accessories, sweaters and more.
Backed by early successes, Ireland established kathy ireland Worldwide, initially a brand marketing company, which he and his own trust had in common. The company concentrated on building its business in home products after 2003, when it broke its exclusive relationship with Kmart.
2003-2013: Continuous growth
On the advice of Warren Buffett, friend and mentor of Ireland, kathy ireland Worldwide immediately went into the home furnishings business. "Fashion and clothing are always changing, but at home more consistently," Buffett said. To this day, Buffett opens any meeting of Berkshire Hathaway shareholders with Ireland and Bill Gates.
Already in 2004, Ireland's annual take is estimated at about $ 10 million.
Between 2005 and 2012, products with the Irish brand earned $ 2 billion in annual retail sales and the company became a leader in the industry. In the May 2012 article Vogue UK , Ireland is named as the richest model in the world.
After that, Ireland began designing wedding dresses and social event dresses. She launched her wedding dress with a fashion show runway at the Festival of Brides held at Disneyland Resort in 2012. Sterling/Winters Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kathy Ireland Worldwide, which is a multi-Grammy Award-winning management company - Janet's winning artist Jackson.
American Legend launched a collection of Kathy Ireland which consists of 30 styles, featured in early Macy in fall 2011. Ireland is the main designer for Royal Footwear & Accessories (RFA Group). He has established a relationship with the Gorham producers who designed dinnerware, glassware and cutlery.
Ireland designed a collection of jewelry inspired by Elizabeth Taylor. She welcomes Elizabeth Taylor, Gracie and Delilah, dogs to her home, as well as inspiration for her collection of pet care products. Ireland launched a collection of pet products called Loved Ones, which include furniture, bowls, collars, toys, and luxury beds. He works with Worldwise Inc., a pet product company based in San Rafael, California to create a collection of pets.
2013-present: Strategic relationships
In 2013, kathy ireland Worldwide signed a licensing agreement with carpet manufacturer Nourison, to create a new affordable carpet collection. Since then, Kathy Ireland Home by Nourison has grown to include over 20 different carpet collections.
In 2016, in collaboration with Paul Raps of New York, Yaron Turgeman of Taly Diamonds and Roland Krainz of Krainz Creations, Kathy Ireland launched "Diamonds by Kathy Ireland", a collection of sixty-five pieces of jewelry: engagement rings, wedding rings, pending legs, bracelets and pendants. The collection aired at the Luxury Exhibition and JCK 2017 in Las Vegas.
In January 2017, Ireland teamed up with Michael Amini to create a new home furniture line. The line, consisting of bedroom pieces, occasional tables, sofas, chairs and dining sets, debuted in October 2017, at the High Point Market trade show.
Brand Level
The Support Level supported by KiWW, a licensing, marketing and brand management company, was established in 2015, with Kathy Ireland acting as Chairman Emeritus and Chief Brand Strategist since its inception.
In August 2017, the company announced that it aims to become the first company with a nationally recognized Chairman of Emeritus of women to launch Regulation A of the IPO with a view to registering on the national securities exchange. Ireland describes the event as "a very dynamic and strong moment at the Brand Level", and Martin Sumichrast - CEO and President of the Brand Level since September 2016, and a member of the Capital Markets Board of Funds Trust and Barings Capital Global Short Short Run Duration, MassMutual Affiliate - that Rule A of the IPO should "open up the opportunity to invest in an initial public offering [...] to a wider number of investors, at the beginning."
On November 16, 2017, the Brand Rate closed its IPO, after raising a maximum of $ 12 million by selling 2 million shares for $ 6 each.
In January 2018, it was announced that, in a $ 32 million license agreement, the Brand Rate has partnered with Vancouver-based Isodiol International to create edible personal care products, and drugs with cannabidiol.
More projects
Fitness videos
Since 1994, Ireland has published several fitness videos that led to the design of its athletic apparel and launched its fitness equipment brand license. Some of them are VSDA Award-winning, including Total Fitness Exercise , Core Exercise , Truly Fit , Advanced Fitness Sport , Reach and Health and Body Specifications , which was awarded the Fitness Fitness of The Year.
Write
Ireland has written many books, mostly for children. Her debut effort (with Laura Morton), Strong Inspiration: The Eight Lessons That Will Change Your Life , was published in 2002. Real Solution for Busy Mom: Your Guide to Success and Loving and Real Solution: 52 God Inspired Message from My Heart published in 2009. Mona Favorite Words , What Does Mom Do? An Angel Called Hope , her first three children's books, was released in November 2005. Since 2013, she has published several more for Bendon: Where Are The Bears , Choo -Choo Colors , Who Wear What , POTTY , Gracie & amp; Delilah: The Story of Two Precious Kids , and a collection of three books One Set of Kid Besar Book , consisting of Proud of Potty , Brush Up and Tubbie Time . He has also written six more "blocky books", published by Bendon as well: Cow , Sheep and Pig , from "Farm Friends Blocky Books "series and Giraffe , Lion , and Zebra , from the" Safari Friends Blocky Books "series.
Speaking public
Ireland has delivered many keynote speeches at corporate events, industry conventions, exhibitions, entrepreneurship events, social media conferences and pro-life events.
He spoke at the fourth Youth Assembly at UN Headquarters on 13 August 2007, encouraging young people to engage in activities aimed at ending poverty. Ireland delivers the keynote at the Googleplex, corporate headquarters for Google on July 12, 2012. He delivered the keynote at Licensing International Expo 2012 in Las Vegas.
Together with statesmen Barack Obama and Shimon Peres, Ireland was the keynote speaker at AIPAC 2012 policy conference in Washington, DC, where he expressed his support for the people of Israel and warned against the dangers posed by a lack of knowledge about the history of the land of Israel.
Personal life
Ireland is a Christian. He is a pro-life advocate. She married physician Greg Olsen in 1988, and they had three children: Erik, Lily and Chloe.
Forbes named Ireland as one of the 20 most successful self-made ladies in California, and named Ireland one of the 50 most successful women's Forbes, measured by their net worth. In an interview with Today's Today Show with Matt Lauer, Sports Illustrated Hannah Davis's swimsuit cover model stated that she was trying to emulate Kathy Ireland.
In his interview Today Kate Upton stated that his career was inspired by Kathy Ireland. Ireland appeared on Larry King Live in 2009 to discuss weight gain and women's health. He has earned a pound a year for 25 years and the cumulative effect becomes clear to him in the frank photographs his son took.
Elizabeth Taylor and Ireland have close friendships and attend public events together. After Ireland received sharp criticism of its uneven performance as one of the pre-Oscar 2010 ABC presidents, Taylor defended Ireland openly; "I've never seen anyone symbolize glamor and grace and professionalism as he did." Ireland openly referred to Taylor as his mentor and part of his success in life, business, design, and philanthropy. Taylor left her Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Ireland, in addition to leaving her a collection of diamond jewelry, which Ireland used in the 2018 American Heart Association's "Go Red for Women" Apparel Exhibition.
On October 13, 2017, at the "Meet Kathy Ireland Event" hosted by Level Brands, Ireland was presented with a key to the city of High Point by mayor Bill Bencini.
Philanthropy
The Irish sister, Cynthia, has a child with Down syndrome. Ireland wrote articles about his niece and the need for improvement in research.
Ireland has lent its land to charitable organizations such as the US Marine Corps Toy for Tots to generate funds for charity. According to Major Bill Grein of the US Marine Corps, the Irish company and its business partner, Bendon Publishing International, the world's largest children's book publisher, donated $ 10 million to supplement the collection and distribution of the Year 2013 Tots for millions of children and teenagers. risky.
Ireland's broad receiver and National Football League (NFL) Tim Brown is the ambassador for 9-1-1 For Kids, a nonprofit organization specializing in creating educational materials to help emergency dispatchers in teaching children proper use 9-1- 1 and other general emergency preparedness tips. In an effort to promote equality in women's athletics, Ireland has hosted several LPGA Golf Tournaments, including the Kathy Ireland Championship from 1999 to 2001 and Kathy Ireland Greens.com LPGA Classic in 2000.
Ireland has openly supported it for Israel. On October 15, 2009, he became an international ambassador for Friends of Sheba Medical Center, traveling back to the country in 2010 to film a documentary entitled Heroes of the Holy Land that highlights his work for wounded soldiers and victims terror. He received the Messenger of Peace Award at Jewish National Fund, the Tree of Life Gala in 2012.
Ireland was presented with honorary Doctor of Humane Letters in 2012 by California State University System, who said that he "generously uses his power and influence to benefit others, support social causes including empowering women, supporting young girls through mentoring, and provide opportunities for women and women in jeopardy. "On June 23, 2011, Ireland was honored by the Anti-Defamation League with the American Cultural Heritage Award, presented by the National Home Furnishings Industry. Ireland has been nominated as one of 17 finalists for Global Business & amp; Interfaith Peace Prize awarded by Freedom of Religion & amp; The Business Foundation (US-based nonprofit), and the United Nations Global Compact Business for Peace initiative.
On World AIDS Day 2017, Ireland donated $ 100,000 to the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation (ETAF).
Movieography
Movies
Television
References
External links
- Official website
- Kathy Ireland at IMDb
- Kathy Ireland in the TCM Movie Database
- Kathy Ireland at AllMovie
- "Kathy Ireland". TV Tropes. Ã,
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