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Kathy Ireland
- Real Name
- Kathleen Marie Ireland
- Nationality
- American
- Birth Date
- March 20, 1963
- Status
- Retired (mostly)
- Known for
- Charity work, Curves, Name
- Friends
- Elle Macpherson, Brooke Shields, Paulina Porizkova, Christie Brinkley, Dame Elizabeth Taylor
- Children
- Chloe (Born 3/03), Erik (Born 5/94), Lily (Born 10/27/98)
- Married
- Dr. Greg Olsen (Since 88)
- Model Turned
- Activist (Feed the Children), Actress (Melrose Place, 1994), Designer (Kathy Ireland for K-Mart, 1996), Writer (Powerful Inspirations, 2002), Magazine editor (Fitness), entrepreneur (Kathy Ireland Worldwide)
Quoted
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“As a child, my first job -- I was 4 years old -- I sold painted rocks from my wagon with my sister Mary. Not just ordinary rocks -- you could use them as art or paperweights. My sister sold her rocks for 10 cents; I sold my rocks for a nickel -- and I did really well. I learned at a young age that my customers appreciated a good value.”
—Metro Final Edition
Kathy Ireland's Career Highlights
- 20 MAR, 1963
- Born in Glendale, California
- 1980
- Begins modeling locally
- APR 1982
- Lands her first major cover for Vogue
- FEB 1983
- Appears on the cover of Cosmopolitan
- 1985
- Appears in television commercials for Caress soap
- 1986
- Appears in television commercials for Fruit of the Loom Video»
- AUG 1988
- Marries Dr. Greg Olsen
- FEB 1989
- Appears on the 25th anniversary cover for Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue Video»
- 1992
- Appears in television commercials for Budweiser
- FEB 1992
- Appears on cover of Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition Video»
- 1993
- Releases her own calendar
- 1994
- Releases her own fitness video, Kathy Ireland’s Total Fitness Workout
- 1994
- Appears in television commercials for Cheerios breakfast cereal
- FEB 1994
- Appears on her third cover for Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition Video»
- MAY 1994
- Gives birth to son, Erik, with Dr. Greg Olsen
- 12 SEP, 1994
- Guest stars in Melrose Place as Brittany Maddocks, the love interest of Grant Show’s character
- 1995
- Becomes the spokesmodel for Bulova watches
- 1996
- Signs contract with Kmart to design sportswear, casual wear, and swimwear for women
- 1996
- Appears in television commercials for Baked Lay’s potato crisps
- 27 OCT, 1998
- Gives birth to daughter Lily
- JAN 1999
- Featured in Playboy on their “Sex Stars of the Century”
- JUL 2002
- Releases the book Powerful Inspirations: Eight Lessons That Will Change Your Life, becoming a best seller
- MAR 2003
- Gives birth to daughter Chloe
- 2 MAR, 2004
- Featured on Oprah and speaks about her billion-dollar empire Video»
- 2004
- Featured in Forbes as the highest grossing lifestyle designer in the world, with over $1 billion in sales worldwide