Kathy Ireland From Supermodel To Entrepreneur
Height: 5′ 11″
Nationality: American
Birth Date: March 8, 1963
Birth Place: Santa Barbara, California, USA
Profession: actress, model
Husband/Wife: Dr. Greg Olsen (married in 1988)
Son: Erik (born in May 1994)
Daughter: Chloe (born in March 2003), Lily (orn on October 27, 1998)
Kathy Ireland was discovered At 17 by an agent for Elite Model Management, and by the time she graduated high school, she was working steadily as a model.
Starting in 1984, Ireland was featured in the annual Swimsuit Issue an extraordinary dozen times before her final appearance in 1996. In addition to her long tenure within the pages, Ireland appeared on the cover of the annual issue 3 times, a feat tied by Christie Brinkley and Cheryl Tiegs and surpassed only by Elle Macpherson.
In 1993, Ireland dipped her toe in the waters of brand marketing when she put her name on a line of socks. Kmart took a chance on them and after they proved a best-seller, the retailer offered Ireland her own clothing line. Ireland then founded Kathy Ireland Worldwide (KIWW), a brand product marketing company in which she holds a majority stake. By 2004, Ireland was marketing products from 16 manufacturers; with Standard Furniture products representing about half the company’s sales. By 2005, KIWW products were sold at over 50,000 locations in 15 countries, generating an estimated $1.4 billion in retail sales. Ireland’s annual take is thought to be around $10 million, which has prompted Forbes to name her the “prototype for model-turned-mogul” in an article about the trend of modelpreneurs.
Ireland is married to Dr. Greg Olsen and lives in Santa Barbara, California, with three children: son Erik born, May 1994, and daughters Lily, born 27 October 1998, and Chloe, born March 2003. She has two sisters: Mary Ireland and Cynthia Ireland.
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