Kathy Ireland: Spouse
Dr. Greg Olsen (August 1988 - present) 3 children
Trivia
Began modeling at age 17.
Sports Illustrated's 25th Anniversary Swimsuit Issue cover model. [1989]
1995 marked the twelfth year Kathy has been a Sports Illustrated swimsuit model
(including magazine covers in 1989, 1992, and 1994)
Started her own annual calendar in Fall 1993 (1994 calendar)
Son, Erik (b. May 1994)
Has her own line of clothing at K-Mart.
Has a fitness video: "Kathy Ireland's Total Fitness Workout" (1994)
Her mother set her up with her husband.
She's a contributing editor for FITNESS magazine.
Attended San Marcos High School in Santa Barbara, California while Anthony
Edwards, Cady Huffman and Eric Stoltz were also students there.
Has a son Erik (b. May 1994) and daughters Lily (b. 27 October 1998) and Chloe
(b. March 2003).
Measurements: 34B-24-34 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
Wears a size 8 shoe.
Daughter of John and Barbara Ireland. Her sisters are Mary Ireland and Cynthia
Ireland.
Mentioned, along with Vendela Kirsebom Thomessen and Paulina Porizkova, in the
Sonic Youth song "Swimsuit Issue" performed by Kim Gordon.
Former lifelong surfer.
She has authored several best-selling children's books including "What Do
Mommies Do?" and "An Angel Called Hope" along with the book "Powerful
Inspirations" which now is in its 5th printing in paperback.
She has been Chair or Honorary Chair of such major national causes the March of
Dimes, PTA, Feed the Children and City of Hope campaigns and as Campaign Chair
for Dream Foundation, the Barbara Ireland Walk for the Cure, Project Inform and
Athletes and Entertainers for Kids. She is the Ambassador for Children for the
Entertainment Industry Foundation and for the Department of Agricultures wild
land fire prevention organization, Firewise, and she recently established the
National Family Reading Night campaign.
Her KIWW brand passed the billion dollar a year retail sales mark in its first
decade. Her initial venture was her design and manufacture of socks ( her
company having recently celebrated the sale of its 100,000,000th pair) and
quickly expanded to furniture, lighting, flooring, kitchenware, carpeting,
window treatments, landscaping accessories, watches, tableware and bedding, as
well as her early-established success in apparel and her partnership with Dame
Elizabeth Taylor for whose House of Taylor Jewelry, Ireland designs the
accessibly priced jewelry product.
By adhering to the mission statement she created for her Kathy Ireland Worldwide
products, "finding solutions for families, especially busy moms," she won the
endorsement and title of "best friend to working mothers" from both Associated
Press and the London Times.
She is founder, CEO and Chief Stylist for the Kathy Ireland Worldwide product
empire.
She began modeling at 17 and was cover model for the most Sports Illustrated
Swim Suit Issues. She left modeling for lifestyle designing, establishing the
Kathy Ireland Worldwide brand, when she realized the fashion wear she modeled
was unsuitable for most buyers.
Lives in Southern California with her husband, an emergency room physician and
their three children, Erik, Lily and Chloe. She enjoys being a full time mom and
continues to be a Sunday school teacher as well.
She is the only woman in INC. Magazine's list of the top five celebrity
entrepreneurs, which included Paul Newman, Magic Johnson and Francis Ford
Coppola.
Is the highest grossing (over $l billion in annual retail sales according to
Forbes magazine in 2004) Lifestyle Designer in the world, with a brand name that
has achieved industry-leading success in over one dozen product areas.
She was dubbed super-model-turned-super-mogul by Forbes Magazine and syndicated
columnist Liz Smith.
Friend of Cindy Williams and Brooke Shields.
Now on Dancing with the Stars season 9
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