Kathy Ireland thrived as a Sports Illustrated Swim Edition cover girl in the 1980s.
The photogenic stunner also appeared on many Cosmopolitan magazine covers.
And the California native was known as a fitness model who regularly posed in cycling shorts and sports bras for advertisements.
She is now a furniture magnate who has made a fortune in the business world thanks to her knowledge of brands. His company is now worth $3 billion.
The star, now worth $500 million, still looks incredible today.
Kathy Ireland thrived as a Sports Illustrated Swim Edition cover girl in the 1980s and still looks great today.
At the age of 16, Kathy was discovered and soon after became a prominent face in the modeling world. In addition to appearing on the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimmer, she has also appeared on covers of Cosmopolitan, Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, and Forbes.
Ireland was a huge supermodel in the 1980s. She appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimmer three times.
Her 1989 Sports Illustrated cover became one of the magazine’s best-sellers and she received the award for best Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover of all time during the magazine’s 50th anniversary event.
At the age of 16, Kathy was discovered and soon after became a prominent face in the modeling world.
In addition to appearing on the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimmer, she has also appeared on covers of Cosmopolitan, Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, and Forbes.
Since then it has become a design powerhouse.
The mother of three has dedicated herself to running her company Kathy Ireland Worldwide, which, as of 2021, has made a total of $3.1 billion in sales.
Her 1989 Sports Illustrated cover became one of the magazine’s best-sellers and she received the award for best Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover of all time during the magazine’s 50th anniversary event.
Here she is seen in her early days as a model.
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She was also a close friend of Elizabeth Taylor, who guided her in the business world.
Kathy’s other passion centers on charitable work and philanthropy.
This comes after she opened a second location for her Kathy Ireland Recovery Center in 2021.
The entrepreneur opened her first recovery center last year in 2021 in New Hampshire.
To continue offering assistance to those suffering from mental health issues and substance abuse disorders, Kathy opened an additional location in West Virginia.
The former supermodel posted a photo of herself posing next to a sign that read: “Kathy Ireland Recovery Centers.’
He added a title to his post, explaining the purpose and announcing the second official opening.
‘Each of us has participated, will participate or will participate in the war against addiction. “It is not a health crisis that anyone can somehow avoid facing,” he wrote. “We welcome everyone to the opening of Kathy Ireland Recovery Centers, Williamson.”
The official website states: “These rehab programs serve individuals and families struggling with mental health and substance use disorders (SUDs).”
The mother of three also explained that “expanding our company’s health advocacy into the area of mental health and substance use disorders has long been a top priority goal.”
Here it was seen five years ago on Instagram.
The mother of three has dedicated herself to running her company Kathy Ireland Worldwide, which, as of 2021, has made a total of $3.1 billion in sales.
For years, the philanthropist has dedicated himself to helping those struggling with addiction and other health needs.
During an interview with USA Today, Kathy talked about her other work with Let’s Talk Interactive, a telehealth solution to help those who need access to healthcare.
“It is bringing telemedicine closer to many people,” he explained to the publication. “It’s all over the world, which is exciting.”
He also talked about the war against the opioid crisis. in the middle of his interview with USA Today. ‘This is a battle that can be won. There is hope. There is victory.”
Seen in Paris in October on Instagram
Kathy has dedicated much of her time and devotion to charities including the March of Dimes, City of Hope, and Feed the Children. Earlier this year, he also launched Music Funds The Cure for the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation.
After her modeling days, Kathy became CEO of her own brand licensing company in 1993, which started with a pair of basic socks.
According Todaythe business magnate, “designs and markets some 17,000 products.”
When it comes to being successful in the industry, the author explained to the publication that some of the keys are “considering others as more important than yourself” and “all you give is all you get.”