Reluctant supermodel, billionnaire businesswoman Kathy Ireland

(original source Delaware online)

“Plucked from obscurity at age 16, Kathy Ireland went on to appear in 13 consecutive Sports Illustrated swimsuit issues.

Her most famous cover was the magazine’s 25th anniversary in 1989, which featured Ireland wearing a strapless yellow bikini with slicked-back hair. Last year, SI declared it the Greatest Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover of All Time.

But Ireland, now 52, looks back with mixed emotions on her scantily-clad time posing on the beach. When she wasn’t modeling, she tried launching several businesses that went nowhere.”

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