Kathy Ireland Bio

Who is Kathy Ireland?

Kathy Ireland is an American model and actress, turned author, and entrepreneur. Previously, she was a supermodel in the 1980s and 1990s and she appeared in 13 consecutive Sports Illustrated swimsuit issues.

Additionally, she has appeared in TV series including ‘Unscripted’, ‘Totally Spies!’ and ‘For Your Love’ among others.

Kathy Ireland: Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity, Education

Ireland was born in Glendale, California on March 20, 1963, to parents John and Barbara Ireland. Additionally, her sisters are Mary Ireland and Cynthia Ireland.

She became interested in the world of glamour since her childhood years. She is of American nationality. Furthermore, there is no detailed information relating to her ethnic background at present.

Talking about her education, Ireland attended the San Marcos High School.  Additionally, she received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters in 2012 from the California State University System.

Kathy Ireland: Career, Salary, and Net Worth

Ireland initially began her career as a model. She has also appeared in numerous movies and television series throughout the years including ‘Twice Upon a Christmas’, ‘Once Upon a Christmas’, ‘Touched by an Angel’, ‘Pensacola: Wings of Gold’, ‘King of the Hill’, ‘Backfire!’ and; A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Wicked Wives’ among others. All in all, she has over 40 credits as an actress.

Apart from her career in acting and modeling, Ireland has also launched her own line of socks. She later grew this business to become Kathy Ireland Worldwide, which brings in more than $1 billion in sales annually. Furthermore, she also designs wedding dresses and social occasion gowns. She launched her line of wedding gowns by presenting a runway fashion show at the Festival of Brides held at Disneyland Resort.

She is a leading businesswoman and also a public speaker. In addition, she is also the author of several books including Powerful Inspirations: Eight Lessons that Will Change Your Life’, ‘Real Solutions for Busy Moms: Your Guide to Success and Sanity and Real Solutions: 52 God Inspired Messages from My Heart’ and ‘An Angel Called Hope’ among several others.

Ireland received the Anti-Defamation League with the American Heritage Award on June 23, 2011. Additionally, she has been nominated as one of 17 finalists for the first Global Business & Interfaith Peace Award.

Ireland has not revealed her current salary. However, she has an estimated net worth of around $500 million at present.

Kathy Ireland: Rumors, and Controversy

Ireland became part of a controversy after she became a trending topic on Twitter after appearing on ABC’s pre-Academy Awards red carpet special, looking somewhat awkward while interviewing celebrities.

Furthermore, she has also received numerous criticisms due to her anti-abortion belief. At present, there are no rumors concerning Ireland’s life and career.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size

Talking about her body measurement, Kathy Ireland has a height of 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m). Additionally, she weighs around 141 lbs (64 kg).

She has a measurement of 36-25-36 inches (91-64-91 cm). In addition, her hair color is Strawberry blonde and her eye color is blue.

Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.

Ireland is active over social media. Kathy has a huge number of followers on social networking sites such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. She has more than 325.1 followers on Twitter. In addition, she has over 53.2k followers on Instagram.

Similarly, her Facebook pages Kathy Ireland Worldwide and Modern Living with Kathy Ireland have more than 10k and 34.9k followers respectively.

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