"Best Sports Illustrated Model KATHY IRELAND vs "MARIA JOÃO"

KATHY IRELAND

Kathleen Marie Ireland (born March 20, 1963) is an American model and actress turned author and entrepreneur. Ireland was a supermodel in the 1980s an...

Kathleen Marie Ireland (born March 20, 1963) is an American model and actress turned author and entrepreneur. Ireland was a supermodel in the 1980s and 1990s, best known for appearing in 13 consecutive Sports Illustrated swimsuit issues. In 1993, she founded a brand marketing company, kathy ireland Worldwide (kiWW), which has made her one of the wealthiest former models in the world. As a result of her career as a businesswoman, she had made a $420 million personal fortune by 2015. In 2012, $2 billion worth of products bearing her company's brand were sold. Kathy Ireland was born in Glendale, California, the daughter of John and Barbara Ireland. When Ireland was sixteen in 1979, she was scouted at her high school by Elite Model Management. She has appeared on covers for Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Forbes, and Mademoiselle. According to Ireland, a photographer once "crossed the line" with her when she was a teenager and wanted her to pose topless. She did not feel comfortable and he did not respect her "no." He reportedly pushed her and got physical and she "decked him." During Sports Illustrated swimsuit's 50th Anniversary event, Ireland's 1989 cover was awarded "The Greatest Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover Of All Time" by its publisher.

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MARIA JOÃO

Maria João Brewster (née Sousa Leão; born 12 February 1955) is a Brazilian former model. She made a career as a photographic model in the 1970s and is...

Maria João Brewster (née Sousa Leão; born 12 February 1955) is a Brazilian former model. She made a career as a photographic model in the 1970s and is the only Brazilian to date (until 2020) to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, photographed in Bahia for the 1978 issue. A former student of communication at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Maria João—affectionately called "João" (John) by industry professionals—began her career through the hands of a friend, photographer Pedro Liborio, who sent her photos to the advertising agency DPZ, that placed her on the market of advertising and fashion, starting with an ad to Johnson & Johnson. Among others, she photographed for famous Brazilian magazines like Claudia and Nova and worked with renowned photographers of the country as such as José Antonio and Luis Tripoli. Married to Alden Brewster, an American partner of Banco Icatu, she is the mother of actress Jordana Brewster, with whom she starred in an advertising campaign in the United States in 2015, and lives in New York City with her family.

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