Trent Lott: “since age 17 Mrs. Kathy Ireland has been blessed to have assembled an illustrious career as an actress, supermodel, and…”

“since age 17 Mrs. Kathy Ireland has been blessed to have assembled an illustrious career as an actress, supermodel, and vocalist. Her numerous talents have afforded her the opportunity to be regularly featured on the covers of such prestigious magazines as Cosmopolitan, People, Glamour, McCalls, and Redbook. Likewise, her inherent capabilities have provided her with the good fortune to appear as a special guest on nationally renowned television programs such as The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Today Show, Oprah, Entertainment Tonight, and Access Hollywood. This abundance of accolades has established Mrs. Ireland as a public figure of world-wide fame and recognition. My purpose here today is not to recognize Mrs. Ireland for her extreme number of personal achievements, impressive as they are, but rather to expand on the manner in which she uses the fame and recognition gained from such accomplishments as a medium by which to make charitable contributions to our local and national communities.”