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Jayne Kennedy

ジェーン・ケネディ　/　じぇーん・けねでぃ

American beauty pageant contestant

October 27, 1951 (age 74)　・　Washington, D.C., United States

beauty pageant contestant
actor
model

My Take

Jayne Kennedy strikes me as a genuine trailblazer whose resume reads like several people's. Pageant queen, model, actress, fine, but what I admire is her push into sports broadcasting in the late 1970s as one of the first Black women at a national football desk. That took more nerve than any beauty title ever could, in an industry that wanted her seen and not heard. She refused the decorative role and built credibility as a journalist, spokeswoman, and producer instead. Born in Washington, D.C. and schooled in Ohio, she opened doors that many broadcasters walk through today without knowing her name. I think she deserves far wider recognition than she gets.

Overview

Jayne Kennedy Overton (née Harrison; born October 27, 1951) is an American television personality, actress, model, corporate spokeswoman, producer, writer, public speaker, philanthropist, and sports broadcaster.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Jayne Kennedy
Name (Japanese): ジェーン・ケネディ
Reading: じぇーん・けねでぃ
Born: October 27, 1951 (age 74)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Scorpio / Rabbit
Origin: Washington, D.C., United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: beauty pageant contestant / actor / model / sports commentator / journalist

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Wickliffe High School
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Xhttps://x.com/PlainJayneKO
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayne%20Kennedy

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