Jayne Kennedy is one of the most photograp hed\, glamorous\, and intriguing women ever to set foot in Hollywood. Perh aps best known for her groundbreaking work in 1978&ndash\;1980 on the Emmy Award&ndash\;winning CBS program \;The NFL Today\, she&rsquo\;s an ic on and trailblazer in every sense of the word. From becoming the first Bla ck woman to win Miss Ohio USA\, to being the only woman to host the long-r unning syndicated television show \;Greatest Sports Legends\, and pion eering the fitness industry with her bestselling \;Love Your Body \;exercise videos and fitness programs\, nobody has had a career trajector y quite like Jayne. And she has never gone on the record about her persona l experiences and the resulting joys and scars&mdash\;until now. Her candi d and conversational storytelling will endear her once again to her existi ng fans as well as open her up to a new audience that will admire her mess age of resilience and empowerment. Jayne has long been a beacon of Black a nd female excellence and has opened doors for female talent and media exec utives. Inducted into the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in their Television and the Media Landscape exhibit\, Jayne is indeed a pioneer. Tracing her upbringing in Ohio and her journey shattering glass ceilings in American contemporary culture\, \;Plain J ayne \;is a breathtaking story of endurance\, survival\, and achieveme nt.
\nPyramid Books \;will be selling copies of \;Plain Jayne \;during the event. No outside books\, please.
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