| Venus Holdings, LLC. | |
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| Type | Private |
| Founded | 1984 |
| Headquarters | Jacksonville, Florida |
| Products | Clothing Swimwear Accessories |
| Employees | 250+ |
| Website | www.venus.com |
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History
In 1984, Daryle Scott created Venus Body Wear, selling ladies' leotards and exercise apparel via full-page ads in Cosmopolitan and other national magazines. The term privately held company refers to ownership of a business company in two different ways first referring to ownership by non-governmental organizations and second Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) In Marketing, a product is anything that can be offered to a Market that might satisfy a want or need Clothing (also called clothes, accoutrements, accouterments, or habiliments) protects the Human body from extreme Weather A swimsuit, bathing suit or swimming costume is an item of Clothing designed to be worn for Swimming. Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Cosmopolitan is the best-selling young women's magazine in the world A year later, the company expanded to include women’s swimwear and became known as Venus Swimwear. In 1999, VENUS acquired WinterSilks, a large importer of silk fashions. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) In 2000, reflecting the expanded offerings, the company name changed to VENUS. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. In November 2006, VENUS, Venus Manufacturing, and WinterSilks, were acquired 80% by Golden Gate Capital, under their Catalog Holdings Group. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The three companies fell under a new, united company name, Venus Holdings, LLC.
Sponsorships
Official swimsuit sponsor for the 2007 Miss America pageant. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Miss America pageant is a long-standing competition which awards scholarships to young women from the 50 states plus the District of Columbia and the US Virgin Islands
Past Venus Models
- Jessica Pace*
- Brooke Burke went on to host E!'s Wild On! and CBS's reality show, Rock Star. Brooke Lisa Burke (born September 8, 1971) is an American Television personality and model, known for hosting Wild E! Entertainment Television (or simply E!) is an American Cable television and Direct broadcast satellite network Wild On! was a travel show that was produced from 1997 until 2003 by E!. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Rock Star was a television series in which aspiring singers from all around the world compete to become the lead singer of a featured group Brooke also worked with VENUS on her own line of swimwear: Barely Brooke.
- Barbie Blank went on to become a World Wrestling Entertainment professional wrestler on the ECW Brand
- Dalene Kurtis became Playboy's Playmate of the Month for September 2001 and Playmate of the Year 2002. Barbara Jean "Barbie" Blank (born January 15 1987 is an American model and Professional wrestling valet, dancer and wrestler World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW) is a Professional wrestling brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE based on the independent Dalene Kurtis (born November 12, 1977 in Apple Valley California Playboy is an American Men's magazine, founded in Chicago Illinois, by Hugh Hefner and his associates which has grown into Playboy For the word "playmate" in the common sense see its definition in Wiktionary. For the word "playmate" in the common sense see its definition in Wiktionary.
- Nikki Schieler went on to became Playboy's Playmate of the Month for September 1997. Nikki Schieler Ziering (born August 9 1971 is an American model and actress. Playboy is an American Men's magazine, founded in Chicago Illinois, by Hugh Hefner and his associates which has grown into Playboy For the word "playmate" in the common sense see its definition in Wiktionary.
External links
- Golden Gate Acquires VENUS, WinterSilks
- Venus Swimwear Changes Domain and Launches New Design
- Venus Helps Reinvent Miss America Pageant
- Venus Poised for Apparel Overhaul with New Executive Appointment
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