Phyllis George - Famous Businessperson

Phyllis George Net Worth

$100,000,000

Famous American businesswoman, actress, and sportscaster Phyllis George had a net worth of $100 million at the time of her death in May 202 at the age of 70. She was Miss America 1971, was the first lady of Kentucky, launched and sold a business and was a pioneering female sportscaster, and became an anchor for CBS Morning News in 1985 but quit after less than a year.

Key facts:

  • Phyllis George was an accomplished American businesswoman, actress, sportscaster, and beauty pageant winner.
  • She won the Miss America pageant in 1971 and served as Kentucky's first lady from 1979 to 1983.
  • Phyllis was one of the inaugural co-hosts of CBS's NFL Today show, where she conducted notable interviews with star athletes such as Roger Staubach and Joe Namath.
  • She founded Chicken by George, a successful chicken fillet production company which she later sold to Hormel Foods for an undisclosed amount.
  • Phyllis George also authored five books and received recognition as the Celebrity Women Business Owner of the Year in 1991.

Basic Information About Phyllis George

CategoryCelebrities β€Ί Actors
ProfessionsBusinessperson, TV Journalist, Sports commentator, Actor
Net worth$100,000,000
Date of birth1949-06-25
Place of birthDenton
Date of death2020-05-14 (aged 70)
NationalityUnited States of America
SpouseJohn Y. Brown - (17 MarchΒ 1979 - 1998)Β (divorced)Β (2 children)
Robert Evans - (12 DecemberΒ 1977 - 22 JulyΒ 1978)Β (divorced)
GenderFemale
Height5 ft 7 in (1.72 m)
Social Mediaβ†—οΈŽ Wikipedia β†—οΈŽ IMDb

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Phyllis George roles

Movie / Series Role
Meet the ParentsLinda Banks
The Muppet ShowSelf - Special Guest Star 1 episode, 1979

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Interesting Facts about Phyllis George

  1. Miss Texas 1970
  2. Miss America 1971
  3. Son, Lincoln Brown (born 1980), graduated from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.
  4. Daughter, Pamela Brown (born 1983), attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and is a weekend morning news anchor/general assignment reporter with ABC7/WJLA-TV in Washington, DC.
  5. Ex-husband John Y. Brown is the former governor of Kentucky, and George splits her time between NYC and Lexington, KY.
  6. Graduated from the University of North Texas
  7. Founded two companies in her business career. The first was "Chicken By George", which revolutionized the retail chicken industry in the 1980s. In the mid-1990s, she sold the company to Hormel Foods. In 2003, she created "Phyllis George Beauty", which markets a line of cosmetics and skincare through television shopping network HSN.
  8. Ex-sister-in-law of Charles Evans.
  9. Founded the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft.
  10. Founding member of the Henry Clay Center for Statesmanship.
  11. In 1991 the National Association of Women Business Owners named her the Celebrity Women Business Owner of the Year.
  12. Authored five books: The I Love America Diet (1982), Kentucky Crafts: Handmade and Heartfelt (1989), Craft in America: Celebrating The Creative Work of the Hand (1993), Living With Quilts: Fifty Great American Quilts (1998) and Never Say Never : 10 Lessons to Turn You Can't into Yes I Can! (2002).
  13. Has two grandchildren.

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  • Original Source: Craig A. Hurst
  • Author: Craig A. Hurst
  • Date taken: January 2008
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  • Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:John_and_Phyllis_Brown,_The_Cincinnati_Enquirer_1981-03-15_page_D-7.jpg
  • Original Source: The Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Mar 1981 via Newspapers.com
  • Author: The Cincinnati Enquirer
  • Date taken: 15 March 1981

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