{"product_id":"plain-jayne-jayne-kennedy-9781368110952","title":"Plain Jayne","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom award winning sportscaster and actress Jayne Kennedy comes a compelling, inspirational, and unflinchingly honest memoir about her meteoric rise in Hollywood.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJayne Kennedy is one of the most photographed, glamorous, and intriguing women ever to set foot in Hollywood. Perhaps best known for her ground-breaking work on the Emmy-Award winning \u003ci\u003eCBS' The NFL Today\u003c\/i\u003e, she's a trailblazer in every sense of the word. From becoming the first Black woman to win Miss Ohio USA, to the only woman to host the long-running \u003ci\u003eGreatest Sports Legends\u003c\/i\u003e, one of the first women to host her \u003ci\u003eown\u003c\/i\u003e syndicated sports show, and her \u003ci\u003eLove Your Body\u003c\/i\u003e exercise videos and platforms along with Jane Fonda and Richard Simmons dominated the fitness space in the 80s. Along with a NAACP Image Award for starring in and co-producing the feature film \u003ci\u003eBody and Soul\u003c\/i\u003e, nobody has had a career trajectory quite like Jayne. And she has never gone on the record about her personal experiences and the joys and scars that resulted thereof--until now. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer candid and conversational storytelling will endear her once again to her existing fans as well as open her up to a new audience that will admire her message of resilience and empowerment. Jayne has long been a beacon of Black and female excellence and has opened doors for female talent and media executives. Inducted into the Smithsonian National Museum of African-American History and Culture in their \u003ci\u003eMedia and the Television Landscape\u003c\/i\u003e exhibit, Jayne is indeed a pioneer. Tracing her upbringing in Ohio, and her journey shattering ceilings in American contemporary media, \u003ci\u003ePlain Jayne\u003c\/i\u003e is a breathtaking story of endurance, survival, and achievement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jayne Kennedy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1368110959\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781368110952\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Andscape Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/20\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Jayne Kennedy","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46293154332927,"sku":"9781368110952","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c33d8162-284d-435f-8a73-102d524eac90.jpg?v=1730212286","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/plain-jayne-jayne-kennedy-9781368110952","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}