Tapestry: A Day for Women
April 25, 2008 | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
2008 Keynote Speakers
Marie Osmond | Zonya Foco
Marie Osmond
"Hanging on Through Life Can Ruin a Good Manicure"
American icon Marie Osmond has endeared herself to an entire generation through television, music, radio and Broadway. Marie is perhaps best known for her weekly variety television show, "The Donny and Marie Show." Her career has encompassed hit records, network television shows, Broadway musicals, movies of the week, world-wide concert tours, a top ten New York times best selling book author, television commercials, lecture tours and an extremely successful "Marie Osmond Collector Dolls" business.
Marie recently became part of the fight against women's heart disease. She joined the American Heart Association's "Choose to Move" program. She cites her family history of heart disease and the loss of her mother to a stroke in 2004 as her motivation.
Her other major role is as co-founder/co-host, with John Schneider, of "Children's Miracle Network," a project of The Osmond Foundation. The largest annual broadcast in fund-raising history, the network has raised in excess of 2.6 billion dollars since 1983 for children's hospitals through the U.S. and Canada.
In addition to being an international celebrity, Marie is also a savvy businesswoman. In 1991, she launched the "Marie Osmond Fine Porcelain Collector Dolls" line on QVC and at Disney theme parks. Marie began sculpting a number of her own dolls in 1993, and has received several "Dolls of Excellence" and "Doll of the Year" award nominations.
The Osmond kids, eight boys and Marie, are acclaimed as one of the most prolific entertainment families in the world after 40 years of television, 47 gold and platinum records, and selling over 100 millions records world wide! Twice married, Marie has eight children of her own, which she considers to be her greatest achievement.
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Keynote Speaker Marie Osmond
