Thrilla in Manila 1975 - Muhammad Ali
NAACP AWARDS
JAYNE KENNEDY & LOUIS GOSSETT
EMMY Award Nomination, Outstanding Sports Show & Outstanding Performance as a Host
Golden Globe nomination, Best Producer
NAACP Image Award, Best Actress
NAACP Theatre Award, Best Producer
CEBA Award
History Maker Award
Black Enterprise - Women of Power Legacy Award
National Sports Media Association - Roone Arledge Award for Innovation
Dream Awards - Trailblazer Award
These are but a few of many credits which accompany her accolade as the first African American to win the Miss Ohio/USA crown
Along with Jane Fonda, she was one of the first to utilize video as a platform into the multi-billion dollar fitness industry with her self-produced Love Your Body campaign
Spokeswoman
1982 – 1987
As a national spokeswoman for global and national brands she proved in the 1970s and 80s that Black women could in fact be the face of corporate America
REVLON
JOVAN
ESOTÉRICA FADE CREAM
BUTTERICK
PLAYBOY
VOGUE
EBONY
EBONY
ESSENCE
MAHOGANY
MAHOGANY
AMERICAN BABY
SEPIA
JET
JET
SEPIA
TOTAL HEALTH
Yet another Pioneering Moment…
As the First Female driver in the history of the Toyota Long Beach Grand Prix Celebrity Driver Race with Mario Andretti, Clint Eastwood, James Brolin, Bruce Jenner, Fred Dryer & others
Charles Barkley, Lesley Visser, Jayne's daughter, Savannah  I  Dave Goren, CEO / NSMA
Television and the Media Landscape
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Oprah Winfrey Wing, 2018
LA Sentinel Interview
August 2025
Kicking Off Black History Month
February 4th, 2025
