Jack Edwin's video: Betsey Johnson biography Fashion Designer interview

Hear how Fashion designer Betsey Johnson started her Empire which does $200 MILLION in sales annually. She also reveals where her signature 'Cartwheel' came from in this exclusive interview. Betsey says that when she started she had no money, no connections, and felt that she was too short and too fat. She always loved to make things, and in order to make it big in fashion she said she kept the blinders on and always looked ahead working toward her goals. She lives by the motto that in order to do what you want you have to be able to pay for it. To come up with the money she needed to start her own fashion company, Betsey acted in a commercial for Bayer Aspirin. She earned $10,000 being in the commercial which she used to start her fashion house 'Betsey Johnson'. Betsey Johnson is 1 of only 28 designers that have been inducted with a plaque on the Fashion Walk of Fame on 7th Ave. in New York City. There are a wide variety of products the Betsey Johnson label makes, they include: clothing, handbags, shoes, belts, jewelry, swimwear, watches, watches, and even perfume. How many Betsey Johnson stores are there? At the height, there were 67 Betsey Johnson boutique clothing stores in operation. As of April 2012, the company has closed all of their namesake retail stores and instead is concentrating on selling on her website www.BetseyJohnson.com and at the more than 2,000 other department stores (such as Nordstrom, Macy's, and Bloomingdales) and clothing boutiques around the world. Facts about Betsey: ` Has 1 child, a daughter named Lulu ` Breast Cancer survivor (diagnosed in 2002) ` Age & Date of Birth - August 10, 1942 (70 yrs old) ` Is a Grandmother. Has 1 Grandchild named Layla by her daughter Lulu For more info visit: Official Betsey Johnson Twitter - @xoBetseyJohnson Official Website -- www.BetseyJohnson.com