and seven years of rejection with a gentlemen names steve lang and seven years of him saying "no."eople said, why do you bother? why don't you find somebody else? it had to be the best. when you're talking about someone's wedding day, you can't mess it up. today we launched "kathy ireland's wedding" by -- >> when i talk to you, there's a quiet satisfaction that many, many people in your life and career have not mocked you, but slightly not taken you seriously enough. and here you are, you've arrived at this place where you're having the last laugh in spectacular fashion. do you feel vindicated? do you have a little laugh at them now? >> you know, it was interesting because for years we were building our brand very quietly. i was okay as a model. by the time we started our brand i was fading out. and we were able to really enjoy that privacy and build it quietly. forbes outed our brand as the $1.4 billion brand. and people started asking questions and they did stop laughing. they started clocking and copying and that's great. i think that's a wonderful compliment. >> if you could wr