Celebrities often license their names for fragrances and clothing lines—Jessica Simpson has built a nearly billion dollar brand with her various fashion lines and the Kardashians will slap their faces on anything from cupcakes to adult diapers.
But these 17 stars have exciting, offbeat side-businesses that get much less press. Diamond mines, stripper poles and oil-spill cleanup are just the tip of their entrepreneurial icebergs.
Carmen Electra and Kendra Wilkinson both sell stripper poles.
Post-Playboy careers, both Carmen Electra and Kendra Wilkinson have launched side businesses selling what they know best—stripper poles.
Electra also has her "Striptease" naughty aerobic DVD collection.
Elizabeth Hurley has a line of organic snacks and beachwear.
Talk about a change of scenery. After modeling and acting in several films such as "Austin Powers," Elizabeth Hurley packed up and moved to a 400-acre organic farm in Gloucestershire, England. Then she teamed up with upscale United Kingdom department store Harrod's to launch a new line of organic snacks from food produced on her farm.
Harrod's also sells Hurley's line of beach products called Elizabeth Hurley Beach. The line includes swimwear for adults and kids.
In 2009, Hurley repeated the success of her snack line with Harrod's by joining forces with Prince Charles and his organic farming/food company Duchy Originals. She now provides meat and vegetables from her own farm.
And apparently, she does a lot of the farming herself.
Venus Williams has an interior design company.
Tennis champ Venus Williams started her own commercial and residential interior design company called V Starr in 2002. Williams said the company, is based in Florida, "one of the best-kept secrets."
It has decorated for everyone from NFL players and athletic facilities to production studios. Check out some of its designs here.
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