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Tennis star Venus Williams holds up her signature Venus Williams Reebok tennis shoes at a news conference in New York, December 21, 2000, after signing a multi-million dollar endorsement contract with Reebok
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Tennis star Venus Williams holds up her signature Venus Williams Reebok tennis shoes next to Reebok International Ltd. Vice President Angel Martinez at a news conference in New York, December 21, 2000,
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