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5. Venus and Serena Williams – From tennis sensations to ruling the Dolphins

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When New Yorker Stephen Ross acquired full-control of NFL side Miami Dolphins, he found a new way altogether to improve the PR end of the franchise. After selling off a few stakes to celebs like Jennifer Lopez and her husband Marc Anthony, Ross decided to rope in the Williams sisters – one of the most popular sporting pair in America to own a piece of Dolphins’ pie. The duo became the first Afro-American women to own an NFL team.

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