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Venus Williams Earns Another Title

Current Wimbledon champ Venus Williams acquired a new award on Thursday -- a diploma!
Venus Williams
The 27-year-old phenom donned a cap and gown for her graduation from the prestigious Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale. Didn't Giorgio Armani go there? (He didn't.) After eight years -- and hundreds of tennis matches -- Williams finally obtained her degree in fashion design. Wait, this could make Venus the one celeb that will actually design for her own fashion line?! Crazy!

Check out some pics of Venus' stellar collection from her EleVen brand of clothing.




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1. Prestigious? Never heard of it.

Posted at 4:21PM on Dec 14th 2007 by Matilda

2. Yay for her!

Posted at 4:23PM on Dec 14th 2007 by Arrr

3. Let the racist comments begin!!!!!

Posted at 4:29PM on Dec 14th 2007 by OHNO

4. Let the racist comments begin!!!!!

Posted at 4:30PM on Dec 14th 2007 by OHNO

5. Isn't an Associates degree like a GED on steroids?

Posted at 4:39PM on Dec 14th 2007 by OHNO

6. TMZ is launching a new celeb mash site called http://StarMash.com ...
even has an iPhone version!!!

Posted at 4:45PM on Dec 14th 2007 by TMZStaff

7. Congratulations!!

Posted at 4:47PM on Dec 14th 2007 by Insider

8. I love her. Very talented athlete, brought so much to the game of tennis. I wish only good things for her. Go, VEE!!

Posted at 5:06PM on Dec 14th 2007 by Jessie

9. We're so proud of you, Venus!

Posted at 5:07PM on Dec 14th 2007 by WooHoo

10. Good for Venus for following through to obtain a degree. More sports and celebs should educated themselves beyond the GED. Congratulations, Venus!

Posted at 5:18PM on Dec 14th 2007 by nobozo

11.

Stop deleting my comment, TMZ! Here it is *again*!!!:

"Did she even (((GO))) to that university or vocational college, or
whatever the heck it is??? Or is it one of those non-earning degrees
you get when you're from Such And Such a city and Such And Such
University is located there, so they salute a hometown celeb by
giving them an "honorary degree" IN NAME ONLY. I bet it's the 2nd. I
hear she farts the type of air found in vacuum-sealed tennis ball
cylinders."

Posted at 5:38PM on Dec 14th 2007 by Logan Sekulow (click on my link)

12. It doesn't sound like an accredited 4-year college degree. Regardless, any education and training is better than no education and training.

Posted at 6:06PM on Dec 14th 2007 by Giggles

13. GOOD FOR HER. SO WHAT IF THE DEGREE IS FROM THE ARTS INSTITUTE. IT IS STILL A DEGREE AND NO IT IS NOT A DEGREE ON STEROIDS. I COMMEND HER FOR AT LEST FINISHING COLLEGE. LOOK AT ALL THE CELEBRITIES THAT DROPPED OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE FOR FAME AND FORTUNE. SHE IS ONE OF THE FEW CELEBRITIES THAT MADE AN EFFORT TO ACTUALLY FINISH SCHOOL. MORE POWER TO HER. ONLY IF MORE CELEBRITIES WAS LIKE HER AND ACTUALLY BOTHERED TO FINISH SCHOOL. LIKE I ALWAYS SAID YOU MAY WANT TO BE FAMOUS BUT YOU STILL NEED AN EDUCATION BECAUSE FAME AND FORTUNE IS NOT GUARANTEED. AT LEAST SHE HAS HER COLLEGE DEGREE TO FALL BACK ON WHEN SHE RETIRES FROM TENNIS.

Posted at 6:43PM on Dec 14th 2007 by Tim

14. To #12. Here we go with the stupid comments from a person who's life is so Pathetic, you want everybody to be Pathetic like you. What's the matter honey,did your probation officer rape you, or did your Meth using mother prostitute in front of you. I no, maybe it was the foster home maden who made you suck her *&^%$. What ever the hell happen, I feel sorry for you, so unhappy, ugly, broke, convicted felon, rapist, Homosexual, and everything else. You are such a pathetic looser, do us a favor and SLIT your wrist and get it over with.

Posted at 7:51PM on Dec 14th 2007 by Justsaying

15. The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale has poduced many of the top interior designers in South Florida and offers an Associate and Bachelors Degree. Venus just received a Bachelors Degree - Black Robes can only be worn for Bachelor degrees. Also, her degree is in Interior Design and not Fashion Design. She owns a very successful Interior Design firm in Jupiter, Florida called "V Starr Interiors" that she opened 4 or 5 years ago and hired a liscended interior designer to run it for her.

Posted at 8:17PM on Dec 14th 2007 by Informed In Miami

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