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Serena Williams, the GOAT of tennis, slays in Paris during Fashion Week

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Serena Williams may live in Palm Beach Gardens, but the tennis great and fashionista took Paris by storm during Fashion Week.

Williams has been posting photos and videos on her Instagram account of her time in Paris, which hosted Fashion Week from June 19-23.

Williams, 42, retired from tennis about two years ago but left as the GOAT (greatest of all time). And she made a seamless crossover to fashion and business. She launched a women’s tennis clothing brand, a “be unapologetically you” jewelry line and a new makeup line, WYN Beauty, which she debuted in West Palm Beach recently.

So it’s no surprise that Serena — and her sister Venus — would show up in The City of Lights for this fashion extravaganza.

Check out some of her fashionable outfits from her time in Paris.

In case you were wondering, Serena Williams isn’t the only GOAT who calls Palm Beach County home.

Great athletes who call Palm Beach County home

Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Michael Jordan, Serena Williams and Wayne Gretzky … They could live anywhere in the world. At one point, all of them lived (or currently live) here. Below is a roundup of GOATs (Greatest Of All Time) and their connection to Palm Beach County.

Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus are the GOATs of golf

Jack Nicklaus, The Golden Bear, has long ties to Palm Beach County, having moved here in 1966 and has lived in the same house in North Palm Beach for 50 years.

He won 120 professional events, 73 on the PGA Tour including an all-time best 18 majors and was runner-up in another 19 majors.

Today, Nicklaus runs one of the world’s largest golf course design and construction companies. He and his wife Barbara also run the Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foundation, which advances and enhances child care for children locally and globally.

On the golf course, only Tiger Woods comes close to Nicklaus’ numbers, with 15 majors and 10 runner-ups.

Tiger Woods has won five green jackets, spanning from his 1997 Masters win to his surprise victory at Augusta in 2019. He is tied for first in PGA Tour wins (with Sam Snead).

His ties to Florida are strong − Woods lives in an oceanfront mansion on Jupiter Island (complete with golf course in the backyard), owns The Woods Jupiter at Harbourside Place in Jupiter, is co-owner of PopStroke (a family-friendly upscale putting and dining attraction with a miniature golf course designed by the sports phenom) and is co-founder (with fellow Jupiter resident and pro golf Rory McIlroy) of TGL golf, a tech-fused golf league slated to begin in January 2025 and whose arena will be in Palm Beach Gardens.

Serena Williams is the GOAT of women’s tennis

Slay, Serena Williams, slay.

The greatest women’s tennis player of all time has 73 singles titles and 23 Grand Slam singles titles. She was ranked No. 1 for 319 weeks. She holds the record for most singles tennis matches won at the U.S. Open with 108. A force on the tennis court since she went pro at the age of 14, Williams lives in Palm Beach Gardens.

She’s also the most lucrative women’s tennis player of all-time: Her $94.5 million in career winnings with the WTA are more than double her older sister Venus, who is second with $42.2 million.

Wayne Gretzky is the GOAT of hockey

He’s already known as The Great One. Wayne Gretzky, the GOAT of professional hockey, is the NHL’s all-time leading scorer, holding the overall record with 894.

Gretzky, who played most of his career with the Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings, held 61 NHL records when he retired in 1999. Throughout his career, he played in 18 All-Star games and won four Stanley Cups.

Gretzky and his wife, Janet, live in Jupiter, and their daughter, Paulina, and her husband, golfer Dustin Johnson, also live in north Palm Beach County.

Michael Jordan is the GOAT of basketball

No question, Michael “Air” Jordan is unbelieve-a-bull and the greatest of all time in basketball.

The legendary No. 23 for the Chicago Bulls won six titles with coach Phil Jackson, and he took home Finals MVP honors all six times. Jordan helped the team win four NBA titles in six years, scoring a career-high 69 points in the Bulls’ 117-113 win against the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1993.

Jordan also is an Olympic gold medalist. He, Larry Bird (Boston Celtics) and Magic Johnson (L.A. Lakers) earned the nickname the Dream Team in 1992.

Jordan announced his retirement from basketball on Oct. 6, 1993, shortly after his father died. But his retirement was short-lived. He stunned the sports world when he shifted from basketball to baseball. The legend played minor league ball with the Chicago White Sox organization from 1994-95. He had been retired for 18 months before returning to the NBA with a message: “I’m back.”

Over the course of his career, Jordan was named to 14 All-Star teams. After three seasons away, he played with the Washington Wizards, who he had an ownership stake in, for two seasons from 2001-02.

Like many other GOATs on this list, Jordan became a pop culture icon. He appeared on Wheaties cereal boxes, changed the game in athletic footwear with his Air Jordans, and starred in a movie (remember the original “Space Jam” in 1996 with Bill Murray and Bugs Bunny?).

Most recently, he starred in the docuseries “The Last Dance.” The documentary chronicles Jordan and the Bulls during the 1997-98 championship season, looking back at the best images from their march to a sixth title.

Jordan lives in Jupiter, co-owns 1000 North restaurant in Jupiter and married his wife, model Yvette Prieto, here in 2013.

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