When Venus Williams arrives on set in a letter jacket...and there's a SCHOOL BUS in the parking lot.

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A pioneer on and off the court, Venus Williams has broken through again and again. In Footwear News new cover story by Katie Abel, the tennis legend opens about what keeps her motivated, how she’s fighting for equal pay and her new partnership with K-Swiss

📷 Mary Beth Koeth

Digi Javier Sanchez

Student Assistant Nailah Anderson

Hair | Makeup Natasha Gross

Art Direction Shannon Adducci and Jessica Fitzgerald