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| 9. Venus Williams for American Express ›› |
About this list: Heading into the biggest tennis event of the year, the Wimbledon Championships, we decided it would be an opportune to time to take a look at the top ten tennis commercials. Enjoy.
Okay, Nike. You've landed the most attractive tennis star since Anna Kournikova. And this one is actually good at tennis. But given that she's a budding icon, we don't want to create any confusion. So let's make a commercial that's pretty and witty and gay... witty and, um... witty and... Bright!
Update: Nike did have a choice between "pretty and witty and gay" and "pretty and witty and bright." But unlike the joke above might imply, they didn't manipulate the words themselves. The former version comes from the West Side Story movie script, whereas the latter version comes from the original stage script. Thank to Tom for the tip.
| 9. Venus Williams for American Express ›› |