Tennis champ Serena Williams is spending her off-court time learning to become a nail technician. Serena broke the news on her GlobalGrind.com blog this week. Williams, who has won 12 Grand Slam Singles titles, recently enrolled at the Palm Beach Nail School after a lifelong love of nail art.
Serena even blogged about her first day of class: “Immediately after I came home from the Australian Open I researched some schools and enrolled in a course that allowed me to complete 240 hours (that’s what u have to do to get certified at least in fla) at my own pace. Two hundred and forty hours may seem like a lot, but I intend on completing it within the year. It normally takes 6 weeks!!!”
Serena, who also took classes to become a clothing designer, is hoping to jazz up her mandatory scrubs while she studies. After all, whoever said education can’t be fashionable?
“Not only do I plan on being the top student to graduate from my nail school, but I also intend on being the most fashionable!” she blogged. “We have to wear blue scrubs. So I asked the administrator can I wear pink but she insisted on blue. I found the cutest blue scrub top (Grey’s Anatomy should take note) and super cute cargo pants!”