One of Good Housekeeping's most admired women in America, Kathie Lee Gifford is an entertainer, humanitarian, wife and mother: Every weekday, she shared her secrets for surviving it all with millions of viewers as the co-host of the popular morning talk show "LIVE with Regis & Kathie Lee."

At the age of 14, Gifford's professional singing career began when she and her sister organized a folk group called Pennsylvania Next Right. They gained experience in various aspects of the music business booking gigs, arranging the music and making costumes.

At 17, Gifford won Maryland's Junior Miss title, and the national competition's Kraft Hostess Award, which included the opportunity to do a paid commercial. After high school, she studied communications,...