<div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1947</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Paula Deen is Born</div><div class='timeline-text'>On January 19, 1947, Paula Deen was born in Albany, Georgia.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1989</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Starts a Home-Based Catering Business</div><div class='timeline-text'>Paula Deen started a home-based catering business, "The Bag Lady," after her divorce.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1996</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Opens First Restaurant</div><div class='timeline-text'>Paula Deen, with her sons, opened her first restaurant, "The Lady & Sons," in Savannah, Georgia.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2002</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Launches TV Show</div><div class='timeline-text'>Deen's TV show, "Paula's Home Cooking," premiered on the Food Network.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2004</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Releases First Cookbook</div><div class='timeline-text'>Deen released her first cookbook, "The Lady & Sons Savannah Country Cookbook."</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2007</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Wins Daytime Emmy Award</div><div class='timeline-text'>Deen won a Daytime Emmy Award for her show "Paula's Home Cooking."</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2012</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Reveals Diabetes Diagnosis</div><div class='timeline-text'>Deen revealed her Type 2 Diabetes diagnosis and became a spokesperson for a Diabetes drug.</div></div></div>