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Courtney Adeleye is an American entrepreneur and the CEO and founder of Mane Choice, a hair care products company. [1] Her initial investment was $500 and the company, as of 2018, has $25 million in sales. [2]
Adeleye was raised in Detroit, Michigan. [3] While she was studying nursing at the University of Michigan, she started to experiment with hair care products for herself. She started a YouTube channel that soon grew to have 100,000 members.[ citation needed ] Her products are now found in over 20,000 retail stores and include more than 90 hair treatments [4] and vitamins. [5] [6] She has featured in Entrepreneur magazine [7] and on other outlets as a self-made entrepreneur to watch. [8] The Mane Choice was acquired by MAV Beauty Brands in 2019. [9]
She launched Pay My Bill, in which she pays off a bill for one of her Instagram followers each month. She has paid off more than 150 bills to date. [2] She also helped during Hurricane Harvey in Texas by putting people up in hotels. [3] In August 2018, she received press from many outlets for presenting her daughter’s teacher with a new car. [10]
Adeleye's awards include the 2017 Stevie Silver Winner for Women in Business, 2017 CurlBOX Award, and the Fall 2017 Beauty O-Ward by O Magazine. [4]
Madam C. J. Walker was an African American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and political and social activist. She is recorded as the first female self-made millionaire in America in the Guinness Book of World Records. Multiple sources mention that although other women might have been the first, their wealth is not as well-documented.
Shiseido Company, Limited is a Japanese multinational cosmetic company founded in Tokyo, Japan in 1872. Its product categories consist of: skin care, makeup, body care, hair care, and fragrances. The company is one of the oldest cosmetic companies in the world and celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2022. It is the largest cosmetic firm in Japan and the fifth largest cosmetic company in the world. In Japan, Shiseido is available at cosmetic counters at selected department stores and most pharmacies. The company owns numerous brands and subsidiaries worldwide, in addition to its founding label. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, and is traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, where it is a constituent of the Nikkei 225 and TOPIX Large70 indices.
Shahnaz Husain is an Indian businesswoman who was the founder, chairperson and managing director of The Shahnaz Husain Group. She has received international acclaim for pioneering the Herbal beauty care movement and taking the Indian herbal heritage of Ayurveda worldwide. In 2006, she was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, by the Government of India for her contribution to the fields of trade and industry.
Annie Minerva Turnbo Malone was an American businesswoman, inventor and philanthropist. In the first three decades of the 20th century, she founded and developed a large and prominent commercial and educational enterprise centered on cosmetics for African-American women.
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Paula Beth Begoun, also known as "The Cosmetics Cop", is an American talk radio host, author, and businesswoman. She is the founder of Paula's Choice and Beginning Press Publishing.
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Vandana Luthra is an Indian entrepreneur and the founder of VLCC Health Care Ltd, a beauty and wellness conglomerate represented in Asia, the GCC and Africa. She is also the chairperson of the Beauty & Wellness Sector Skill Council (B&WSSC), an initiative that provides training under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana schemes.
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AG Care (AG Hair LTD) is a Canadian beauty company based in British Columbia, Canada. It is the largest independent manufacturer of professional hair-care products in Canada.
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Madison Reed is an American brand of hair care and hair color products. The company has a subscription-based service through its online store as well as partnerships with Ulta, Sephora and QVC, among others. Madison Reed was founded in 2013 by Amy Errett and is headquartered in San Francisco.
Amina Gerba is a Cameroonian-Canadian businesswoman and entrepreneur. She is the founder and CEO of Afrique Expansion, Afrique Expansion Forum, and Afrique Expansion magazine. She also founded the beauty care brands Kariliss and Kariderm–the latter being the world's first shea butter product to earn organic certification. In 2014, she was a recipient of the National Order of Quebec. She is a director for the Canadian Council on Africa, African Business Roundtable, and Fonds Afro-Entrepreneurs, and is the president of the board of directors for Entreprendre Ici. In 2021, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau nominated her to the Canadian Senate, as a Senator for Quebec.
Alli Webb is an American businesswoman and writer. She is the co-founder of Drybar, a chain of American salons providing a hairstyling service known as blowouts.
Jen Atkin is an American hairstylist, entrepreneur, and columnist. Atkin is the co-owner of the hair care line OUAI with Lamees Hamdan, the documented founder of OUAI. Atkin is also the founder of the digital magazine Mane Addicts, and works as a columnist for Glamour magazine. She has worked with Chrissy Teigen, Jennifer Lopez, Gigi and Bella Hadid, as well as members of the Kardashian family.
Merle Norman Cosmetics Inc. or simply known as Merle Norman, is an American cosmetics company that manufactures skin care, personal care, and makeup products founded in 1931 by Merle Norman. The company sells its products through e-commerce and its beauty store studio franchises, along with operating day spas through its Merle Norman Spa brand. As of 2021 the company had 1,007 locations throughout 7 countries, primarily in North America.
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