Estee Lauder
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About
Founder of the mega-cosmetics company Estée Lauder Cosmetics. She is remembered for her quote: "I have never worked a day in my life without selling. If I believe in something, I sell it, and I sell it hard."
Before Fame
She worked in her father's hardware store and in her uncle's beauty-product laboratory.
Trivia
She was one of the 20 most influential business persons in the 20th century and the only woman on Time's 1998 list. The TV documentary titled Estée Lauder: The Sweet Smell of Success revolved around her.
Family Life
She married Joseph Lauter twice and had two sons with him.
Associated With
Her company gave Elizabeth Hurley her first job as a spokesmodel.
