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A US-born businesswoman and the founder of Estée Lauder Companies. As a young girl, she worked in her family’s hardware store selling building materials and tools. She started Estée Lauder Companies in 1946, which became one of the leading manufacturers of cosmetics and beauty products in the world. In 1998, she was the only woman selected for Time magazine’s list of the 20 most influential business geniuses of the 20th century. Lauder received the French government’s Insignia of Chevalier of the Legion of Honor and the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom.
