Which entrepreneurs do you admire in the beauty and fashion industry, both past and present.

Jan Moran says she was inspired to write Scent of Triumph by 20th century female entrepreneurs such as Coco Chanel, Nina Ricci, Elizabeth Arden, Estée Lauder, Madame Carven, and Mary Kay. Which entrepreneurs do you admire in the beauty and fashion industry, both past and present.

I think the most interesting story is that of Estée Lauder. Her story is one of perseverance and determination.

About 100 years ago, Madam C.J. Walker from Indianapolis turned her homemade recipes for hair and scalp-care products into a business empire that made her the USA's first self-made black female millionaire. She was a pioneer of the black cosmetics industry, helping to pave the way for profound social changes and philanthropy that helped shape charitable giving in black communities.

I have read the story of Coco Chanel s interesting and she certainly has endured I had not heard of Madam C. J. Walker, as referred to by Mary J, but she sounds like she should be admired.

The only 2 that I can think of that really changed fashion were Coco Chanel and Diane von Furstenberg. I like their designs and their perfumes.

I am not a fashion expert so I have no idea who changed the fashion world. I do know that I like wearing my Diane von Furstenberg dress.