Since then, her beauty empire has expanded to skincare with the launch of her new range Wishful, promoting natural, glowing skin. After becoming the new ‘it’ product for Kim Kardashian, Huda Beauty lashes sold out within the first day, making makeup queen Kattan a person to look out for. Struggling to find great quality false eyelashes as a freelance makeup artist, the beauty mogul decided to start making her own synthetic and faux minx eyelashes. Huda Kattan started her beauty empire after she quit her finance gig in Dubai. Although she went from having a net worth of $280 million in 2016 to $5 million today, her entrepreneurial spirit landed her a spot on this list! 2.

In 2015, she stepped down as Nasty Gal’s CEO and watched the company file for bankruptcy, but this was just a setback and went on to develop her new venture, Girlboss, a site that’s dedicated to advising and empowering women on wellness, beauty, careers and more. Sophia Amoruso had her fair share of knockbacks when building her empire but has since managed to pull through and create an inspiring brand for Millennials.

Today, women are sitting side by side and establishing their businesses as household names in a variety of industries, including publishing, technology, fashion, broadcasting and beauty.Īnd to inspire you to do the same, we’ve listed the top 20 female entrepreneurs in the world today. But with the rise of influential women like Coco Chanel and Estée Lauder came the launch of a whole new era for businesswomen across the globe.

Men have been at the top of the leading board for years, dominating the world of business.

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