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Ellen Degeneres

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" Be Kind To One Another" Emmy-award winning, loved by many, Ellen DeGeneres is one celebrity woman who has really shown what perseverance is about in life. She had a variety of jobs until she turned to stand-up comedy, making her money at small clubs and coffee shops before working all the way up to be the best. In the early 1980's she toured nationally and was named the funniest person in America, where she won many competitions which led to many other gigs. She made television history when she personally revealed she is lesbian. Following after this statement she was criticized by many and bashed with hurtful words. This did not stop Ellen, in 2001 she launched a new series, The Ellen Show, unfortunately it got poor ratings and was canceled. In 2003 the show redeemed itself because it proved to be both a critical hit and a commercial success. She won 15 Emmy Awards in its first three seasons on air becoming the first talk show in TV to win Outstanding Talk ...

Oprah Winfrey

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Dynamic women leader Where do I start with this incredible lady, there is honestly so much she has done to contribute to the world. Oprah Winfrey has left a lasting impression on the entire world of young ladies especially. She was not apart of a rich family or even middle class, she came for a highly troubled neighborhood.  She was super intelligent in school, being promoted multiple times. In high school she found out what really interested her, drama and public speaking. Her first break through ever was when she was spotted to read on radio. Hosting a show called,"People are Talking" she immediately knew that this was what she wanted to do in life. Eventually she named the show, The Oprah Winfrey Show" for all people around the world.  Oprah helped broaden not only women's point of view, but helped to realize that ever single human being is important. The Oprah Winfrey show went on to win many Day Time Emmy Awards and even seven prestigious awa...

Basetsana Kumalo

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Bassie, an inspiration to all ladies. Starting as a South African beauty queen, winning Miss South Africa 1994 and becoming the first runner up at the Miss World.  This was just the start to winning over the South African public. She spent her time as Miss South Africa helping the community and raising funds for charities, in those moments she networked with many influential local and international people. This showed how eager she was to show off her entrepreneurial skills in a career. Her greatest achievement till date is her company, Basetsana Women Investment Holdings which is 100% black owned and managed. The goal of the company is to empower and be a sign of hope for women and the South African youth. For Bassie, compassion and humility are guiding principles for lifting women and youth to rise up. “To Whom much is given, much is expected” – Basetsana Kumalo’s motto  To keep with her motto, she and her husband started the Romeo and Basetsana Kumalo Fa...

Dawn-Nathan Jones

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Leader of South African women, CEO of Europcar for 14 years now. She has been an inspiration for all women in South Africa without a doubt. Dawn started her career of at Imperial Car Rentals in Durban in 1980. She worked extremely hard to prove that she was capable of doing more then she was assigned to. After being promoted year after year she finally came to Johannesburg in 1984 where she became National Sales Manager . Continuously climbing up the ladder she finally took over as founder of the Car Rental in 1999. Her greatest achievement was being awarded with the glamours Women of the World Award . She is a member of the Business Women's Association in which she helps empower women to be ambitious. Shark Tank is an amazing show which shows how dawn shares her ideas on starting a new business and how to excel in that process. Ladies, we need to be in tune with our emotions in order to believe that we can be a leader. Leaders always challenge themselves even if taking a ...

Sarah Blakely 👑

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div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> "It all started with a pair of pantyhose,some scissors and a bright idea." Sarah Blakely is an American billionaire businesswomen and founder of the company SPANX which supplies intimate clothing such as pants and leggings.Sarah started of as a highly annoyed customer into a fearless entrepreneur. Sarah didn't start of that easy, she failed to pass her exam for becoming what she always wanted to, a lawyer. She ended up working for Walt Disney World, but didn't last there long so she started as a fax machine salesperson. In 1998, she was working in sales, then an INCREDIBLE business idea hit her. She had a pair of white pants, but didn't know what undergarment would go with it. She created her own plan, Sarah explained,"I cut the feet off a pair of panty hose and it allowed me to wear a pair of great strappy sandals. I didn’t see lines but the hose rolled ...

Introduction to the QUEENS💖

Hey hey lovely ladies!!!🌹 This blog is especially for the young,adventurous and FABULOUS females who want to start making a difference in this world. Each week I will have one female who has added a touch of glitter to women in business. Ladies,do you want to live a life you LOVE!!! Estee Lauder once said, "I didn't get there by wishing for it or hoping for it,but by working for it. Women in business are definitely entrepreneurial minded women. Before you start anything find something that you are passionate about and pursue that. As a woman you need to create a vision, own that vision, create an execution plan and then bring it all together to start your journey to ensure your success. These women that I'll be talking about are VERY different, but what they have in common is passion, determination and committment in making there dreams a reality. Once you realize that NO ONE can stop you from becoming a....Q-U-E-E-N, then you start using your women-powers.I ...