Estée Lauder (businesswoman)
Estée Lauder | |
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Lauder (left) with a customer in 1966 | |
| Born | Josephine Esther Mentzer July 1, 1908 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | April 24, 2004 (aged 95) New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Businesswoman |
| Known for | Co-founder of The Estée Lauder Companies |
| Spouses | Joseph Lauder
(m. 1930; div. 1939)
(m. 1942; died 1983) |
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Estée Lauder (/ˈɛsteɪ ˈlɔːdər/ EST-ay LAW-dər; born Josephine Esther Mentzer; July 1, 1908 – April 24, 2004) was an American businesswoman. She co-founded her eponymous cosmetics company with her husband, Joseph Lauter (later Lauder). Lauder was the only woman on Time magazine's 1998 list of the 20 most influential business geniuses of the 20th century.