Elizabeth Arden
Elizabeth Arden (born Florence Nightingale Graham; December 31, 1881 – October 18, 1966), also known as Elizabeth N. Graham, was a Canadian-American businesswoman who founded what is now Elizabeth Arden, Inc., and built a cosmetics empire in the United States. By 1929, she owned 150 salons in Europe and the United States. Her 1,000 products were being sold in twenty-two countries. She was the sole owner, and at the peak of her career, she was one of the wealthiest women in the world.
Elizabeth Arden | |
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Pictured in 1939 | |
Born | Florence Nightingale Graham December 31, 1881 Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada |
Died | October 18, 1966 84) New York, New York, U.S. | (aged
Resting place | Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, New York, U.S. |
Other names | Elizabeth N. Graham |
Occupation(s) | Businesswoman (cosmetics) Racehorse owner/breeder |
Spouses | Thomas Jenkins Lewis
(m. 1915; div. 1934)Prince Michael Evlanoff
(m. 1942; div. 1944) |
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