Richest Women in Beauty 2018
8 of the Richest Women in Beauty Making Money Moves
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Who? Katie Rodan and Kathy Fields (far right), founders of Proactiv Solutions and Rodan + Fields
How much? $1.5 billion
Background: The pair met while they were dermatology residents at Stanford University in 1984. Both Rodan and Fields own 50 percent of the company, which grew by the same amount in 2017. While the brand has recently come under fire for its controversial multilevel marketing sales model, which enlists consultants to sell product through multiple social platforms, it hasn't seemed to put too much of a damper on its skyrocketing success.