Mary Kay Cosmetics (US)

Mary Kay Inc is one of the world's largest direct sellers of skin care and colour cosmetics, with operations in more than 35 countries. Like its arch-rival Avon, products are sold door-to-door or in home demonstration parties by a global network of independent beauty consultants. For many years until her death in 2001, Mary Kay's not-so-secret weapon was its founder, Mary Kay Ash. A household name in the US by the early 1970s, she was among the first role models for independent American women wanting to carve out a niche of their own. Advocating a potent mix of down-home family values and steely determination, she also broke the mould in sales incentives, inspiring her team with public recognition as well as a stream of lavish gifts, including the company's signature pink Cadillacs.

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