Cosmetics, Beauty Pioneer Estee Lauder Dead at 97

[Kadie]

Cosmetics, Beauty Pioneer Estee Lauder Dead at 97
Sun Apr 25, 2004 04:31 PM ET

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Estee Lauder, who took a family recipe for skin cream and a passion for female beauty and turned them into a $10 billion cosmetics empire, died on Saturday at her home in Manhattan, a spokeswoman for the company that bears her name said on Sunday.

Estee Lauder company spokeswoman Sally Susman said she was 97 and died of cardiopulmonary failure, but gave no further details of the cause of death.

Lauder, who founded her company in 1946, prospered by offering women the promise of eternal youth and beauty with an aura of cool, upper-class refinement.

more... http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=4931770

another link http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=&e=5&u=/ap/obit_estee_lauder

[candy]

1. Further details not needed.!!!

The fact she died at 97 of cardiopulmonary failure is all the info that I need.

She made it big in what was a man's world.Good for her.

[boobooday]

2. A pioneer!

Wow. What a woman! Let's all put our make up on in her honor. :-)

http://www.wgoeshome.com

[krkaufman]

3. dupe

earlier post: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x509351

[Moderator]

4. Duplicate, please discuss here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x509351