You think the Democratic primary has been brutal?
That contest is nothing next to the early days of the cutthroat cosmetics industry.
The Gardiner Girls [are] based on the Avon model.
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I did some research on Madam C.J.
Walker, who was the first African-American female millionaire at the turn of the century.
I looked at everyone, from Charles Revson to Estee Lauder.
The personalities at the center ofRougeare too big and too glamorous!
not to make the trip to Hollywood.
So now the big question is: Who would play the gorgeous, brilliant heroines?
There are so many [actresses] who are strong and beautiful and amazing, Kirshenbaum says.
They all just need to be strong, intelligent women.
I think the beauty needs to be on the inside and the outside, not just the outside.
For me, its just a joy that I have somebody that is so amazing with that.
I really wrote the prologue of the book, the funeral scene, at GoldenEye, Kirshenbaum says.
These women created the first multibillion-dollar category at a time when women couldnt get loans.
I feel like thats extraordinary, he says.
I wanted to show what these women had to face.
