Elizabeth Arden

"Florence Graham" redirects here. For the community in Los Angeles, see Florence-Graham, California.
For other uses, see Elizabeth Arden (disambiguation).
This article is about the businesswoman. For the company, see Elizabeth Arden, Inc.

Elizabeth Arden
Arden in 1939
Born
Florence Nightingale Graham

(1881-12-31)December 31, 1881
Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada
DiedOctober 18, 1966(1966-10-18) (aged 84)
New York, New York, U.S.
Resting placeSleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, New York, U.S.
Other namesElizabeth N. Graham
Occupation(s)Businesswoman (cosmetics)
Racehorse owner/breeder
Spouses
Thomas Jenkins Lewis
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(m. 1915; div. 1934)​
Prince Michael Evlanoff
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(m. 1942; div. 1944)​
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Elizabeth Arden (December 31, 1881 – October 18, 1966), also known as Elizabeth N. Graham,[2] 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.[citation needed] Her 1,000 products were being sold in 22 countries.[citation needed] She was the sole owner, and at the peak of her career, she was one of the wealthiest women in the world.[citation needed]

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