Mary Kay Ash

Mary Kay Ash
Photograph of woman with curly white hair wearing a black garment and a gem as a necklace
Born
Mary Kathlyn Wagner

(1918-05-12)May 12, 1918
DiedNovember 22, 2001(2001-11-22) (aged 83)
Resting placeSparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery
OccupationFounder of Mary Kay Cosmetics
Spouses
  • Ben Rogers
    (m. 1935; div. 1945)
  • George Hallenbeck
    (m. 1963; died 1963)
  • Melville J. Ash
    (m. 1966; died 1980)
Children3
Parent(s)Edward Alexander Wagner
Lula Vember Hastings

Mary Kay Ash (born Mary Kathlyn Wagner; May 12, 1918 – November 22, 2001) was an American businesswoman and founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics, Inc. At her death, she had a fortune of $98 million, and her company had more than $1.2 billion in sales with a sales force of more than 800,000 in at least three dozen countries.[1]

  1. ^ Gavenas, 2008.