Toni Ko

Toni Ko
Born1973 (1973)
Daegu, South Korea[1]
CitizenshipAmerican[2]
Occupations
  • CEO of Butter Ventures
  • CEO of Perverse Sunglasses [3]
  • CEO of Bespoke Beauty Brands
Known forFounder of NYX Cosmetics[3]
Korean name
Hangul
고미영[4]
Revised RomanizationGo Miyeong
McCune–ReischauerKo Miyŏng

Toni Ko (born 1973)[5] is a Korean-American businesswoman and founder of NYX Cosmetics. She currently works in Los Angeles.[2] She founded her company in 1999 and expanded it until she sold it to L’Oréal in 2014 for $500 million.[6] She lives in Los Angeles with her husband,[7] while also running two new businesses, a venture capital firm focused on funding female entrepreneurs and a beauty brand accelerator.[8]

  1. ^ Shin, Yong-bae (15 July 2016). "NYX Cosmetics' Toni Ko, one of Forbes' richest self-made women". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Toni Ko". Forbes Profiles. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
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  4. ^ "미국 자수성가 여성 어떻게 일어섰나…'패션ㆍ리테일이 대세'". The Korea Herald. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
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  6. ^ O'Connor, Clare. "Banking On Beauty: How Toni Ko Built NYX Cosmetics Into A $500 Million Brand". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  7. ^ "Toni Ko Interview: My Secrets for Business Success". ENTITY. 2017-04-14. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  8. ^ Lagorio-Chafkin, Christine (2021-06-25). "Toni Ko Sold NYX Cosmetics--and Nearly Lost Herself. Here's How She Climbed Out by Starting Another Beauty Brand". Inc.com. Retrieved 2022-04-27.