Cosmetics, Beauty Pioneer Estee Lauder Dead at 97

[mainman]

Sunday, April 25, 2004 4:34 p.m. 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. more here...

 

[vraiblonde]

97 - and didn't look a day over 40. Youth Dew really works!

 

[mainman]

I just found a pic, It was not dated... She sure did not look 97 though...

 

[czygvtwkr]

Originally posted by mainman
Sunday, April 25, 2004 4:34 p.m. ET

gave no further details of the cause of death. more here...

Um she was 97 wasn't it pretty obvious

 

[mainman]

Re: Re: Cosmetics, Beauty Pioneer Estee Lauder Dead at 97

Originally posted by czygvtwkr
Um she was 97 wasn't it pretty obvious

Good point...