Iman
Somali-born Iman started a cosmetics line and married rocker David Bowie.
Reigning for decades as one of the world's most beautiful women, Iman has demonstrated that she is a savvy entrepreneur with a sharp mind for business, helping to set the pace for supermodels pursuing second careers as entrepreneurs.
Launched in 1994, the IMAN brand (ImanCosmetics.com) turned out to be a big hit, with retail sales of approximately $20 million. Three years after its launch, the brand went international, selling an additional $10 million in the United Kingdom, Canada, and France in 1997.