The teacher of my class on bison mentioned that the Estee Lauder family is one of the five richest families in this country. Estee Lauder has nothing to do with bison and that is probably why I didn't appreciate this teacher's rambling method. But Estee Lauder is the topic of the book, Fifth Avenue Glamour Girl, written by Renee Rosen. The story starts out in New York City in 1938. Gloria Downing, once a rich socialite, has to start working for a living because her father went to jail due to his Ponzi scheme. She changes her last name to Downing and goes into a beauty shop to change the color of her hair. She doesn't want to be recognized as the daughter of a criminal. While there the towel girl looses her job for taking too many breaks. Gloria gets the job as a towel girl. At this shop is where she meets Estee Lauder who is selling her homemade face creams in the corner of the beauty shop. The two become friends. Although they have their arguments they come to rely on each other for advice. While working in the beauty shop Gloria, who is used to being pampered and waited on, develops a good work ethic. Eventually she gets a job at Saks on Fifth Avenue. Ten years later, after much work and sacrifice, Estee gets her products into Saks. This is an interesting story about Estee Lauder who was a woman who clearly had a goal, knew what she wanted, and worked hard to succeed.
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