Mrs. Lauder was recognized around the world for her skills as a corporate executive, serving as Senior Corporate V.P. of the Estée Lauder Companies [founded by her Mother-in-law Estée Lauder] & responsible for the development of innovative skin care, makeup & fragrance products, including the creation of such globally successful scents as Beautiful, Estée Lauder pleasures, Youth Dew & fragrances in other corporate brands. She had a major role in the success of this major corporation & Crain's New York included her in its list of top 100 businesswomen. Not content with this, however, she has also devoted her incredible energies to women's health & the fight against breast cancer & philanthropy. She had been credited as one of the creators & popularizers of the pink ribbon as a symbol for awareness of breast cancer & fund-raising to establish the Evelyn H. Lauder Breast Center at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City which opened in 2009. She also authored a book of photography in addition to "In Great Taste: Fresh, Simple Recipes for Eating & Living Well"
Born Evelyn Hausner in 1936 in Vienna, Austria, she fled Nazi-occupied Europe with her parents to the United States. She attended public schools in New York City & Hunter College, part of the City University of New York.
As a college freshman, she met Leonard Lauder, the elder son of Estée Lauder; whose family owned what was then a small cosmetics company. They married in 1959. He serves as chairman emeritus of the company. Estée Lauder died in 2004 at 97.
Leonard & Evelyn Lauder's son William is executive chairman of Estée Lauder Cos. Another son, Gary, is managing director of Lauder Partners LLC, a technology investment firm.
Evelyn Lauder is also the creator of Clinique Cosmetics, which was founded in 1968 and sold under the Estée Lauder name.
Mrs. Lauder was recognized around the world for her skills as a corporate executive, serving as Senior Corporate V.P. of the Estée Lauder Companies [founded by her Mother-in-law Estée Lauder] & responsible for the development of innovative skin care, makeup & fragrance products, including the creation of such globally successful scents as Beautiful, Estée Lauder pleasures, Youth Dew & fragrances in other corporate brands. She had a major role in the success of this major corporation & Crain's New York included her in its list of top 100 businesswomen. Not content with this, however, she has also devoted her incredible energies to women's health & the fight against breast cancer & philanthropy. She had been credited as one of the creators & popularizers of the pink ribbon as a symbol for awareness of breast cancer & fund-raising to establish the Evelyn H. Lauder Breast Center at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City which opened in 2009. She also authored a book of photography in addition to "In Great Taste: Fresh, Simple Recipes for Eating & Living Well"
Born Evelyn Hausner in 1936 in Vienna, Austria, she fled Nazi-occupied Europe with her parents to the United States. She attended public schools in New York City & Hunter College, part of the City University of New York.
As a college freshman, she met Leonard Lauder, the elder son of Estée Lauder; whose family owned what was then a small cosmetics company. They married in 1959. He serves as chairman emeritus of the company. Estée Lauder died in 2004 at 97.
Leonard & Evelyn Lauder's son William is executive chairman of Estée Lauder Cos. Another son, Gary, is managing director of Lauder Partners LLC, a technology investment firm.
Evelyn Lauder is also the creator of Clinique Cosmetics, which was founded in 1968 and sold under the Estée Lauder name.
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