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Estee Lauder Companies Inc

A prestige beauty company with over 20 brands across skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care, including Estée Lauder, La Mer, M·A·C, Clinique, and TOM FORD. It was founded in 1946 by Estée Lauder and her husband Joseph, who started with just four skin care products. The name "Estée" came from her childhood nickname "Esty," while the couple adopted "Lauder" after a misspelling on Joseph's father's immigration papers; its first big break came when Estée handed out lipsticks at a Waldorf-Astoria charity event.