Martha Stewart's information

Martha Stewart, a 62-year-old domestic queen, is the second richest woman in the United States, and her reputation even exceeds that of the first lady of the United States. The products of Martha Stewart Household Products Company she founded cover everything from magazines, books and TV programs to bedding and gardening tools. She herself has become a typical female idol in the eyes of Americans: not only her career is successful, but also her housework is first-class.

However, this businesswoman was found guilty of obstruction of justice on suspicion of insider trading in stocks, and may be sentenced to 16 months in June. On March 65, 438+05, she was forced to resign as the CEO of Martha Stewart Life Multimedia Company and become the creative director, responsible for the design and development of new products. What people care about now is, does Martha really want to design a high-quality life for Americans in prison? The brand that is most closely related to people's names in the world can still have its appeal after its owner is notorious?

From housewife to domestic queen

Martha Stewart's success story is a comedy in which Cinderella becomes a princess, and it is also considered as a classic American dream. Martha 194 1 Born in New Jersey, USA, she is the second of six children. Her father is a drug salesman and her mother is a teacher. A family of eight lives in a three-bedroom apartment in the suburbs. Martha has been sleeping with her sister. She studied cooking, sewing and planting flowers and trees with her parents since she was a child. Her father's ingenuity and meticulousness have a great influence on her growth. During her college years, she borrowed her classmates' clothes to participate in the best-dressed college students' competition, and was named one of the top ten best-dressed female college students by Charm magazine, from then on. After graduation, she married a lawyer and found great business opportunities in her daily life at home. 1982 published the first professional guide for home consultants, Entertainment, 199 1 published the famous magazine for home consultants, Martha Stewart Life, with more than 2 million readers. 1999, the company named after Martha Stewart went public, and she owned more than 63% of the company's shares. 200 1, the annual income of listed companies is nearly 300 million dollars, so it becomes the second richest woman in the United States.