Rihanna

Born 1988

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Fenty Beauty forced industry-wide expansion of shade ranges

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9 Grammy Awards, 14 number-one singles

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Named National Hero of Barbados in 2021

Robyn Rihanna Fenty transcended music stardom to become one of the most successful entrepreneurs of her generation. Through Fenty Beauty, Savage X Fenty, and her broader portfolio, she built an enterprise valued over 1 billion dollars.

Fenty Beauty launched in 2017 with 40 foundation shades, immediately exposing how the beauty industry had ignored darker skin tones. The launch generated 100 million in its first 40 days.

Born in Barbados, raised modestly, Rihanna proved that centering the underserved is not just morally right — it is extraordinarily profitable.