Top 10 Most Beautiful Female CEOs of the S&P 500 (USA)
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There appears to be a direct correlation between a woman's intelligence and her attractiveness on the outside. This is likely to be the case for female chief executive officers of major American companies and corporations. The subjective nature of beauty makes compiling a ranking of the most attractive female chief executive officers an insurmountable challenge.
But KnowInsiders continues to do its best to compile a roster of stunningly beautiful female CEOs who are also very promising and powerful.
| "The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mode but the true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It is the caring that she lovingly gives the passion that she shows. The beauty of a woman grows with the passing years" - Audrey Hepburn |
1. Whitney Wolfe Herd - Bumble Company
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| Whitney Wolfe Herd |
Born on July 5, 1989, Wolfe Herd grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah. Her mother stays at home while her father develops real estate. Following that, Wolfe Herd attended Southern Methodist University in Texas, where he participated in Kappa Kappa Gamma.
One of Whitney Wolfe Herd's most notable qualities seems to be her social awareness. She launched her own company at the age of 20 while attending college, selling bamboo tote bags to raise money for the communities impacted by the 2010 BP oil spill. In order to start the nonprofit "Help Us Project," Wolfe Herd enlisted the assistance of celebrity stylist Patrick Aufdenkamp. Her bags quickly gained national attention after being seen on Rachel Zoe and Nicole Richie.
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| Whitney Wolfe Herd |
Following graduation, Wolfe Herd worked for a brief period of time in South East Asian orphanages before joining Hatch Labs at the age of 22. She got to know Sean Rad at this incubator in New York City and joined the Cardify startup there. The project would ultimately be shelved, but thanks to her relationship with Rad, she was soon involved in his other project, a dating app called Tinder, which he launched in 2012 with Chris Gulczynski.
In addition to becoming Tinder's marketing manager, Wolfe Herd came up with the name for the app. Her experience using tiny sticks, or tinder, to light the fireplace at her father's cabin in Montana is referenced in the signature flame logo. In 2014, Wolfe Herd left Tinder due to conflict with the company's executives and launched her own dating app with the goal of empowering women. And thus Bumble began. Bumble had over 22 million registered users by the year 2017.
In addition to being the CEO of the recently acquired MagicLab, the parent company of several well-known dating apps (Bumble, Latch, and Badoo), Wolfe Herd is one of the most influential women in technology today. MagicLab is valued at US$3 billion and has an estimated 75 million users across its whole portfolio.
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2. Sue Nabi - Coty Inc.
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| Sue Nabi |
Naturally, a female CEO of a beauty company needs to be extremely attractive.
Sue Youcef Nabi, a French entrepreneur and innovator in the global beauty industry, was born in Algeria on February 13, 1968. The vegan skincare brand Orveda was founded by Nabi and debuted in 2017. Nabi worked for L'Oreal for 20 years, serving as President of both Lancôme and L'Oréal.
In July 2020, Sue Nabi was appointed CEO of Coty, Inc., a cosmetics company. Nabi founded Orveda, a vegan skincare brand that debuted in 2017, prior to taking on this role. She also worked for L'Oreal for 20 years, holding the position of president for the brands Lancôme and L'Oréal.
Nabi graduated from the ENGEES (National School for Water and Environmental Engineering) in France with a degree in engineering. She also holds an advanced master's degree from ESSEC Business School in marketing management.
3. Mary Dillon - Ulta Beauty, Inc.
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| Mary Dillon |
Since July 2013, Mary Dillon (born in 1962) has held the position of CEO at Ulta Beauty, a retail beauty company. She served as president and CEO of U.S. Cellular, a mobile network provider, from 2010 to 2013, prior to joining Ulta. From 2005 to 2010, she also held the positions of EVP and global chief marketing officer at McDonald's.
Dillon was listed as one of the most powerful women in 2016 by Fortune. In October 2018, she was also honored with the Sandra Taub Humanitarian Award for leadership in philanthropy.
Dillon is now a role model for female marketing majors at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where she earned her bachelor's degrees in Asian Studies and Marketing.
4. Michele Buck - Hershey Company
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| Michele Buck |
Buck, a 1964 native of central Pennsylvania, graduated from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's degree and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a master's in business administration in 1987.
While Buck was President of U.S. Snacks and Senior Vice President at Hershey in 2005, she was given the Women Worth Watching Award.Buck was awarded the Committee for Economic Development's (CED) Corporate Citizenship Award. Buck has appeared on Fortune's list of "Most Powerful Women" several times.
Since taking on these positions in 2017, Michele Buck has been The Hershey Company's first female president, chairman, and CEO. Buck has worked in the consumer packaged goods sector for more than 25 years. She has held a number of high-level leadership positions before taking the helm as chief executive officer (CEO) of the business. Prior to joining The Hershey Company, Buck worked for PepsiCo's Frito-Lay division and Kraft/Nabisco for 17 years.
In 1982, Buck graduated with a bachelor's degree in business administration from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. She graduated with an MBA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1987.
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| Michele Buck |
5. Kathy Warden - Northrop Grumman Corporation
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| Kathy Warden |
Kathy Warden, the chairman, president, and CEO of Northrop Grumman Corporation, is the last—but certainly not the least—of our list of outstanding female executives. On January 1st, 2019, she was elected as chairman of the board of directors, and on August 1st of the same year, she assumed the roles of president and CEO. In 2018, she became a member of the board.
She held the positions of vice president and COO prior to being appointed CEO. Prior to this, she served as the company's mission systems and information systems sector president and corporate vice president. Warden previously held positions at General Dynamics, Veridian Corporation, and the General Electric Company before joining Northrop Grumman.
Warden attended James Madison University for her undergraduate studies and George Washington University for her MBA.
6. Linda Rendle - The Clorox Company
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| Linda Rendle |
September 2020 marked Linda Rendle's (born 1979) first day as CEO of The Clorox Company.
She has nearly twenty years of experience with the company. She has held a number of senior leadership positions over the years. She oversaw crucial international operations as the company's president prior to taking on the role of CEO. She joined the Clorox Executive Committee in 2016 and served as senior vice president of the cleaning division.
Rendle worked for The Procter & Gamble Company before joining Clorox, where she held a number of sales management positions in the Boston and Charlotte markets.
Rendle graduated from Harvard University with a bachelor's degree in economics.
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7. Michelle Gass - Kohl's Corporation
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| Michelle Gass as President & CEO |
Since December 2022, Michelle D. Gass (Petkers), an American businesswoman, has held the roles of president and director at Levi Strauss & Co. Maine was Gass's birthplace. Scott Gass and her were wed on August 20, 1994. Megan and Will are the names of their two children.
It was announced in November 2022 that Gass would become the CEO-in-waiting for Levi Strauss & Co. and leave his position as CEO of Kohl's by early December.
Gass received an MBA from the University of Washington and a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 1990.
Veteran Starbucks employee Gass changed the company's course in 1996. "Helped make 'frappuccino' a household word" is how she described the $2 billion brand that Starbucks became in 2011.
Prior to working at Kohl's, Gass held positions at Starbucks and Procter & Gamble. In 2013, she joined Kohls as the company's first chief customer officer. In 2014, she spearheaded the establishment of Kohl's Greatness Agenda, and in 2015, she was designated as chief merchandising officer. In 2017, she advanced to the position of CEO-elect. She came in at number 71 on the As You Sow report titled "100 Most Overpaid CEOs 2020," with a compensation of $12.34 million. Since March 2019, Gass has been a member of PepsiCo's board of directors.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute presented Gass with the Ichabod Washburn Young Alumni for Professional Achievement award in 2005. Advantage Age named Gass a Woman to Watch in 2007.Gass was named one of Homeworld Business's "Players" in 2018 and a person to watch in the housewares industry for the upcoming year.
8. Kristin Peck - Zoetis Inc.
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| Kristin Peck |
Since January 2020, Kristen Peck (b. 1975) has served as CEO of the multinational animal health corporation Zoetis. She was the company's EVP and group president for U.S. operations, business development, and strategy prior to taking on the role of CEO. Peck has held a number of significant positions in international product and corporate development since joining Zoetis.
Peck was EVP of global business development and innovation at Pfizer before joining Zoetis. She also held positions at other financial firms and The Boston Consulting Group.
Peck graduated with her MBA from Columbia Graduate School of Business after earning her bachelor's degree from Georgetown University.
As of November 21, 2023, Kristin C. Peck's estimated net worth is at least $41.8 million. Ms. Peck sold ZTS stock worth over $25,559,608 over the last 12 years, and she currently owns over 13,000 units of Zoetis Inc. stock, valued at over $12,893,018. She also receives $3,330,160 from Zoetis Inc. as chief executive officer and director.
9. Julie Sweet - Accenture
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| Julie Sweet |
Julie Sweet, a member of Accenture's board of directors and CEO since 1967, was born. She oversaw Accenture's largest geographic market, North America, as CEO before taking on the role in September 2019.
She spent five years as Accenture's chief compliance officer, general counsel, and secretary before that. She worked as a partner at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP for ten years prior to joining the company in 2010.
Julie is a member of the board of directors of the Business Roundtable, where she chairs the Technology Committee, and the board of trustees of the World Economic Forum. In addition, Julie is a member of the boards of trustees for the Marriott Foundation for People with Disabilities - Bridges from School to Work, the Center for Strategic & International Studies, and Catalyst. She ranked first on FORTUNE's list of the "Most Powerful Women in Business" in 2020.
Julie graduated from Columbia Law School with a Juris Doctor degree and Claremont McKenna College with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
10. Joanne Crevoiserat - Tapestry, Inc.
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| Joanne Crevoiserat |
Joanne Crevoiserat, a 1965 born, is the CEO of Tapestry, Inc., a New York-based company that owns Stuart Weitzman, Kate Spade, and Coach. With the acquisition of Versace and Michael Kors owner Capri, Tapestry is now positioned to overtake its parent company, American conglomerate Michael Kors, as the company navigates the upheavals of the pandemic.
Prior to taking a key position at Tapestry in 2019 as chief financial officer, Crevoiserat worked for major retailers such as Wal-Mart Stores, May Department Store, Kohl's Inc., and most recently, Abercrombie & Fitch, as chief operating officer.
In the summer of 2020, Crevoiserat was named Tapestry's interim CEO. She was tasked with leading the company through the devastating effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and a difficult Coach turnaround right away. Crevoiserat described a digital transformation in an interview with BoF that would allow Tapestry's brands to better understand consumer preferences and more effectively cater to them. Sales of e-commerce skyrocketed, and in 2022 the group's total revenue reached $6.7 billion, up 11% from pre-pandemic levels.
In August 2023, Tapestry announced that it would pay $8.5 billion to acquire rival Capri, combining to generate over $12 billion in revenue annually. Although Capri's brands have unique difficulties, Crevoiserat thinks that Versace, Michael Kors, and Jimmy Choo could all benefit from her successful strategy at Tapestry.
"The consumer is evolving swiftly in terms of where and how they shop as well as how and when they learn about brands. As their ideals become more apparent, they seek to associate with companies that share those values. Crevoiserat told BoF in 2023 that a brand's authenticity is vital.
In Conclusion
The female CEOs above are all extremely talented, rich, famous and once ranked among the most powerful women in America. If you participate in beauty contests, it is not surprising that these female CEOs are at the top.
What we want to emphasize here is the beauty and charm hidden deep within these female CEOs. That is the beauty of intelligence, talent, and dedication to the community.
And finally, as Francis Bacon once said, "The best part of beauty is that which no picture can express". So you can choose the most beautiful and attractive female CEO in your opinion.
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