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Mary Kay husband had died so her two sons dropped out of college to help out with their mother company. The products was sold through a company in Dallas and networking sales.
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Mary Kay holds its first company convention known as Seminar. Today, Seminar is one of the largest annual conventions in Dallas, Texas.
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Mary Kay Ash awards the use of the first pink Cadillac to the top five independent Sales Directors. Construction begins on the Mary Kay manufacturing facility in Dallas.
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Mary Kay expands by opening its first international subsidiary in Australia.
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Mary Kay celebrates its 10th anniversary, and the Mary Kay independent sales force exceeds 20,000.
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Mary Kay is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
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One of the original nine Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultants surpasses the $1 million mark in lifetime commissions for the first time in company history.
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Mary Kay celebrates 20 years, and the company’s wholesale sales exceed $300 million (USD).
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Mary Kay Inc. is featured in the first edition of Fortune magazine’s “The 100 Best Companies to Work for in America”.
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Mary Kay Inc. returns to private, family ownership in a leveraged buyout.
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Mary Kay opens in Mexico.
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Mary Kay Inc. initiates a corporate recycling program for paper, plastic, glass and aluminum.
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The global expansion of Mary Kay now includes 10 countries.