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First year company started
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. -
1964
Mary Kay holds its first company convention known as Seminar. Today, Seminar is one of the largest annual conventions in Dallas, Texas. -
1969
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. -
1971
Mary Kay expands by opening its first international subsidiary in Australia. -
1973
Mary Kay celebrates its 10th anniversary, and the Mary Kay independent sales force exceeds 20,000. -
1976
Mary Kay is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. -
1979
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. -
1983
Mary Kay celebrates 20 years, and the company’s wholesale sales exceed $300 million (USD). -
1984
Mary Kay Inc. is featured in the first edition of Fortune magazine’s “The 100 Best Companies to Work for in America”. -
1985
Mary Kay Inc. returns to private, family ownership in a leveraged buyout. -
1988
Mary Kay opens in Mexico. -
1989
Mary Kay Inc. initiates a corporate recycling program for paper, plastic, glass and aluminum. -
1990
The global expansion of Mary Kay now includes 10 countries.
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