Do you ever catch yourself saying, “I want to be like her when I grow up,” yet they are around the same age as you? Many talented musicians, entrepreneurs, actors, fashion designers, bloggers, and influencers are constantly being shown on social media and television. But have you ever taken a step back to learn more about them? Many of these women are just like you. They are strong, independent, boss women who have dreams and goals that they are aiming to achieve each day.
Kylie Jenner
Kylie Jenner is currently the youngest billionaire at the age of 23. She is an entrepreneur of her makeup brand, Kylie Cosmetics, which launched in 2014, and Kylie Skin, which launched in 2020. She has been in the limelight her whole life being on the show Keeping up with the Kardashians. However, she has separated herself by starting her own brands and being a social media influencer. Many women look up to Kylie as a fashion icon.
Zendaya
Zendaya is an American actress who recently won an Emmy for the role of Rue in Euphoria. She is currently the youngest person to have won an Emmy, making history at 24 years old. Zendaya is also the second black woman to win an Emmy. She started as a childhood model and dancer and blew up at a young age acting for Disney Channel. Since then, she has played in many movies. Zendaya also made the Forbes 30 under 30 list for 2020.
Charli D’Amelio
Charli D’Amelio is an American dancer whose career has skyrocketed due to her social influence on Tiktok. Over the span of 10 months, she has gained a total of 77million followers on TikTok, with an estimated $4 million earnings at the age of only 16 years old. Charli is one of the most known social media influencers this past year. She also wrote a book called Essentially Charli, which will be released this December.
Ji Won Choi
Ji Won Choi is a South Korean textile fashion designer. She is only 26 years old and currently lives in New York City. She is an entrepreneur of her brand, Ji Won Choi. She has 53k followers on Instagram and continues to grow every day. Over the last few years, she has grown immensely, getting more exposure as a designer on the TV show “Making the Cut” on Amazon Prime. Ji Won Choi has a partnership with Adidas, her own line called Adidas Originals.
Danielle Bernstein
In the fashion world, everyone seems to have heard of Danielle Bernstein. At the age of 28, she is known for her blog, which has over 2 million followers, and fashion brand WeWoreWhat. She also has a line with Macy’s called Danielle Bernstein. She made it on the 30 under 30 for 2020. She also released a book called This is Not a Fashion Story in May 2020, which made the New York Best Selling List.
Dua Lipa
Dua Lipa is an English singer and song-writer for Pop music. At the age of 25, she has won British Awards for Female Solo Artist and British Breakthrough Act. Her song “New Rules” peaked at number 6 in the United States. She also was a mentor on the TV show the Voice in 2019. Dua has been on tours from 2016 to 2018 as her own headliner and with artists such as Coldplay and Bruno Mars. In 2019, Dua won the Best New Artist Award and performed on stage singing “One Kiss” and “Massdeucation.” Dua Lipa is not only known for her music but her fashion taste as well.
Emily Ratajkowski
Emily Ratajkowski is an American model, designer, actress, and entrepreneur for her fashion line Inamorata. Emily’s fashion line, Inamorata, was released in 2017 and is known as a swimsuit brand. Today, she has expanded and sells satin sets, lingerie, swimsuit cover-ups, earrings, blazers, tops, bottoms, and rompers. She has a 26 million Instagram follower base and has acted in several movies. Some of her top films were Gone Girl, Cruise, We Are Your Friends, and Welcome Home. At the age of 29, Emily made it on the Forbes 30 under 30 list for 2020.
Lauren Singer
Lauren Singer is a blogger for the zero-waste movement, an entrepreneur, and an environmental activist. Lauren is the founder of The Simply Co. and Package Free. She sells health and beauty products, kitchen supplies, zero waste kits, and all new products that are tools meant to positively impact the environment. Lauren has been living a zero-waste life since 2012. She is known for collecting her waste (from 2012) in a 16oz mason jar. Lauren is known for her blog Trash is for Tossers. She is continually growing her following on social media with a total of 385K followers. At the age of 25, she made it on the Forbes 30 under 30 list.
Joey King
Joey King is an American actress. She has been nominated for an Emmy and has played in several roles. One of her top roles was the Kissing Booth that came out on Netflix in 2018, and the Kissing Booth 2 that came out this year. At the age of 21, she has not only shown her talents but is actively posting about her political views and opportunities for people to vote.
Yes, we can aspire to be like these beautiful and talented women, but instead of comparing ourselves to them, let us come together and ROOT for boss women around the world. YOU are your own type of beautiful and talented. So embrace it and keep striving to achieve your hopes and dreams. We need our generation of BOSS WOMEN to grow bigger than ever before.
Sheridan Smith
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