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Coordinates	21°58′30″N96°5′0″N
Company name	L'Oréal S.A.
Logo
Company type	Société Anonyme ()
Foundation	1909
Founder	Eugène Schueller
Location city	Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine
Location country	France
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Jean-Paul Agon (CEO), Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones (Chairman), Liliane Bettencourt (Non-executive director and major shareholder)
Industry	Cosmetics
Revenue	€17.47 billion (2009)
Net income	€1.792 billion (2009)
Num employees	64,640 (2009)
Subsid	The Body Shop
Homepage	www.loreal.com
Intl	yes

The L'Oréal Group is the world's largest cosmetics and beauty company.

Breakdown of share ownership: 31.0% by the Bettencourt family, 29.8% by Nestlé, 2.4% treasury shares, and the remaining 36.8% is publicly traded.

Sales, profits, etc.

In 2003, L’Oréal announced its 19th consecutive year of double-digit growth. Its consolidated sales was €14.029 bn and net profit was €1.653 bn. 96.7% of sales derived from cosmetic activities and 2.5% from dermatological activities. L’Oréal has operations in over 130 countries, employing 50,500 people, 24% of which work in France. 3.3% of consolidated sales is invested in research and development, which accounts for 2,900 of its employees. In 2003, it applied for 515 patents. It operates 42 manufacturing plants throughout the world, which employ 14,000 people.

Cosmetics sales by division breakdown: 54.8% from consumer products at €7.506 bn, 25.1% from luxury products at €3.441 bn, 13.9% from professional products at €1.9 bn, and 5.5% from active cosmetics at €0.749 bn.

Cosmetic sales by geographic zone breakdown: 52.7% from Western Europe at €7.221 bn, 27.6% from North America at €3.784 bn, 19.7% from rest of the world at €2.699 bn.

In 2007, L’Oréal was ranked 353 in the Fortune Global 500.

Joint ventures and minority interests

L’Oréal holds 10.41% of the shares of Sanofi-Aventis, the world's number 3 and Europe's number 1 pharmaceutical company. The Laboratoires Innéov is a joint venture in nutritional cosmetics between L’Oréal and Nestlé; they draw on L’Oréal's knowledge in the fields of nutrition and food safety. Galderma is another joint venture in dermatology between L'Oréal and Nestlé.

Community involvement and awards

In 2008, L'Oréal was named Europe's top business employer by The European Student Barometer, a survey conducted by Trendence that covers 20 European countries and incorporates the responses of over 91,000 students.

The L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science was established to improve the position of women in science by recognizing outstanding women researchers who have contributed to scientific progress.

The awards are a result of a partnership between the French cosmetics company L'Oréal and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and carry a grant of $100,000 USD for each laureate. [1]

The same partnership awards the UNESCO-L'Oréal International Fellowships, providing up to $40,000 USD in funding over two years to fifteen young women scientists engaged in exemplary and promising research projects.

Claims of racial discrimination in advertising, and other litigation

On August 11, 2005, the Supreme Court of California ruled that former L'Oréal sales manager Elyse Yanowitz had adequately pleaded a cause of action for retaliatory termination under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, and remanded the case for trial. The case arose out of a 1997 incident in which Jack Wiswall, then the general manager for designer fragrances, allegedly told Yanowitz to fire a dark-skinned sales associate despite the associate's good performance. When Yanowitz refused, Wiswall pointed to a "sexy" blonde-haired woman and said, "God damn it, get me one that looks like that." Wiswall retired as president of the luxury products division of L'Oréal USA at the end of 2006.

In May 2007, L'Oréal was one of several cosmetic manufacturers ordered by the Therapeutic Goods Administration in Australia to withdraw advertising regarding the wrinkle removal capabilities of their products.

In July 2007, the Garnier division and an external employment agency were fined €30,000 for recruitment practices that intentionally excluded non-white women from promoting its shampoo, "Fructis Style". L'Oréal is reported as saying the decision was "incomprehensible", and would challenge the measure in court.

In July 2007, the British Advertising Standards Authority attacked L'Oréal for a television advert on its “Telescopic” mascara, featuring Penélope Cruz, stating "it will make your eyelashes 60% longer." In fact, it only made the lashes look 60% bigger, by separating and thickening at the roots and by thickening the tips of the lashes. They also failed to state that the model was wearing false eyelashes.

Brands

Brands are generally categorized by their targeted markets, such as the mass, professional, luxury, and active cosmetics markets.

Head office

, France]] L'Oréal Group has its head office in the Centre Eugène Schueller in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, near Paris. The building, constructed in the 1970s from brick and steel, replaced the former Monsavon factory, and employees moved into the facility in 1978. 1,400 employees work in the building. The building is often referred to as the "Beauty Factory" by the public. In 2005 Nils Klawitter of Der Spiegel said "the building, with its brown glazed façade of windows, is every bit as ugly as its neighborhood." Klawitter added that the facility "gives the impression of a high-security zone" due to the CCTV cameras and security equipment. The world's largest hair salon is located inside the head office building. As of 2005, 90 hairdressers served 300 women, including retirees, students, and unemployed people, per day; the customers are used as test subjects for new hair colours.

L'Oréal USA has its headquarters in New York City, its New Jersey headquarters is in Berkeley Heights.

See also

L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science

References

External links

Official website

History section, official website

Category:CAC 40 Category:Cosmetics companies of France Category:History of cosmetics Category:Multinational companies

Coordinates	21°58′30″N96°5′0″N
Name	Gwen Stefani
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	Gwen Renée Stefani
Born	October 03, 1969Anaheim, California, United States
Instrument	Vocals, guitar
Genre	Pop, dance, rock, electronic, R&B;
Occupation	Singer-songwriter, fashion designer, fashion icon, actress, producer
Years active	1986–present
Label	Interscope
Associated acts	No Doubt, Sublime, The Neptunes, Eve, Dr. Dre, Pharrell Williams, Andre 3000, Akon, Slim Thug
Url	www.gwenstefani.com/

Gwen Renée Stefani (; The album's third single "Hollaback Girl" was the first U.S. digital download to sell one million copies. She is the second oldest of four children: she has a younger sister, Jill Stefani, a younger brother, Todd, and an older brother, Eric. Eric was the keyboardist for No Doubt but left the band to pursue a career in animation on The Simpsons on the FOX TV network.

Many of the women in Stefani's family were seamstresses, and much of her clothing was made by her or her mother. As a child, Stefani's musical interests consisted of musicals such as The Sound of Music and Evita. After making a demo tape for her father, she was encouraged to take music lessons to train her "loopy, unpredictable" voice.

Stefani made her onstage debut during a talent show at Loara High School, where she sang "I Have Confidence," from The Sound of Music, in a self-made tweed dress inspired by one from the film. she began attending Fullerton College before transferring to California State University, Fullerton. Finally, in 1991, the band was signed to Interscope Records. She also did backup vocals for Sublime on the song "Saw Red", notably before either No Doubt's breakthrough success in 1995 or Sublime's the following year.

The band released its self-titled debut album in 1992, but its ska-pop sound was unsuccessful due to the popularity of grunge. The album sold more than 16 million copies worldwide, and received several Grammy Award nominations. As a result, reviews of the album were mixed, and it was described as "fun as hell but...not exactly rife with subversive social commentary." the United Kingdom, and its brass-driven composition remained popular throughout 2005. Stefani commented that it differed from L.A.M.B. because "I just wasn't inspired to do another album and…I was a lot more relaxed making it." The title track was well-received. To promote The Sweet Escape, Stefani was a mentor on the sixth season of American Idol and performed the song with Akon. It became Stefani's most successful song of her solo career and earned her a Grammy Award nomination. In November 2006, the club single "Yummy" was released as a three-track maxi promo single and as a 12" vinyl single, The line takes influence from a variety of fashions, including Guatemalan, Japanese, and Jamaican styles. Shooting her part took four to five days, and Stefani had few lines.

Image and personal life

Stefani began wearing a bindi in the mid 1990s after attending several family gatherings for Tony Kanal, who is of Indian heritage. and pink in 2000, The reinvented image included a symbol consisting of two back-to-back G's, which appears on a diamond-encrusted key she wears on a necklace and which became a motif in the promotion of The Sweet Escape. Stefani raised concerns in January 2007 about her rapid weight loss following her pregnancy. She stated she lost the weight through diet and exercise but admitted to obsessing over her weight due to the size zero trend.

Stefani was depicted in wax by Madame Tussauds Las Vegas on September 22, 2010 at The Venetian (Las Vegas). Stefani stated that she was heavily invested in the relationship, commenting that "...all I ever did was look at Tony and pray that God would let me have a baby with him." Kanal ended the relationship. They married on September 14, 2002, with a wedding in St Paul's Church in Covent Garden, London. A second wedding was held in Los Angeles two weeks later.

In December 2005, Stefani and Rossdale announced that they were expecting their first child together. The pregnancy was first reported by Us Weekly, and Stefani confirmed the pregnancy by shouting "I want you to sing so loud that the baby hears it" during a concert in Fort Lauderdale, Florida after her press agent stated that it was untrue. On May 26, 2006, their son, Kingston James McGregor Rossdale, was born via cesarean section at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. The dancers are featured in her music videos, press coverage, and on the album cover for Love. Angel. Music. Baby., with a song named for and dedicated to them on the album. They were also featured in, and the namesake for, Stefani's Harajuku Lovers Tour 2005.

Filmography

2001 - King of the Hill - No Doubt - TV series, 1 episode: Kidney Boy and Hamster Girl: A Love Story

2004 – The Aviator – Jean Harlow

2009 – Gossip Girl – Snowed Out Singer – TV series, 1 episode: Valley Girls (2.24)

Discography

Love. Angel. Music. Baby. (2004)

The Sweet Escape (2006)

Tours

Harajuku Lovers Tour 2005 (2005)

The Sweet Escape Tour (2007)

See also

List of awards and nominations received by Gwen Stefani

No Doubt discography

References

External links

Official website

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Coordinates	21°58′30″N96°5′0″N
Caption	at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival
Birthname	Gerard James Butler
Birthdate	November 13, 1969
Birthplace	Paisley, Scotland
Occupation	Actor/singer
Yearsactive	1997–present

Gerard James Butler (born 13 November 1969) is a Scottish Butler later described this year as, "I was out of control, and justifying it with this idea that I'm young, this is life. This is me just being boisterous". After his time off in America, he returned to Scotland to finish his final year at university. After graduating, Butler got a job as a trainee lawyer, but was fired soon thereafter, which Butler later said made him "quite infamous in Scottish legal circles", due to the rarity of trainee lawyers being fired. A week before being fired, in 1995, Butler had been inspired to try acting, after seeing a stage production of Trainspotting at the Edinburgh Festival; his firing gave him the impetus to plunge fully into the acting world. He moved to London the next day, to try to begin an acting career.

Career

In London, Butler (aka David Davies) held a series of odd jobs until being cast by actor and director Steven Berkoff (who later appeared alongside him in Attila (2001/I) (TV)) in a stage production of Coriolanus. He was cast as Ewan McGregor's character Renton in the stage adaptation of Trainspotting, the same play that had inspired him to become an actor. His film debut was as Billy Connolly's younger brother in Mrs. Brown (1997).

His film career continued with small roles, first in the James Bond movie Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) and then Russell Mulcahy's Tale of the Mummy (1998). In 2000, Butler was cast in two breakthrough roles, the first being Attila the Hun in USA film Attila (2001/I) (TV). The film's producers wanted a known actor to play the part but kept coming back to Butler's screen tests and decided he was their man. He was cast as Dracula in Dracula 2000 (2000).

He then appeared in Reign of Fire (2002) as Creedy and (2003) as Terry Sheridan, alongside Angelina Jolie. In the role of Andre Marek in the big-screen adaptation of Michael Crichton's novel Timeline (2003), Butler played an archaeologist who was sent back in time with a team of students to rescue a colleague.

In 2003, director Joel Schumacher was deciding on the principal casting for the film The Phantom of the Opera, a film adaptation of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical The Phantom of the Opera, and thought of Butler, whom he had seen earlier in the film Dracula 2000, to play the title character. Butler, who had had no musical experience other than singing in a rock band while he was studying to be a lawyer, was surprised at the interest, but immediately began taking singing lessons with a vocal coach. He then did an acting audition with Schumacher, and a singing audition with Lloyd Webber, both of whom were impressed by his performance.

Other projects that followed include Dear Frankie (2004), The Game of Their Lives (2005) and Beowulf & Grendel (2005).

In 2007, he starred as Spartan King Leonidas in the Warner Bros. production 300, which is often described as his breakout role. Butler, who said he "wanted to look really strong" in the film, trained with a high-intensity workout for four months prior to the film's shooting.

In 2007, he also appeared in Butterfly on a Wheel co-starring Pierce Brosnan and Maria Bello, which aired on network TV under the title Shattered, and in the romantic comedy P.S. I Love You with Hilary Swank. In 2008, he appeared in Nim's Island and RocknRolla. In 2009, he starred in the Mark Neveldine / Brian Taylor film Gamer, The Ugly Truth and Law Abiding Citizen, which he also co-produced. In 2010 he starred in the action/comedy The Bounty Hunter with Jennifer Aniston, and lent his voice to the 2010 animated film How to Train Your Dragon as Stoick the Vast.

On October 15th and 16th, 2010, thanks to the popularity of his role as Spartan King Leonidas and the use of his lines during athletic events at Michigan State University he was a guest at theirMidnight Madness and homecoming football game, respectively.

Filmography

References

External links

Gerard Butler Photo Gallery

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Coordinates	21°58′30″N96°5′0″N
Playername	Eric Cantona
Fullname	Eric Daniel Pierre Cantona
Height
Dateofbirth	May 24, 1966
Cityofbirth	Marseille
Countryofbirth	France
Position	Forward (retired)
Youthyears1	?–1981 |youthclubs1 = SO Les Caillols
Years1	1983–1988 |clubs1 = Auxerre |caps1 = 82 |goals1 = 23
Years2	1985–1986 |clubs2 = → Martigues (loan) |caps2 = 15 |goals2 = 4
Years3	1988–1991 |clubs3 = Marseille |caps3 = 40 |goals3 = 13
Years4	1989 |clubs4 = → Bordeaux (loan) |caps4 = 11 |goals4 = 6
Years5	1989–1990 |clubs5 = → Montpellier (loan) |caps5 = 33 |goals5 = 10
Years6	1991 |clubs6 = Nîmes |caps6 = 16 |goals6 = 2
Years7	1992 |clubs7 = Leeds United |caps7 = 28 |goals7 = 9
Years8	1992–1997 |clubs8 = Manchester United |caps8 = 144 |goals8 = 64
Totalcaps	369 |totalgoals = 131
Nationalyears1	1987–1995 |nationalteam1 = France |nationalcaps1 = 45 |nationalgoals1 = 20
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Before	Steve Bruce
Title	Manchester United captain
Years	1996–1997
After	Roy Keane

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Coordinates	21°58′30″N96°5′0″N
Imagesize	200 px
Caption	Aishwarya Rai in 2010
Birthdate	November 01, 1973
Birthplace	Mangalore, Karnataka, India
Birthname	Aishwarya Rai
Othername	Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Spouse	Abhishek Bachchan (2007–present)
Occupation	Actress
Yearsactive	1997 – present

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan In that same year she became a global brand ambassador of L'Oreal alongside Andie Macdowell, Eva Longoria and Penelope Cruz. The same year, a special tulip in the Netherlands was named "Aishwarya Rai" after her.Hindi || Kiranjit Ahluwalia || |- | The Last Legion || English || Mira || |- |rowspan="2"| 2008 || Jodhaa Akbar || Hindi || Jodhaa Bai || Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award |- | Sarkar Raj || Hindi || Anita Rajan || |- | 2009 || The Pink Panther 2 || English || Sonia Solandres || |- |rowspan="5"| 2010 || Raavan || Hindi || Ragini Sharma || |- | Raavanan || Tamil || Ragini Subramaniam || |- | Enthiran || Tamil || Sana || |- | Action Replayy || Hindi || Mala || |- | Guzaarish || Hindi || Sofia D'Souza || Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award |}

See also

List of Indian film actresses

Bachchan family

References

External links

Aishwarya Rai at WN

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