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Wella is a German company, and one of the world’s leading cosmetics suppliers. Founded in 1880 by Franz Stroher, with its headquarters in Darmstadt, Germany, the company is represented in over 150 countries. It directly owns three business divisions - Professional, Consumer, Cosmetics and Fragrances. All of them are exclusively dedicated to the cosmetics area.

Procter & Gamble acquired a controlling interest in Wella AG, giving Procter and Gamble a major presence in the fast growing professional hair care segment.

The sub-25 brand styling product ShockWaves! is presently title sponsor of the UK NME Awards Tour and the Eurovision Song Contest 2008.

Spokesmodels[link]

• Farrah Fawcett
• Cheryl Ladd
• Priscilla Presley
• Brooke Shields
• Jaclyn Smith
• Jarno Trulli
• Marjorie Wallace

External links[link]

• Official website (English)
• Official website (German)

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Tatiana Lobo (born 1939^[1]) is a Costa Rican author.

Lobo was born in Puerto Montt, Chile,^[1] but has resided in Costa Rica since 1963,^[1] and is generally considered a Costa Rican writer.^{[citation needed]} Her published works have crossed over several genres, including plays, short stories and novels.^[1] She has received several awards for her fiction, including Mexico's Premio Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz and Costa Rica's Premio Nacional Aquileo J. Echeverría.^[1]

Bibliography[link]

• Tiempo de claveles (short stories, 1989), ISBN 9977-23-511-2
• El caballero del V Centenario (play, 1989)
• Asalto al paraíso (novel, 1992), ISBN 9977-67-204-0
• Entre Dios y el Diablo, mujeres de la Colonia (short stories, 1993), ISBN 9977-67-249-0
• Calypso (novel, 1996), ISBN 9977-986-87-8
• Blancos y negros, todos mezclados (with Mauricio Meléndez) (history, 1997), ISBN 9977-67-450-7
• El año del laberinto (novel, 2000), ISBN 9968-15-084-3

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