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Diane Von Furstenberg,
Chairman
Diane Von Furstenberg Inc.

Always one "to take big financial risks," Von Furstenberg launched her business in 1971 with $30,000 in seed money and a versatile design for a simple jersey wrap dress. For the first two years, the designer did it all: bookkeeping, invoicing, selling, and shipping to clients. Today the Von Furstenberg enterprises include cosmetics, fragrances, home furnishings - and, of course, simple little dresses.

TOP THIRTY
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| COMPANY NAME | EXECUTIVE |
|---|---|
| 1. Estee Lauder (a) New York, NY | Estee Lauder, chairman |
| 2. The Washington Post (b) Washington, DC | Katharine Graham, chairman |
| 3. Wells, Rich, Greene Inc. (a) New York, NY | Mary Wells Lawrence chairman, CEO |
| 4. Home Interior & Gifts Inc. (a) Dallas, TX | Mary C. Crowley president, CEO |
| 5. Hudson Oil Co. (a) Westwood, KS | Mary Hudson, chairman |
| 6. Mary Kay Cosmetics Inc. (b) Dallas, TX | Mary Kay Ash, chairman |
| 7. Jockey International Inc. (a) Kenosha, WI | Donna Wolf Steigerwaldt chairman, CEO |
| 8. Christian Dior New York (a) New York, NY | Colombe Nicholas, president |
| 9. Copley Press Inc. (a)
La Jolla, CA | Helen K. Copley chairman, CEO |
| 10. Diane Von Furstenberg Inc. (a) New York, NY | Diane Von Furstenberg
chairman |
| 11. Sunshine-Jr. Stores Inc. (b) Panama City, FL | Lana Jane Lewis-Brent president, CEO Leona Lewis, chairman |
| 12. Liz Claiborne Inc. (b) New York, NY | Elizabeth Claiborne Ortenberg (d) president |
| 13. Ponca Wholesale Mercantile Inc. (a) Amarillo, TX | Esther F. Weksler, chairman |
| 14. Maidenform Inc. (a) New York, NY | Beatrice Coleman president, CEO |
| 15. Tatham-Laird & Kudner (a) Chicago, IL | Charlotte Beers managing partner, CEO |

| 16. North Pacific Construction (a) Yakima, WA | Patricia Nettleship, president |
| 17. Redken Laboratories Inc. (b) Canoga Park, CA | Paula Kent Meehan (d) chairman |
| 18. National Industries Inc. (a) Montgomery, AL | June Collier (d), president |
| 19. Zollner Corporation (a) Fort Wayne, IN | Margorie E. Bowstrom chairman |
| 20. Copeland Lumber Yards (a) Portland, OR | Helen Jo Whitsell, president |
| 21. Rounds & Porter Lumber (a) Wichita, KS | Betty B. Rounds, chairman, president |
| 22. Cadwell Davis Partners Inc. (a) New York, NY | Frankie Cadwell, CEO |
| 23. Lillian Vernon Corp. (a) Mount Vernon, NY | Lillian Katz, chairman |
| 24. Spag's Supply Inc. (a) Shrewsbury, MA | Olive I. Borgatti, president |
| 25. Crain Communications Inc. (a) Chicago, IL | Gertrude Crain chairman, CEO |
| 26. Central Pipe & Supply (a) Houston, TX | Diane S. Johnson (d) executive vice president |
| 27. Joan & David Helpern Inc. (a) New York, NY | Joan Helpern (d) president, CEO |
| 28. Determined Productions (a) San Francisco, CA | Connie Boucher president, CEO |
| 29. Judy's Inc. (b) Van Nuys, CA | Marcia Israel (d) president, CEO |
| 30. ASK Computer Systems Inc. (b) Los Altos, CA | Sandra Kurtzig president, CEO |

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Katharine Graham
Chairman & CEO
The Washington Post Company

After the death of her husband in 1963, Graham inherited his job as president of the company and publisher of The Washington Post. She turned down numerous offers to sell, choosing instead to run the business her husband and father had struggled to keep alive. The Washington Post Company boasts the distinction of being one of the few remaining family-owned newspaper publishers. 


(a) Privately held company.
(b) Publicly held company.
(c) Industry estimate, not given by company.
(d) Denotes husband-wife partnership.
(e) Figures include part-time independent saleswomen.
(f) Figures do not include employees of other companies who sell its licensed products.
*Figure not available.

February 1984/Savvy  35