Company History
Mary Kay Ash the Woman
Trivia
Prizes & Awards
Miscellaneous
100
What was the name of the company when it first opened it's doors on September 13, 1963?
Beauty by Mary Kay
100
What was Mary Kay's other career ambition?
To be a doctor
100
Who catered the first Seminar in 1964?
Mary Kay Ash
100
What color was the first Director's Suit?
Black
100
What color was the first Beauty Case?
Blue
200
Who was the very first Beauty Consultant?
Dalene White
200
In what year did Mary Kay appear on the TV show 60 Minutes?
1979
200
What was Mary Kay's favorite holiday?
Thanksgiving
200
When was the first Pink Cadillac awarded?
1969
200
What was the name of the first Mary Kay Perfume?
Snare
300
How many Beauty Consultants were there when the company opened (excluding Mary Kay Ash)?
9
300
What is Mary Kay's hometown?
Hot Springs, TX
300
When Mary Kay went to her first Stanley Home Products convention, what prize did she set her sights on to win the next year?
An Alligator Bag
300
What prize did Mary Kay win that influenced her idea of prizes for women?
A Flounder Light
300
What was the name of the first company magazine?
Beauty News & Views
400
Who were the first two National Sales Directors?
Helen McVoy & Dalene White
400
What two relatives loaned Mary Kay the money to help get her dream company started?
Her sons, Ben & Richard Rogers
400
How many trees has Mary Kay planted for every old compact that was recycled?
over one million
400
What year did the Star Consultant Program begin?
In 1966, the Company introduced Cinderella gifts - luxury rewards women would love to have but would never buy for themselves. It began with the Golden Goblet award.
400
What non-cosmetic item was in the product line when the company opened, but was dropped forever 2 years later?
Wigs
500
Who was the first Sales Director in Houston?
Mary Kay's daughter, Marilyn
500
Name 2 books Mary Kay has written.
Mary Kay (Miracles Happen) & Mary Kay on People Management
500
How much did Mary Kay borrow to attend the first Stanley Home Products convention?
$12
500
In what year did Mary Kay celebrate the first-ever Million Dollar Sales Director?
1980
Shirley Hutton became the first Independent Sales Director to achieve more than $1 million in estimated retail sales in 1980. Before becoming an Independent Beauty Consultant in 1973, Shirley made $11,000 a year as a television newscaster. When she debuted as an Independent National Sales Director Emeriti more than 21 years later, she had earned more than $7 million in Mary Kay commissions.
500
Why is Mary Kay's signature color pink?
It looked nice in the primarily white bathrooms of the 60's