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Nancy Twine

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Nancy Twine is founder and CEO of Briogeo Hair Care, a leading authority on “green beauty,” and the youngest African-American to launch a product line at Sephora.[1] Briogeo launched in 2013 and is sold online at Briogeo.com and at retail stores including Sephora (U.S., Middle East, South East Asia, Australia, and Europe), Nordstrom, MECCA, and ULTA Beauty, and has an estimated 2020 gross revenue of 40 million dollars.[2] Briogeo Hair Care is currently backed by a minority-interest private equity partner, VMG.[3] In April 2022, Briogeo was acquired by Wella.[4]

Twine graduated from UVA’s McIntire School of Commerce.[5]

Accolades

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  • Forbes 30 Under 30 Judge (2020)
  • CEW Female Founder Awards (2019)
  • Nylon Beauty Innovator Award (2018)
  • Inc. Female Founders 100 (2018)
  • Goldman Sachs Builders + Innovators Award (2020)

References

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  1. ^ "Meet the Youngest African-American Woman to Launch a Line at Sephora". The Everygirl. 2017-04-19. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
  2. ^ "One-time Sephora-exclusive Briogeo links with Ulta". Glossy. 2020-12-21. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
  3. ^ Collins, Allison (2019-07-26). "VMG Inks Briogeo Deal". WWD. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
  4. ^ "Wella acquires Briogeo to strengthen sustainable haircare portfolio". The Industry Fashion. 29 April 2022.
  5. ^ Newman, Caroline (March 7, 2018). "HOW A FORMER INVESTMENT BANKER CREATED A BREAKOUT HAIR CARE LINE". UVAToday. Retrieved 21 August 2021.