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Women Who
Inspire Me
Jenn Taylor
June 12, 2010
English PowerPoint
CoCo Chanel
“A girl should be two
things: classy and
fabulous” – Coco Chanel
•Born: August
1883
• Died: January 10th, 1971
•Birthplace: Auvergne,
France
•Occupation: Fashion
Designer and Executive
19th,
Coco Chanel
Coco Chanel
•Real Name: Gabrielle
Bonheur Chanel
•Adopted the name
Coco during a brief
career as a cafe and
concert singer from
1905- 1908
•Mother died when
she was six, leaving her
father with five other
children whom he
promptly abanded to
the care of relatives
Coco Chanel
•Coco was
known for
replacing the
corset with
comfort and
casual elegance
• Started her
empire while
she was
working in New
Jersey
•In 1922, Coco Chanel
introduced a perfume
called Chanel No. 5 which
became and remains
popular today
•In 1925 she introduced
her signature cardigan
jacket
•A year after in 1926 she
introduced little black dress
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvDFPjx-uBU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48mOktzXr_8
"Some women choose to follow men, and
some women choose to follow their dreams.
If you're wondering which way to go,
remember that your career will never wake
up and tell you that it doesn't love you
anymore. " - Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga
•Born: Stefani
Joanne
Angelina
Germonatta
•Birthplace:
Yonkers, New
York
•Born: March
28th, 1986
In 2008, she released “Just Dance”
which hit number one in five countries
At age
four she
taught
her self to
play the
piano
Lady Gaga
When she was fourteen she started
performing at open mic nights by the
age of fourteen
Lady Gaga
•At the age of 17 she
was chosen to be one
of 20 kids in the world
to get early admission
to Tisch School of the
Arts at NYU
•Her name Lady Gaga
was a reference to
the song “Radio Gaga"
by Queen
•Has sold over fifteen
million albums and
over forty million
singles world-wide
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sq7VZWXYJP
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-Loodl2cgA
“I think that when
you invite people
in your home, you
invite them to
yourself. “ –
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey
•Born: January 29th. 2010
•Occupation: American television
host, actress, producer,
philanthropists (help mankind, esp. as
shown by gifts to charitable
•Birthplace: Kosciusko, Mississippi
Oprah Winfrey
•Birth Name: Oprah
Gail Winfrey
•Moved to Nashville
because she had an
abusive and
troubled childhood
•In 1971 she went to
Tennessee State
University for radio
broadcasting and
television
broadcasting
Oprah Winfrey
•Also, she co-founded the women’s
cable network Oxygen
•At age three she learned
to read aloud and perform
recitations for her
grandmother
•She
publishes
her own
magazines,
O, The Oprah
Magazine
and O at
Home
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zg3T96fUZro
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-ylIbOoFiI&feature=related
Hyperlinks
www.quationspage.com/quotes/oprahwinfrey
www.wikipedia.org/wiki/ladygaga
www.imdb.com/ladygaga
www.womenshistory.about.com/od/chanelcoco/a/coco_chanel.htm
www.icelebz.com/quotes/coco/coco_chanel
www.biography.com/articles/oprah-winfrey
http://www.biography-andbiographies.com/Celebrities%20and%20Entertainers/OprahWinfrey.htm