004 -Martha Stewart

Background: Martha Stewart was born August 3, 1941 in New Jersey. She wasn’t from a wealthy family but grew up babysitting for famous people like Yogi Berra and Mickey Mantle. At age 15 she began modeling and had contracts with companies like Unilever and Chanel. She used this to pay her way through college. She continued modeling until her first daughter was born, at which point she left and became a stock broker. In 1973 she left and began renovating houses and teaching cooking lessons. She founded a catering company with a friend in 1976. From here, she published her first cookbook in 1979, which lead to her first TV show in 1986. Martha Stewart Living Premiered in 1993.