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Huda Kattan

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Research cited

  1. Independent early profile of Kattan’s move from employment and makeup practice into blogging (The New Yorker) newyorker.com
  2. Independent profile of the blog, family enterprise, products, and influence (The New York Times) nytimes.com
  3. Independent account of product formation and family participation (Entrepreneur Middle East) mena.entrepreneur.com
  4. Independent report on social reach and the economics of beauty influence (CNBC) cnbc.com
  5. Independent report on TSG Consumer’s minority investment in Huda Beauty (WWD) wwd.com
  6. Trade rewrite of Kattan’s own video announcement of her 2020 CEO handoff to Nathalie Kristo (Global Cosmetic Industry) gcimagazine.com
  7. Institutional biography attributing North American and digital operating infrastructure to Nathalie Kristo and her team (Cosmetic Executive Women) cew.org
  8. Independent trade report on Kattan’s CEO return and the short professional-management succession (WWD) wwd.com
  9. Trade rewrite of Kattan’s own Instagram video announcing her CEO return, redesign, and portfolio changes (Global Cosmetic Industry) gcimagazine.com
  10. Independent report clarifying the 2020 to 2024 executive sequence (Cosmetics Business) cosmeticsbusiness.com
  11. Independent report on the federal court’s final settlement approval and disclosure allegations (The National) thenationalnews.com
  12. Order granting final approval of the class settlement, Ramirez v. HB USA Holdings, Inc., No. 5:20-cv-01016 (C.D. Cal.), Dkt. 92 (U.S. District Court, Central District of California / CourtListener) storage.courtlistener.com
  13. Court docket, Ramirez v. HB USA Holdings, Inc. (U.S. District Court, Central District of California / CourtListener) courtlistener.com
  14. Trade report on settlement amount, refunds, and Huda Beauty’s denial of wrongdoing (Cosmetics Business) cosmeticsbusiness.com
  15. Independent transaction report on KAYALI’s separation, General Atlantic, TSG repurchase purpose, and undisclosed value (Reuters) reuters.com
  16. Independent report on Kattan’s repurchase of TSG’s minority stake (The Business of Fashion) businessoffashion.com
  17. Founder announcement of the return to full ownership (Huda Kattan / Instagram) instagram.com
  18. Huda Beauty press release announcing that Kattan bought back her equity and is the sole owner (Huda Beauty / PR Newswire) prnewswire.com
  19. Independent report on TikTok’s removal of the video and the claims it contained (People) people.com
  20. Independent trade report quoting Sephora’s statement that it was reviewing the issue, and Kattan’s response (Beauty Independent) beautyindependent.com
  21. Independent report on Kattan’s response: she removed the video herself, denied promoting antisemitism, and said her criticism targeted the Israeli government (Khaleej Times) khaleejtimes.com
  22. Current direct-commerce and product record (Huda Beauty) hudabeauty.com
  23. Current wholesale distribution and assortment record (Sephora) sephora.com
  24. Independent industry analysis of Huda Beauty’s portfolio and longevity context (Vogue Business) vogue.com

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