#HERstory2.0: The World's Most Powerful Female Entrepreneurs by Forbes

Check out 16 women who Forbes says, "redefined power by building their own businesses against all odds." We've highlighted a couple below but check out the full list at Forbes HERE!

Sara Blakely, Founder SPANX

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"At 29 Blakely invested her entire life savings, $5,000, trying to come up with something flattering to wear under her white slacks. Six months later the one-time Disney World ride greeter and door-to-door fax machine salesperson found her new line of shaping underwear named one of Oprah Winfrey's Favorite Things. Since then Blakely has taken Spanx from a one-product wonder sold out of her Atlanta apartment to a powerhouse with $250 million in annual revenues and net profit margins estimated at 20%."

Sofia Vergara, Cofounder Latin WE

Photo: AP

"Offstage the Modern Family star is the critical co-founder of a 17-year-old talent management and new media company, LatinWE, which pulled in an estimated $27 million last year. This year saw the release of a social networking site connecting Latino talent with fans. A Pepsi spokeswoman calls the company 'the connective tissue between Pepsi and the Hispanic marketplace.'"

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