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Did We Just Witness The Death Of The Millennial Girlboss?
Glossier’s Emily Weiss was one of the many Millennial girlbosses who launched her career in the wake of Nasty Gal’s Sophia Amoruso's rise of stardom, and she just stepped down as CEO.
By Ella Carroll-Smith3 min read
Emily Weiss founded her makeup and skincare line, Glossier, back in 2014. It was right around the time that a slew of other female founders were making a splash in the business world and starting their own companies. Many of them were following in the footsteps of Sophia Amoruso, the founder of Nasty Gal. Amoruso is often thought of as the “OG” girlboss, so much so that she even started a company called #Girlboss and wrote a book with the same name.