8 Iconic Women That Prove Age is Just a Number

by Kathryn Kyte

It may not be Women's History Month, which falls in March, but that doesn't mean acknowledging and celebrating empowering women shouldn't occur. Whether you're in your twenties or your fifties, it's important to remember the words of the late and great talent, Aaliyah Age ain't nothing but a number, and inspiration can come from anyone at any point in your life.

So you want to be a chef but you're 25 and can't cook? You may be surprised the age that culinary icon, Julia Child learned her way around the kitchen (find out below). In addition to Child, here are remarkable women who've achieved success regardless of their age, removing stigma and criticism from the conversation and instead inspiring hard work, dedication, and sometimes, a bit of luck.

Have a look at eight women from food, fashion, TV, film, beauty and media that have a notable name we won't soon forget.

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Michelle Phan

Michelle Phan is 29-years-old and has already built a $500 million beauty empire, according to Forbes. What started as YouTube tutorials spun into a global beauty, wellness and inspirational phenomenon, and this was done all while Phan was struggling to make ends meet working as a waitress and trying to put herself through art school. She eventually had to drop out due to financial reasons, but that didn’t stop her for continuing her undeniable presence on and offline. In 2011 she founded Ipsy and wrote a book. In 2015 she partnered with Endemol Beyond USA and formed the ICON Network. She has over 8.7 million YouTube subscribers, has created her own digital graphic book (HELIOS:FEMINA), and the list goes on. All this and she hasn’t even hit 30 yet. Michelle Phan shows us that financial problems can smoke us all in our pursuit, but it’s how we power through, the networks we hold close, and the drive behind our own brands that can make success happen through unconventional ways.