Stewart and Lynda Resnick
CATEGORY: Power Couples
COMPANY: Fiji/POM Wonderful/Resnick Family Foundation
INDUSTRY: Retail/Beverage
WHAT MAKES THEM HAUTE: Since the 1970s, this pair has acquired several companies such as POM Wonderful, Fiji and Teleflora. Lynda Resnick was the brains behind the branding for each company, while her partner and husband Stewart oversaw day-to-day logistics. Today, Stewart and Lynda Resnick are the owners of Paramount Farms, Paramount Citrus Companies, the Resnick Family Foundation and have a net worth of $2 billion, according to Forbes.
Edward Roski, Jr.
CATEGORY: Billionaires
COMPANY: Majestic Realty Co.
INDUSTRY: Real Estate
WHAT MAKES THEM HAUTE:
He owns more than 73 million square feet of commercial property from Los Angeles to Atlanta, as well as minor parts of the L.A. Lakers and hockey’s L.A. Kings. His company, Majestic Realty Co., is one of the leading real estate development companies in the world. The noted risk taker, who will attack anything from Mount Everest to the Titanic wreckage, is also an avid philanthropist. He donated $23 million to his alma mater, the University of Southern California, in 2006.
Haim Saban
CATEGORY: Billionaires
COMPANY: ABC Family/Saban Entertainment
INDUSTRY: Entertainment
WHAT MAKES THEM HAUTE:
He’s founder and part owner of Fox Family Worldwide, now known as ABC Family, and Saban Entertainment. He now sits at the helm of Univision, bought for $13.7 billion, and is also expanding his namesake brand, Saban Brands. Today, he is worth $2.9 billion. Over the course of his life, this media mogul and his wife have donated approximately $200 million to charity.
Ryan Seacrest
CATEGORY: Entertainers
COMPANY: Ryan Seacrest Productions
INDUSTRY: Television/Radio
WHAT MAKES THEM HAUTE:
Juggling multiple gigs, Seacrest may be the busiest man in Hollywood. He’s hosted and/or produced some of the trendiest TV and radio shows of the last few years such as On Air with Ryan Seacrest, the American Top 40 radio show, E! News and American Idol. At his own production company, he’s delivered reality TV hits like Keeping Up with the Kardashians and Jamie’s American Food Revolution.
Fred Segal
CATEGORY: Entrepreneurs
COMPANY: Fred Segal
INDUSTRY: Fashion
WHAT MAKES THEM HAUTE:
He founded the trendy Fred Segal boutique in 1960 when he opened the world’s first jeans-only boutique. The concept that garnered him success soon expanded into full-fledged fashion haven, Fred Segal Santa Monica. The beach location is so massive that they expanded to two buildings across the street from one another, both jam-packed with the latest trends and celebrity clientele.
Henry Segerstrom
CATEGORY: Originators
COMPANY: C.J. Segerstrom & Sons
INDUSTRY: Real Estate
WHAT MAKES THEM HAUTE:
Along with developing South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, he is also a managing partner of C.J. Segerstrom & Sons, one of the largest real estate empires in California. Segerstrom was integral to the expansion of the Orange County Performing Arts Center (which included the $200 million Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall) and the surrounding complex. In 2010, Carnegie Hall awarded him its annual Medal of Excellence for all the money and time he’s donated to causes in the arts.
John Simonian
CATEGORY: Entrepreneurs
COMPANY: Westime
INDUSTRY: Watches
WHAT MAKES THEM HAUTE:
He is owner and CEO of the highly successful luxury watch boutique Westime, which currently has two locations in West L.A. and one on Rodeo Drive. Simonian’s signature boutique is a watch collector’s dream, featuring brands like Dior, Audemars Piguet, Richard Mille and the Tiffany & Co. Watch Collection. This year, in charitable spirits, Westime’s Beverly Hills boutique hosted the ONLY WATCH Auction in support of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy research; 100 percent of the proceeds were donated.
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith
CATEGORY: Power Couples
INDUSTRY: Film/Television
WHAT MAKES THEM HAUTE:
The “Fresh Prince” stars in the highly anticipated Men in Black III to be released in 2012, while Mrs. Smith voiced a character in the third installment of the family film Madagascar. Together, the husband-and-wife team has founded the Will and Jada Smith Family Foundation, a charity dedicated to inner-city children and their families.
Stacey Snider
CATEGORY: Thinkers
COMPANY: DreamWorks SKG
INDUSTRY: Film
WHAT MAKES THEM HAUTE:
Ranked as one of the 50 most important women in business, Snider went from running Universal Studios to becoming co-chairman and CEO of DreamWorks with Steven Spielberg. Snider oversees all the creative and financial aspects of film development and production for this high-powered company.
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