MARY KAY Cosmetics Ltd. recently honored its top sales and recruiting achievers at the com- pany’s 14th annual seminar, “World of Dreams,” held Aug. 5-7 in Toronto. Mary Kay Ash_ personally recognized Monica Noel, Vivian Stevens and Thelma Allen, all of North Vancouver, for their out- standing sales achievements for 1993, ending June 30. Noel was one of 59 Canadian directors awarded a beautiful gold and diamond ring for achieving a minimum of $18,000 in net wholesale purchases. At the consultant level, Stevens FASHION Three local women honored by Mary Kay and Allen were also awarded a stunning gold and diamond ring for this outstanding sales achieve- ment. Mary Kay Cosmetics is com- mitted to providing a business op- portunity for women in its in- dependent sales force, and it sup- ports this mission through con- tinued education and recognition. The company's founder and chairman emeritus, Mary Kay Ash, feels that ‘‘people should be praised to success,"’ Mary Kay’s annual seminar ex- pands this philosophy, giving the company the opportunity to recognize and reward its businesswomen for reaching per- sonal goals. Attended by over 2,200 women, this year’s seminar included gener- al assemblics with speeches from Ash, top directors and company executives. Mary Kay businesswomen attended career enhancement classes, previews of new products and programs and the gala awards night where to achievers were presented with awards in recognition of their outstanding success. Mary Kay Cosmetics Ltd. is the Canadian subsidiary of Mary Kay Cosmetics Inc. whose head office in Dallas, Texas is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. The company has been named one of the ‘*Top 100" companies to work for in both Canada and the U.S., and has become a billion-dollar Fortune 500 com- pany, named in the April 19 issue of Fortune magazine. 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