InStyle USA – August 2019

50 InSTYLE AUGUST 2019

12 LISA NISHIMURA “When

you’re doing something

with no blueprint or historical

precedence, it can be

anxiety-provoking or thrilling,”

says Netflix’s VP of indepen-

dent film and documentary

features. The executive

has changed the face of TV

entertainment and become

an Oscar, Emmy, BAFTA, and

Peabody Award–generating

machine by acquiring docu-

mentary and comedy programs

such as Making a Murderer

and Hannah Gadsby: Nanette.

“Being a small part of people

genuinely connecting to a

well-told, infinitely powerful

story on a global scale is an

honor beyond what I imagined.”

13 U.S. REPS KAY GRANGER

(R) & NITA LOWEY (D)

As the first women to run a

House committee since 1977,

House Appropriations

Committee Chairwoman

Lowey and Ranking Member

Granger are making history

by joining forces across the

aisle. “The last time two

women led a committee, it

was the Select Committee

on the House Beauty Shop.

Now Kay and I lead one of

the most powerful commit-

tees in Congress,” says Lowey.

“Women aren’t knocking on

the door asking for a chance

to speak anymore; we’re

leading the conversations.”

14 BRUNA PAPANDREA

The Australian producer

rose up from an impoverished

childhood to become an

Emmy winner (for Big Little

Lies) and the founder of her

own production company,

Made Up Stories, focused

on groundbreaking female-

centric stories, like the

upcoming Nine Perfect

Strangers. “What the world

and you might perceive

as a deficit, let it be your

superpower,” she says.

15 LIZZO Since appearing

naked on the cover of her

major-label début album, Cuz

I Love You, in April, the rapper,

singer, and classically trained

flutist has become a beacon

of self-love, continually

inspiring fans to be more

confident in themselves.

16 KATRINA LAKE The CEO

of the digital personal-styling

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SARAH BERGBREITER Inspired by Star Wars,

the professor of mechanical engineering at

Carnegie Mellon made her first foray into

robotics at age 7 or 8. “I tried to build a robot to clean my

room,” she recalls, laughing. Now she has loftier goals.

Her robots, which can be smaller than an ant and up to

the size of a Tic Tac, may eventually be used for micro-

surgery, search and rescue, and safety inspections for

hard-to-reach spaces, like inside jet engines. She doesn’t

envision a dystopian world where robots replace humans,

however: “You want robots to complement humans.”

company Stitch Fix has

changed the way women shop

online. Recently the company

has grown exponentially,

generating over $1 billion in

sales while serving more

than three million clients. “A

badass is someone with grit,

perseverance, and a lot of

doubters in her wake,” she

says. “Stitch Fix is a business

few people believed in and

What the world and you

might perceive as a deficit,

let it be your superpower.”

—BRUNA PAPANDREA

LISA

NISHIMURA

BRUNA

PAPANDREA

KAY GRANGER

(left) & NITA

LOWEY

LIZZO

GRACE

STRATTON