BADASS WOMEN
42 LILLY SINGH This fall
the 30-year-old comedian and
YouTube star will become the
only female late-night host on a
broadcast network when she
takes over Carson Daly’s slot
on NBC’s evening lineup. “An
Indian-Canadian woman with
her own late-night show? Now,
that is a dream come true,”
41
MARIE
KONDO
With her
KonMari
method of deciding to
keep only items that
“spark joy,” two best-
selling books translated
into 40-plus languages,
a new children’s title,
and a Netflix special,
Kondo has launched a
global phenomenon
on the subject of
decluttering (“Pretty
badass!” she says). Has
she ever met anyone
more organized than
she is? Not exactly.
“I’ve met many people
as organized as me—
especially in Japan,
where tidiness is implicit
in the culture.”
I am
inspired
by creative
people who
try to do
something
positive for
t he world .Ó
—FRANCES ARNOLD
LILLY SINGH
MARIE
KONDO
KARA GOLDIN
SEYI OLUYOLE
FRANCES
ARNOLD
said Singh after her show, A
Little Late with Lilly Singh, was
announced in the spring.
43 KARA GOLDIN The
entrepreneur runs Hint, the
largest independent nonalco-
holic-beverage company in
the country with over $100
million in sales as of this year.
When she’s not expanding
her brand into other areas like
sunscreen, she’s lobbying
Congress to make sure clean
drinking water is available at
schools and in the military. “I
love my job because I feel like
it’s part entrepreneur and part
advocate for the consumer,”
she says. “When I hear that a
$1.50 bottle of water is helping
people recognize that they can
create healthy change in their
lives, that’s pretty powerful.”
44 SEYI OLUYOLE After a
dance video of her students
was reposted by Naomi
Campbell, Imaan Hammam, and
Rihanna last spring, the founder
of Dream Catchers Dance
Academy in Nigeria became an
Internet sensation. The
scriptwriter and freelance film
director, who started the free
academy when she was just 14,
now uses her own salary plus
donations to house, care for,
and educate nine students and
teach about 150 kids total. “My
wish is to tour the world and
heal people with the joy these
kids exude, irrespective of their
pasts,” she says. “I believe the
future holds great things for us.
The world will know our name.”
45 FRANCES ARNOLD
When the Caltech professor
was awarded a Nobel Prize for
directing the evolution of
enzymes, she became only the
fifth woman in 117 years of Nobel
history to win in chemistry. “I
breed molecules like people
breed cats or dogs—only I do it
in the test tube with DNA and
bacteria,” she explains. This
method yields new enzymes
and other biomolecules to use
in practical yet earth-friendly
applications, like a nontoxic
alternative to pesticide praised
by Jane Goodall, someone
Arnold cites as an inspiration.
“I am inspired by creative
people who try to do some-
thing positive for the world,”
she says. We can add Arnold
to that list.
ISABEL
(left) &
MELATI
WIJSEN
56 InSTYLE AUGUST 2019
