Elle UK – September 2019

The pioneer:MARIARAGA

CEOof Depop

WhileotherplatformsscrambletocourtGenZ,nooneis doingit as

successfullyasMariaRaga– whosesocialshoppingappDepop

has 13 millionusers,mostofwhomareunder26.Notonlyis she

transformingthewaya newgenerationshops(tappingintotheir

relaxedviewsonownershipandinterestinsustainability),she’son

a missiontolauncha generationofyoungentrepreneurs.Topsellers

canearn£3OO,OOOa year,makingit morethanjusta sidehustle.

The history-maker:RIHANNA

CEOof Fenty and Fenty Beauty

Ah...LVMH and Fenty – what a power couple. The

luxuryconglomerate’s first original line since Christian

Lacroixin1987. And the first LVMH label to be led

bya woman of colour. But the real power lies in the

factthatwhere Rihanna goes, sales follow. Most of

themusician’s wealth has come from her make-up

line,Fenty Beauty. Watch as her Midas touch takes

overthefashion world – and your wardrobe.

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The drivingforce:

ADESUWA

Modelandfilmmaker

Scoutedwhilestudyingfora

chemistrydegree,Adesuwahas

becomea firmfavouritewiththelikes

ofFendi,ChanelandPrada.Sheis

constantlydrivingtheconversation

aroundrepresentation:whenher

agencywarnedheragainstwearing

herhairindreadlocks,shedidit

anywayandwasbookedtoopen

Coach’s2O18Cruiseshow.Oh,

she’salsoprobablytheonlymodel

whohasdoneaninternshipatNASA.

THEDIRECTORS

Off-White’s

VirgilAbloh

withFenty

founderRihanna

MAKEASTAND

Adesuwais a

drivingforce

forwider

representation

ELLEPower List

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Maria Raga

Adesuwa

Maria Raga

Virgil Abloh and Rihanna

Photography: Instagram/@mariadepop, Austin Hargraves/August Images.