Avon Brings 125th Anniversary Celebration to Madison Square Garden

** Disclosure: Sasha Muradali works for Proof Integrated Communications, a division of Burson-Marsteller, the public relations agency representing Avon for the 125th anniversary celebration. She was not personally compensated by Avon for attendance or for this post.**

Marketed as “the company for women,” sold in over 100 markets around the globe by over 6.5 million independent sales representatives and founded in 1886 in New York City, New York, Avon is the the world’s largest direct seller of consumer goods who is currently celebrating their 125th Anniversary on a massive, global tour.

For a company that sells four lipsticks every single second, where two out of five women across the world use their products, and who has donated over $800m to support their philanthropic pillars over the years, 125-years is not only a massive accomplishment but it speaks wonders about the female consumer.

Look at it this way, Avon had women selling products door-to-door, yes they call themselves the original “Social Network,” before the 19th Amendment was passed in 1919 in the United States guaranteeing women the right to vote.

The tour labeled as the “Avon BELIEVE World Tour,” is schedule to hit 16-major cities including New York City, London, Los Angeles, Chicago, Johannesburg, Moscow, Mexico City, São Paulo, Buenos Aires, Shanghai, New Delhi, Dallas, Atlanta and Istanbul.

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Adam Lambert for Rolling Stone. Image owned by Rolling Stone. Adam courtesy of 19 Entertainment.

Adam Lambert is gay. Are you surprised? More importantly, why do you care?

“I don’t think it should be a surprise for anyone to hear I’m gay. I’ve been living in Los Angeles for eight years as a gay man. I’ve been at clubs drunk making out with somebody in the corner.”

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