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OPENING THE DOORS OF HER BEVERLY HILLS MANSION ANASTASIA SOARE THE ‘EYEBROW QUEEN’ AND BILLIONAIRE BUSINESSWOMAN SHARES HER RAGS-TO-RICHES STORY

‘I arrived in America as an immigrant without a cent to her name who couldn't even spek the language’

Anastasia Soare recalls leaving her native Romania for the United States back in 1989, when her country was still behind the Iron Curtain.

“I wasn’t allowed to take anything with me,” she says. “I asked if they would allow me to save just a dollar, to make a phone call if I needed help, but the authorities were relentless and I knew that if I persisted too much, I could end up in prison.

“That’s how I arrived in America – an immigrant without a cent to her name who couldn’t even speak the language.”

That was the start of an extraordinary journey that saw Anastasia become known as the Eyebrow Queen and find fame for founding her beloved eponymous brand, Anastasia Beverly Hills. More

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