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Mary Kay Cosmetics is an international company that sells beauty products.

Mary Kay Cosmetics是一家销售美容产品的国际公司。 

One woman started the business in the 1960s with an investment of $5,000.

一名妇女在1960年代创办了这项业务，投资5,000美元。 

Mary Kathlyn Wagner was born in the state of Texas in 1918. For much of her childhood, she cared for her sick father while her mother worked long hours at a restaurant. 

玛丽·凯瑟琳·瓦格纳（Mary Kathlyn Wagner）于1918年出生于德克萨斯州。童年的大部分时间，她的母亲在餐厅长时间工作时，她照顾生病的父亲。 

Mary Kay married Ben Rogers when she was 17 years old. They had three children before he left home to serve in World War Two. When he returned, their marriage ended. Mary Kay looked for a job so she could support her children. 

玛丽·凯（Mary Kay）17岁时与本·罗杰斯（Ben Rogers）结婚。 他们在他离开家之前有三个孩子在第二次世界大战中服役。 当他回来时，他们的婚姻结束了。 玛丽·凯（Mary Kay）寻找工作，以便她可以养活自己的孩子。 

She began selling different kinds of products. One night, Mary Kay was showing products at the home of Ova Heath Spoonemore. Ms. Spoonemore began giving her guests some homemade skin care products. The products were developed by her father, J.W. Heath, in Arkansas. Mary Kay tried the skin care products and liked them. 

她开始销售各种产品。 一天晚上，玛丽·凯（Mary Kay）在Ova Heath Spoonemore的家中展示产品。 Spoonemore女士开始给客人一些自制的皮肤护理产品。 这些产品是由她的父亲J.W.开发的 希思，在阿肯色州。 玛丽·凯（Mary Kay）尝试了皮肤护理产品并喜欢它们。

She bought the rights to Heath’s skin care products and started her own company. She paid $500 for the legal rights to the products. And in 1963, The Mary Kay Cosmetics company began operating in Dallas, Texas. 

她购买了希思皮肤护理产品的权利，并创立了自己的公司。 她为产品的合法权利支付了500美元。 1963年，玛丽·凯化妆品公司（Mary Kay Cosmetics Company）开始在德克萨斯州达拉斯（Dallas）运营。 

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