FORTUNE's annual ranking of America's leading businesswomen
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Rank: 5
(2004 Rank: 3)
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Avon
New York
Chairman and CEO
AVP
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| There's nothing pretty about Avon's recent performance. Growth rates around the globe have slowed, and the stock hit a 30-month low in October. Avon has high hopes for the China market, but the competition will be fierce. |
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From the November 14, 2005 issue
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| Highest pay |
| These women are among the highest paid in corporate America. All of them are employed by companies with over $1 billion in sales that filed proxies by September 1, 2005. |
| Young and powerful |
| Newcomer Charlene Begley heads up GE's plastics division and is the youngest of this group at age 39. She bumped last year's youngest gun, Citigroup CFO Sallie Krawcheck, now 40. But, on average, the Power 50 are in their late 40s. |
| Perennial powers |
| These women have been on the Power 50 each year since it began in 1998. |
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