Bethenny Frankel topped Forbes #55 stars on the Forbes Top 100 most powerful celebrities issues available now. Bethenny has come a long way since her days at her 720sq ft Beverly Hills apartment or as she states, " It wasn't until two years ago I made more than my assistant." Bethenny now joins a group of successful celebrity power women earning $55 years after she sold her "Skinny Girl" Margarita for a whopping $120 million. 

Forbes states Bethenny "represents a new breed of media-savvy entrepreneurs, who see reality television not as an outlet to feed their narcissism, but as airtime to promote their products." Bethenny admits, "What's the point of being on TV if you don't have something to sell?" 

Bethenny reveals her goal is to turn the Skinnygirl empire into a billion-dollar business. In addition to selling her Skinnygirl drink line, she also has a number of other "Skinnygirl" products in the works. And despite selling the drink line, Bethenny still retains the rights to use Skinnygirl for anything she wishes. 

Bethenny is an amazing example of hard work, perseverance, determination and passion. From her days with at The Apprentice, Martha Stewart to Bravo's Real Housewives of New York Bethenny proves to us women that anything and everything is possible if you have passion and determination. Success doesn't grow overnight and sometimes we need to reinvent our image and strategy in order to succeed. Just like Bethenny tried multiple business ventures, she never gave, she kept pushing and working hard. 

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