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Rea Ann Silva (born in 1961) is the creator of the Beautyblender makeup application sponge and the founder and CEO of the Beautyblender company. Silva created the sponge while working as a make-up artist for the Girlfriends television series. In 2019, her company's sales were expected to reach $215 million.

Early Life and Education :

Sliva was raised in Los Angeles, California, and according to sources, she attended the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles( Source 4)

Career:

According to one of the beauty blender about pages, Silva has years of experience working as a makeup artist for artists such as Dr. Dre, Eve, Tupac, and Brandi during her tenure at  MTV(Source 1) and years of experience working with entertainers such as Regina King, Kerry Washington, and Macy Gray, according to the National Museum of History(Source 8). According to IMDB Silva also worked on sets for movies such as “Friday” (1995), “Money Talks”(1997), and “Idle Hands”(1999) (Source 7) in addition to  T.V shows like  “Girlfriends” and “Moesha” prior to her creation of the Beauty blender. (Source1)

Personal life section:

Silva has one daughter with the ex-Rams running back, Eric Dickerson (Source 2), and a son named Cruz Nix with her Husband Rory Nix (Source 6)

According to a report by MSNBC, Silva self-identifies as Latina coming from what she described as a blend of her Mexican, Spanish, and Native American mother and Portuguese and Irish father. (Source 5)

References[edit]

 * ^ NBC NEWS. "How broke, single mom Rea Ann Silva built her Beautyblender empire". Retrieved 29 March 2021.
 * ^ CEW. "Cosmetic Executive Women". Retrieved 29 March 2021.
 * ^ Smithsonian. "Rea Ann Silva, 1961 -". Retrieved 29 March 2021.
 * ^ "10 Fun Facts About BeautyBlender CEO—And Birthday Gal—Rea Ann Silva". beautyblender. Retrieved 2021-06-05.