Martha Stewart

Bought the rights to the Emeril Lagasse franchise of cookbooks, television shows and kitchen products for $50 million

Made a special appearance on "Ugly Betty" (ABC), in which she gave her friend Wilhelmina Slater (Vanessa Williams) tips on how to prepare a turkey

Hosted "Martha," a syndicated spin-off of "Martha Stewart Living," where she would give her home decoration and catering advice to a live audience

Hosted "The Apprentice: Martha Stewart," a reality series co-produced with Mark Burnett, a spin-off of the successful Donald Trump series

Launched a 24-hour satellite radio network with Sirius, on which Stewart hosts a weekly call-in show

The Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges against Stewart when she allegedly dumped stock in the biopharmaceutical company, ImClone Systems, after an unlawful tip from broker Peter Bacanovic; the insider trading charges were later dismissed, but she faced charges of obstructing justice and lying to investigators; convicted on all four counts and sentenced to five months in a minimum security prison and five months of house arrest

Started her own weekly syndicated series, "Martha Stewart Living"; expanded to a daily half-hour show in 1997, then to an hour-long format in 1999; has received a total of 29 Emmy nominations since its debut

Started her own magazine Martha Stewart’s Living, which attained a circulation of 1.3 million

Signed a deal with Kmart to be their lifestyle consultant, through which she was able to promote her line of bed and bath products

Began airing “Holiday Entertaining With Martha Stewart" (PBS), a TV special in which she offered advice on food preparation, home decorations and seating arrangements

Published her first book, Entertaining, a coffee-table book which sold over 500,000 copies

Formed the catering company "Uncatered Affair," with friend Norma Collier; catered parties and taught cooking classes

Settled in Connecticut with family

Became a food editor and columnist for House Beautiful magazine

Began appearing on television, first with Willard Scott on The "Today” Show

Began modeling in order to pay for school; appeared in various television and print ads

Raised in Nutley, New Jersey

Worked on Wallstreet as a stockbroker after graduating college; left around 1972 due to the recession