💄 From Lakmé to Westside: Simone Tata’s Inspiring Legacy ✨
- MediaFx
- 2 days ago
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TL;DR
Simone Tata, the 95-year-old “cosmetics queen” of India, who turned Lakmé into a household beauty brand and later built Westside into a retail giant, is now in Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital due to lung issues. 🌸 Doctors say she is stable. 🙏 Her life journey—from a Swiss tourist to one of India’s most powerful businesswomen—is nothing short of filmi! 🎬 Let’s dive into her fascinating story.
🌍 A Swiss Woman Who Became an Indian Icon 🇮🇳
Simone Tata was born in 1930 in Geneva, Switzerland. 🌹 In 1953, she came to India as a tourist, but life had bigger plans! ✨ She met Naval Tata (father of Noel Tata and foster father of Ratan Tata) and married him in 1955. 💍 From that day, India became her permanent home. 🏡
She is mother to Noel Tata and stepmother to Ratan Tata, two big names in the #TataGroup family legacy. 👑
💋 The Woman Behind Lakmé 💄
Back in the 1960s, India had very few beauty brands. Simone saw that women needed affordable and relatable cosmetics. 🪞 She took charge of Lakmé, then a tiny subsidiary of Tata Oil Mills. 🚀
👉 By 1961, she was Managing Director.👉 In 1982, she became Chairperson.
Under her, #Lakme exploded in popularity—bright lipsticks, kajal, nail paints became every Indian girl’s dream. 💅 She made beauty accessible, not just for the rich, but for every working-class woman too. 🌸
🛍️ From Beauty to Fashion: Birth of Westside ✨
In 1996, Tata Group sold Lakmé to Hindustan Unilever. 💼 But instead of stopping, Simone used the sale money to start Trent Ltd. 🔥
That’s when #Westside stores were born—modern, stylish, but pocket-friendly fashion for Indian families. 👗👕 Today, Westside is one of the most loved #retail brands in India.
Simone proved that she was not just about beauty—she was about empowering people with style, dignity, and choice. 🙌
❤️ Her Current Health Update
Now at 95 years old, Simone Tata has been admitted to Breach Candy Hospital, Mumbai due to fluid buildup in her lungs. 🏥 Doctors say she is stable and under the care of senior physician Dr. Farokh Udwadia. 🙏
📊 Why Simone Tata Matters for the People
Simone’s story is more than just corporate success. 🌍 She brought jobs for thousands of workers, created products that boosted confidence for Indian women, and built retail spaces where everyone—rich or poor—could shop with pride. 👩🦱👨🦱
From a people’s lens, her life is a perfect example that when businesses are built with care for society, they uplift not just the wealthy, but also the working class. 💪
🗣️ MediaFx Take
Simone Tata showed India that luxury shouldn’t be for a few—it should be for all. 💖 Whether through Lakmé or Westside, her work gave dignity and style to ordinary Indians. That’s the kind of leadership our society needs today—business that is rooted in people first, profits second. 🙌
