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Doug Von Allmen made a fortune in sunglasses and parlayed that into beauty products.
Von Allmen, 62, is the owner of Beauty Alliance Inc., a Floridabased company that is the nation's largest independent distributor of professional beauty products.
Von Allmen purchased full ownership of the company in 2000 from his investment partner, Bruce Olson, for an undisclosed amount. Prior to buying the company outright, Von Allmen owned 59 percent of Beauty Alliance and Olson owned 41 percent. The company had a gross valuation of more than $200 million at the time of the sale, according to...