Top 10 of 2010: Ava Anderson

Top 10 of 2010: Ava Anderson

The Barrington teen put in a big year in the beauty industry, making good on her promise to innovate and promote healthful cosmetics.

Anderson's mission - to pull back the curtain on the toxic ingredients found in millions of makeup, personal care and skincare products - has taken on a patina of the pioneer. And she continues to lead with the growth and

evolution of her Ava Anderson Non-Toxic Cosmetics line.

What may have appeared to have been a young person's hyperbolic project is mainstreaming and staying put. Which puts the young beauty entrepreneur squarely among this year's biggest movers and shakers of the Ocean State.

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