| Reported to be worth 150 million dollars each and named the Most Powerful Young Women in Hollywood, Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen arent just rich, beautiful and ambitious, theyre business moguls and have worked hard to build their empire. 19:56 In 2004, Americas favourite twins became the youngest recipients of a star on the fabled Hollywood Walk of Fame and the first ever twins to be honoured. Despite the honour, it was reported Mary-Kate and Ashley were disappointed they werent acknowledged with separate stars, instead having to share one. 20:16 The stars have been in show business since the age of nine months when they shared the role of Michelle Tanner on the family sitcom "Full House." Their 2004 feature film New York Minute was, as expected, panned by critics but reached its target audience and helped further their image, and bank balance. 20:37 After growing up in the spotlight and understanding the looks they wanted to wear, the superstar rich kids took their ideas to great heights when they developed their clothing collection for young, fashion conscious girls aged between 7 and 12. Mary Kate and Ashley also released their high end couture label The Row, named after Londons famous Savile Row, in 2006 to great acclaim. 21:04 As the twins get older, they are pursuing different creative outlets from one another, to distinguish their individuality. In 2007, Mary Kate had a small role in the film Factory Girl and enjoyed a 10 episode guest spot on hit US TV series Weeds ... |
