Victoria Beckham has been named Britain’s top entrepreneur – a significant pinnacle in her career evolution from Spice Girl to fashion icon.
Victoria Beckham has been named Britain’s top entrepreneur – a significant pinnacle in her career evolution from Spice Girl to fashion icon.
While many might still associate Victoria as Posh Spice or queen of the footballer WAGs, these days she is better known as the doyenne of the fashion world, and now, it seems, a respected leader in the business world.
Victoria, 40, claimed the number one spot on a list of Britain’s top 100 entrepreneurs released by Management Today magazine.
It’s just the latest in a long list of achievements that we can’t quite believe the hectic working mother of four has managed to squeeze into her schedule.
Most recently, she launched her very first clothing boutique in London’s Dover street on the same day that she was named by the UN as a Goodwill ambassador for UNAIDS agency. The new role has seen her travelling to Africa, where she met with women and children to help stop the spread of AIDS.
All of Victoria’s hard work is clearly paying off though, with the Times of London estimating David and Victoria Beckham’s combined wealth to be worth an estimated $695 million (£380 million), with the biggest earner amongst their collective branding ventures to be Victoria’s eponymous fashion label.
According to The Guardian, the Victoria Beckham label has recently had a “sales growth of 2,900% and employment growth of 3,233%” meaning the former Spice Girl is laughing all the way to the bank!
Victoria Beckham has been named Britain’s top entrepreneur – a significant pinnacle in her career evolution from Spice Girl to fashion icon.
The new honour comes just a few weeks after [Victoria launched her very first clothing boutique](http://www.womansday.com.au/celebrity/photo-galleries/2014/9/victoria-beckhams-posh-clothing-line-gets-a-posh-store-launch/) as the landmark fashion HQ of her eponymous designer label.
The new honour comes just a few weeks after Victoria launched her very first clothing boutique as the landmark fashion HQ of her eponymous designer label.
Hubby David Beckham was seen at the store for it’s inaugural opening.
Unfortunately the designer herself couldn’t be there because the very same day she was speaking at the United Nations in New York!
Victoria was named by the UN as a Goodwill ambassador for the UNAIDS agency.
Victoria Beckham launched her first official collection in 2008 with a capsule collection of only 400 dresses which sold out instantly. Here she poses with Jennifer Lopez, both wearing dresses from the range, as the pair attend the Marc Jacobs fashion show at the same New York fashion week where Victoria presented the first collection in a strictly limited showing with VIP fashion buys and editors.
Since then, the label has grown significantly and Victoria draws a huge crowd for her packed-out catwalk shows at Fashion Week.
Victoria Beckham’s eponymous label was named “Designer Brand of the Year” at the 2011 British Fashion Awards – she’s pictured here with fellow designer Marc Jacobs.
Victoria then took out “Woman of the Decade” award at the Glamour Awards in 2013, which she attended with her son Brooklyn.
As of 2014, Victoria and David Beckham’s joint wealth is estimated to be worth $695 million (£380 million) on the Times of London’s British rich list.
In 2013 the Victoria Beckham clothing label was evaluated as the star performer amidst the Beckham family’s business interests including hubby David’s footwear line and his many branding ventures – [such as his recent launch of his own whisky line – read more here.](http://www.womansday.com.au/celebrity/photo-galleries/2014/10/victoria-smooches-david-beckham-as-he-launches-his-own-liquor-line/)
In 2013 the Victoria Beckham clothing label was evaluated as the star performer amidst the Beckham family’s business interests including hubby David’s footwear line and his many branding ventures – such as his recent launch of his own whisky line – read more here.
According to The Guardian, the Victoria Beckham label has recently had a “sales growth of 2,900% and employment growth of 3,233%” meaning the former Spice Girl is laughing all the way to the bank! Indeed, here she was seen giving a rare smile when she dropped by her new London store for the first time since it launched.
We wouldn’t have picked her for a beer drinker! Victoria posted this snap of her sharing a congratulatory drink with her team in the days before the boutique launch: “Not long to go now! Thank you to everyone for all your hard work #vbdoverstreet x vb”
Victoria shared this snap of her first clothing boutique’s highly minimal appearance before the launch.
In her latest role as a UN Goodwill Ambassador, Victoria visited Africa, sharing the pictures of her experience on Twitter.
Meeting with health workers in Africa.
Rolling up her sleeves, Victoria proves she’s certainly not afraid of a little bit of hard work!
While that’s not quite a smile, it’s nice to see Posh in a slightly more relaxed pose as she met with hospital workers in Africa
It’s hard to believe all that Victoria has achieved as she’s gone from Spice Girl, to WAG, to fashion designer, to Entrepreneur of the year and now, a UN Goodwill ambassador!
