Know Your Value and Forbes are officially looking for its next class of women who are proving that success has no age limit.
In 2021, we launched this first-of-its-kind “50 Over 50” list dedicated to spotlighting women who are making their greatest impact in life’s second half.
Produced in partnership with “Morning Joe” co-host Mika Brzezinski and her Know Your Value initiative, the “50 Over 50” is a collection of women who reject the conventional wisdom that their best years are behind them. They’re leading a movement: We received more than 10,000 submissions for 2021’s first list of 50 people.
We’ve since expanded the list from the U.S. to Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, South America and beyond. And now, we’re looking to do it for a sixth year in a row.
We continue to seek women who are actively stepping into their power in their sixth decade or beyond. We’re looking for new stories about accelerating or recreating careers to reach the highest echelons of a business or field after turning 50—with an eye toward women who have overcome significant odds and are creating businesses at scale. And most importantly, we’re looking for an entirely new group of women for this year’s class of “50 Over 50”; no repeats are allowed for this dynamic list!
Want some examples of what we’re looking for? Bobbi Brown is a quintessential 50 Over 50: She sold her first company, the eponymous Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, to Estee Lauder for a reported $74.5 million in 1995. Then 38 years old, Brown signed a 25-year non-compete clause, figuring she’d be happy turning Bobbi Brown Cosmetics into a billion-dollar brand under the umbrella of a bigger company until it was time to retire in her 60s. Only one catch: She didn’t want to retire. Now 68, Brown is the founder and CEO of Jones Road Beauty, a direct-to-consumer clean makeup brand that has achieved viral TikTok success.
Or Bettie Parker. After a 33-year career as a math teacher in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, Parker embarked on a second act as a politician. In 2017, then 69, Parker became her city’s first female mayor—an accomplishment all the more poignant for a Black woman who’d been born into segregation and as a child could not even use her city’s public restrooms.
Do these stories describe you, or someone you know? Submit your nomination for the U.S. 50 Over 50 today. The full guidelines are below, and for ideas and inspiration, see our 2025 50 Over 50 here, or our inaugural edition here. Guidelines and nomination form below.
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NOMINATION GUIDELINES
• Open to women whose residence or work is primarily based in the United States, born on or before December 31, 1975. If you turn 50 in 2026 (i.e, if your birth date is 1976 or later), you are too young to be eligible!
