Tippi Hedren Creates Nail Empire

While assisting displaced Vietnamese refugee seekers, actress Tippi Hedren noticed the women were fascinated by her long, polished fingernails. She flew in her personal manicurist and recruited other experts to teach them nail care so they could learn a practical skill. The training helped those women start new lives and careers in the nail salon business. Today, about 80% of nail technicians in California are Vietnamese, many descended from the women Hedren first helped.

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