Christine Esposito, Managing Editor04.21.21
L’Oréal USA has donated $400,000 from its Inclusive Beauty Fund to sponsor four annual beauty scholarships as part of the onePULSE Foundation’s 49 Legacy Scholarship Program. The program was established in honor of those who lost their lives within the Pulse nightclub tragedy in Orlando, FL on June 12, 2016. As a tribute to their legacy, the scholarships honor the respective and aspirational career fields of the victims.
L’Oréal USA’s contribution will honor four of the victims who pursued careers in the beauty industry by providing four annual scholarships in perpetuity.
The onePULSE Foundation established the 49 Legacy Scholarship Program in 2019. The program annually awards 49 scholarships up to $10,000 each to be used at an accredited institution of higher education including career and technical schools. Scholarships are awarded to those with a strong academic or self-improvement interest, and community involvement. Any person, regardless of age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, disability or faith, is eligible to apply.
“We are proud to be a Founding Legacy Donor of the onePULSE Foundation and support their life-affirming mission. We hope our contribution can help to bring more beauty into the world despite this unfathomable tragedy,” said Stephane Rinderknech, president and CEO of L'Oréal USA. “It is our mission to build the standard in making beauty inclusive, and our endowment to the onePULSE Foundation will open doors for young people from all backgrounds to pursue their professional beauty dreams and bring out the unique beauty in everyone.”
Recipients of the 2021 49 Legacy Scholarships will be announced on April 24 at a virtual luncheon hosted by the Foundation. L’Oréal USA’s donation is drawn from the company’s Inclusive Beauty Fund, its corporate philanthropic initiative dedicated to fostering greater diversity, equity and belonging in the beauty industry.
L’Oréal USA’s contribution will honor four of the victims who pursued careers in the beauty industry by providing four annual scholarships in perpetuity.
The onePULSE Foundation established the 49 Legacy Scholarship Program in 2019. The program annually awards 49 scholarships up to $10,000 each to be used at an accredited institution of higher education including career and technical schools. Scholarships are awarded to those with a strong academic or self-improvement interest, and community involvement. Any person, regardless of age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, disability or faith, is eligible to apply.
“We are proud to be a Founding Legacy Donor of the onePULSE Foundation and support their life-affirming mission. We hope our contribution can help to bring more beauty into the world despite this unfathomable tragedy,” said Stephane Rinderknech, president and CEO of L'Oréal USA. “It is our mission to build the standard in making beauty inclusive, and our endowment to the onePULSE Foundation will open doors for young people from all backgrounds to pursue their professional beauty dreams and bring out the unique beauty in everyone.”
Recipients of the 2021 49 Legacy Scholarships will be announced on April 24 at a virtual luncheon hosted by the Foundation. L’Oréal USA’s donation is drawn from the company’s Inclusive Beauty Fund, its corporate philanthropic initiative dedicated to fostering greater diversity, equity and belonging in the beauty industry.