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If there were a Beautylympics, Forbes knows who would win. They ranked the top ten beauty brands in the world based on how much money the companies are worth, and, in order, they are: Olay, Avon, L'Oreal, Neutrogena, Nivea, Lancome, Dove, Estee Lauder, Biore, and Shiseido. Estee Lauder had the highest jump from last year (22 percent), while Nivea had the biggest drop (15 percent).
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