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Contents // JUNE <strong>13</strong>, <strong>2017</strong> VOLUME 199 NUMBER 6<br />

ON THE COVER<br />

70 | BANGLE BILLIONAIRE<br />

By turning what women wear<br />

on their wrists into an affinity<br />

statement, Carolyn Rafaelian<br />

has grown the hippie brand<br />

Alex and Ani into a $1 billion<br />

company. Now America’s richest<br />

jeweler is working on world<br />

domination—and maybe an IPO.<br />

BY CLARE O’CONNOR<br />

COVER PHOTOGRAPH BY FRANCO VOGT FOR FORBES<br />

GROOMING: SUZANA HALLILI FOR DR. GRAF & ANDIS<br />

2 | FORBES JUNE <strong>13</strong>, <strong>2017</strong>

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