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Mark R. Hughes

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Entrepreneur

The Resume

    (January 1, 1956-May 21, 2000)
    Born in Lynwood, California
    Birth name was Mark Hartman
    Founded Herbalife International (1980), a nutritional supplement and weight loss company
    Company motto: 'Lose weight now, ask me how'

Why he might be annoying:

    Detractors call Herbalife's multi-level marketing structure a pyramid scheme.
    Herbalife paid California $850,000 to settle a lawsuit over making exaggerated claims for the effectiveness of its products.
    He married four beauty queens and divorced three of them.
    He was busted for DUI returning from a strip club (1996).
    He died from an overdose of alcohol and anti-depressants.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was a charismatic, dynamic speaker.
    He went from selling weight loss products out of the trunk of his car to creating a company with over $1 billion in annual sales.
    He started the Herbalife Family Foundation, which donated over $6.5 million to children's charities.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 20 Votes: 95.00% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 188 Votes: 60.64% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 109 Votes: 48.62% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 14 Votes: 85.71% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 52 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 13 Votes: 84.62% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 58 Votes: 70.69% Annoying