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Shirley Polykoff

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Entrepreneur

The Resume

    (January 18, 1908-June 4, 1998)
    Born in Brooklyn, New York
    Executive for advertising agency Foote, Cone and Belding
    Founder of the Shirley Polykoff Agency

Why she might be annoying:

    She wasn't a natural blonde.
    She was fired as a secretary due to numerous misspellings.
    Most of her accounts were female-oriented, such as hair dyes, feminine hygiene and bras.
    She created the slogan 'Do Blondes Have More Fun?'

Why she might not be annoying:

    Many companies refused to hire her because she was Jewish.
    Her Clairol tagline, 'Does She...Or Doesn't She?,' increased the company's earnings 413 percent.
    In 1981, she was inducted into the Advertising Hall of Fame.

Credit: Black Chic


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 90.91% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 10 Votes: 30.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 21 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 21 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 56 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 36 Votes: 52.78% Annoying