Jessica Alba has revealed she has struggled to be taken seriously as
both a businesswoman and an actress in an insightful new interview with
NET-A-PORTER.com’s The EDIT. The
34-year-old donned this season's most luxurious knitwear
for the accompanying shoot with the digital fashion magazine, showcasing
her natural beauty as she model the sophisticated looks.
Discussing
the perils of being a female CEO, Jessica - whose company deals in
non-toxic, ethical home products - explained:
'You feel like a lone wolf
surrounded by men who have done it all before.'
The
entrepreneur revealed that she encountered a lot of negativity from the
showbiz world when she first set up the company, which had $170 million
in 2014 sales and was valued at $1.7 billion as of August 2015.
However, Jessica was undeterred by her critics and used their doubts to fuel her drive and make her business a success.
She said:
'Certainly people in Hollywood underestimated me. They absolutely, 100 percent thought I was nuts.'It p***** me off! But as a woman, as an actress, I’ve dealt with that before. I’ve dealt with people undermining me; I’ve dealt with people thinking that I would do anything to get ahead and be successful.'I was never that girl. I never dated people to be successful, I never compromised myself, or my beliefs, or my values to get ahead. And you know, in a weird way, I liked it when they didn’t believe in me. It fueled me.'
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