Sierra Gates

Sierra Gates is a television personality, founder and CEO who was raised by her parents in Decatur, Georgia. At the age of 15, she was pregnant with her first child, dropped out of high school and kicked out of the house. Needing a way to provide for her daughter, she found a job at the South De Kalb Mall as a make up artist. Her new job as a make up artist soon led her to begin her career in the beauty industry at the age of 16. Applying make up wasn't her forte but she thoroughly enjoyed perfecting eyebrows. As a young entrepreneur, Sierra faced obstacles after slight set backs in her cosmetic line start up. She then regained her confidence and successfully launched her cosmetic line, Sierra's Secrets Cosmetics in 2010. The 25-year-old has been a growing presence in the Atlanta fashion and beauty scene for about a decade since taking her brand across Metro Atlanta. It's fitting, when you consider how important hard work has been in getting Sierra ahead in life. Sierra opened The Glam