BeautiControl Success Stories

Dianne Thompson
Senior National Executive Director - North Carolina

When Dianne Thompson first joined BeautiControl, it was so she could pay her bills and just survive. But today BeautiControl has far exceeded Dianne’s expectations. “I truly believe I am living the American dream,” she says.

Dianne grew up on a rural tobacco farm in North Carolina. Her family didn’t have indoor plumbing until she was in high school, and she had to share a bed with one of her sisters. Most of her clothes were made from feed sacks. Everyday, Dianne’s family would rise at 4 a.m. She would go feed 5,000 chickens, then help her father with his tobacco crop. She’d take a bath, then meet the school bus at 7:30 a.m.

“It was the best decision of my life.”

In the summers, she would work all day in the tobacco fields. In the evenings, there were more chickens to feed, farm tasks and homework. Some nights, potatoes were all that they had for dinner. The fi rst real clothes Dianne ever had were purchased from earnings she made selling peas at the local farmers’ market. Her father gave them the seeds and they were responsible for planting, growing, harvesting and selling them.

Dianne remembers taking a Bushel of peas to the farmers’ market. She was offered $2 for the bushel. She said, ‘this was a lot of hard work! I can’t take less than $4!’ Well, they paid it. That was her first experience in ‘sales!’

As a little girl, Dianne remembers lying in bed at night hearing her parents argue about money. There was never enough. She vowed that when she grew up, she would make things better for them all. Dianne started focusing on the future at a very young age. She worked her way through school and pursued a career in nursing. She didn’t pass her final nursing exam, but she didn’t let that stop her. She took it again and passed. Diane earned a degree in nursing management and became a registered nurse.

Eventually, she became frustrated by the long hours away from her husband and three children. She joined BeautiControl in 1983 for the flexibility and freedom it offered. Even though she was not skilled in “doing parties,” she says, “It was the best decision of my life.”

One thing Dianne did know was that you can have anything you want if you’re focused and determined. And she possessed the determination and focus to make her life and the lives of her family better. She held parties and learned something from each one. “Once I realized how simple this business was, I made up my mind that I was going to give this opportunity a shot,” she says.

“As a family we have lived the American Dream and my life has been blessed in so many ways. My dream home, a beach house, beautiful jewelry and trips I would have ever taken because of the expense. My children had their college education paid for, and now I have set up education funds for my grandchildren.”

Looking back over her years with BeautiControl, Dianne says that being recognized and earning rewards is what makes this opportunity so different. “I’ll never forget the day I became a Unit VIP. Earning a diamond ring was one of my most memorable moments… I had never earned anything like that before.”

BeautiControl has taught Dianne that you can overcome any challenge — financial, education, health — to achieve your dreams. “As a family we have lived the American Dream, and my life has been blessed in so many ways. My dream home, a beach house
beautiful jewelry and trips I would have never taken because of the expense. My children had their college education paid for, and now I have set up education funds for my grandchildren.”