弗兰克尔是作家、创业家，也是电视真人秀明星【她曾出演《纽约主妇》（RealHousewivesofNewYorkCity）】。2009年，她首次以“瘦身女孩”玛格丽塔（一种鸡尾酒——译注）推出了自己的酒类品牌“瘦身女孩”（Skinnygirl）。这种混合酒大获成功，今年，弗兰克尔将它以1.2亿美元的价格卖给了BeamGlobal酒业公司（BeamGlobalSpirits）。
从那时起，弗兰克尔又推出了一款白桑格利亚汽酒，一套恢复性的清洁系统（restorativecleansingsystem，它特别便于喝多了鸡尾酒后翌日清晨的清洁工作）以及一套护肤产品。
译者：清远
BethennyFrankel
Author,businessentrepreneur,andrealityTVstarBethennyFrankel("RealHousewivesofNewYorkCity")debutedherSkinnygirlalcoholbrandin2009withtheSkinnygirlMargarita.ThemixeddrinkwassuchasuccessthatFrankelsoldthecocktailtoBeamGlobalSpiritsthisyearfor$120million.
Sincethen,Frankelhascomeoutwithawhitesangria,arestorativecleansingsystem(convenientforamorningafteronetoomanycocktails),andaskincareline.
InSeptember,SkinnygirlMargaritawaspulledoffWholeFoodsshelvesaftertheretailerreportedlydiscoveredthatthepremixedcocktailwasn'tasnaturalasFrankelclaimedittobe.Whilethebottledidn'thaveingredientslistedonthelabel,Frankelhadtoutedthedrinktobemadeof"allnatural"ingredients,includingtequilaandagavenectar.Saltwasfurtherpouredonthebrand'swoundafterapairofcustomersfileda$10millionclassactionlawsuitallegingfalseadvertising.