"In a lot of ways, these businesses have become the new American Dream, " says Bernadette Grey, editor-in-chief of Working Woman magazine.

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"In a lot of ways, these businesses have become the new American Dream, " says Bernadette Grey, editor in chief of Working Woman magazine.

FORBES: Entrepreneurial moms

Back at the Santa Monica apartment she shares with two roommates, Gigi opens her closet to reveal a pile of fashionable footwear, including fabulous gold Wonder Woman boots, which she says she was "gifted" while working at the magazine.

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