“She was at home and surrounded by her family.

Marilyn Miglin Cosmetics boasted 36fragrances and perfumes, and was eventually valued at $50 million.

Miglin married her real estate developer husband, Lee Miglin, when she was 20 years old.

Marilyn Miglin

Miglin leaves behind two children, Duke and Marlena (via theDaily Mail).

“I know that there is a beginning and an end for everyone,” she told theChicago Tribune.

“Now, why this way?

Marilyn Miglin smiling

That I don’t know…

But I am grateful for what we had.

We lived life to the fullest, we climbed all the mountains.

We didn’t just talk about it, we did it and that is what has sustained me.”