An entrepreneur, empath and your soon-to-be favourite reality star (you just don’t know it yet). Mona Kattan is set to star in the upcoming season of Netflix’s megahit Dubai Bling.
While she’s set to be a firm favourite on our screens, she definitely isn’t new to the spotlight. With over three million Instagram followers, GRAZIA has all the details on the stunning “people-first” CEO.
Who is Mona Kattan?
Mona Kattan is an Iraqi-American entrepreneur who has become a global success in the beauty and fragrance industry. Born in Oklahoma in the USA to Iraqi parents in 1985, Mona moved to the UAE in 2003, completing her high school education at the Sharjah American International School. She then went on to study at the American University of Sharjah, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in finance. While she began her career in investment banking, we all know the beauty world came knocking…
Huda Beauty – The Billion Dollar Beauty Empire
In 2012, Alongside her two sisters Huda and Alya Kattan, Mona co-founded the revolutionary juggernaut Huda Beauty. Huda had been running a successful beauty blog, which then turned into a sold-out faux lash line at Sephora, before sprouting into one of the fastest growing beauty companies in the world. Mona, accompanied by Huda, sat at the number one spot on Forbes’ 40 Women Behind Middle Eastern Brands 2021 List, and at number six on the 50 Women Behind Middle Eastern Brands 2023. While entrepreneurial spirit runs in the family, Mona is a force of her own. Launching her own brands within the conglomerate, she continues to gear the company to new bounds as the Global President.
Kayali – The Fragrance empire
A self-proclaimed “perfume princess,” Mona is the founder of the six-years-in-the-making fragrance brand Kayali. An ode to her Arab heritage, the perfumes centre around her Arab roots – from the oud scents to the jewel packaging. Her obsession with scent was documented in her reality series ‘Huda Boss’, as she walked us through her perfume closet and her creative process within fragrance creation. Showcasing that her entrepreneurial endeavours are simply extensions of her passions, Mona’s devotion to scent starts far before the launch of Kayali. A woman of principle and momentum, we can only imagine the air of royal sweetness that trails wherever she goes.
Flourishing In Love – Who is Mona Kattan’s husband, Hassan Elamin?
As her career takes a life of its own, amounting to new levels of success by the minute, her love story is just as captivating. Mona and established entrepreneur Hassan Elamin tied the knot on 22.2.22 in a star-studded Dubai wedding at Raffles The Palm. fairytale, that started on their university grounds in 2003, has evolved into a 20 year bond that has seen an awe-inspiring star studded Dubai wedding.
Stylish and smart, Hassan graduated with a degree in Ms Insurance and Risk Management from Bayes Business School, London. The entrepreneur started off as an account executive before becoming the Head of Facultative, Middle East, Africa and Türkiye at Aon Reinsurance Solutions, where he currently works. He also admits that he is a crypto enthusiast in the video. When he is not sharing lovely photos of himself and his wife on his Instagram, he occasionally shows his interest in fitness and fashion there.
A Self-Love Advocate
Her monumental efforts don’t halt at her entrepreneurial endeavours, they transcend to her unyieldingly committed to movements and conversations. From the vulnerabilities of self love to centring what’s real within beauty, Mona doesn’t interact with larger dialogue with any superficiality. She gets real. Never cowering away, she uses her platform to amplify the voices of the unheard. Ingraining the values of her businesses in personal actions as well. Regardless of the controversy or negative feedback it garners, Mona consistently and adamantly uses her voice for good.
Dubai bling season 2
Season one of Dubai Bling followed the lives of Dubai-based stars including Farhana Bodi, Kris Fade, DJ Bliss, Danya Moahmmed, Ebraheem Al Samadi, Zeina Khoury, Lojain Omran, Safa Siddiqui and Loujain Adada. And now, Mona is set to join the cast.
@dubaiblingtv DUBAI BLING. S2 IS HERE! 💎 #DubaiBling
Only a very short teaser for Dubai Bling season two has been released. It features an array of expensive shoes stepping out of supercars. It ends with Lojain Omran, who seems to have a new look, stating: “It’s good to be back.”
Watch this space for all of the Dubai Bling updates…
