Sharon Chuter , beauty veteran and founder of Uoma Beauty, has died, a family member has confirmed to WWD.

She passed away on Aug. 14 on a patio in Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles medical examiner’s office. The cause of death is still being investigated.

Chuter was 38 years old.

The Nigerian-born beauty executive held roles at L’Oreal, Revlon and LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton before founding Uoma in 2019. The line, which included a hero foundation that offered 51 shades as well as other complexion, lip, cheek and eye products priced from $18 to $40, debuted at Selfridges and rolled out to Ulta Beauty shortly after.

The line was born in part from Chuter’s aim to bring meaningful inclusivity to beauty at a time when, following Rihanna’s 2017 debut of Fenty Beauty, other

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