Bethenny Frankel
The early years of Bethenny Frankel, the only child of legendary horse trainer Bobby Frankel, who walked out when she was 4, were filled with alcohol abuse, violent fights, an unhappily remarried mom, eating disorders, obsessive dieting and constant relocating. After graduating from NYU in 1992 with a degree in communications and psychology, she pursued acting in LA. When that didn't pan out, she dabbled in event planning and pashmina design. She returned to Manhattan in 2001, attended the Natural Gourmet Institute, founded health-conscious cookie company BethennyBakes, made it to the finale of 2005's "The Apprentice: Martha Stewart," wrote a
