Victoria Jackson

Victoria Jackson (born August 31, 1955) is an American cosmetics businessperson, writer, and philanthropist. She ran the cosmetics business Victoria Jackson Cosmetics for many years. In 2008, after her daughter was diagnosed with neuromyelitis optica (NMO), Jackson and her husband, Bill Guthy, established the Guthy-Jackson Charitable Foundation, funding research into NMO treatment and cures. In 2017, she was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, New York.

Jackson has written several books: The Power of Rare: A Blueprint for a Medical Revolution (Regan Arts, 2017); Saving Each Other: A Mother-Daughter Love Story (Vanguard Press, 2012); Redefining Beauty: Discovering Your Individual Beauty, Enhancing Your Self-Esteem (Warner Books, 1993); and Make Up Your Life: Every Woman's Guide to the Power of Makeup (HarperCollins, 2000).

When her daughter was diagnosed with the rare autoimmune disease, neuromyelitis optica, (NMO), innovative cosmetics entrepreneur Jackson shifted her focus, talents, and financial resources “from mascara to medicine.”

In the course of creating, funding, and leading a research foundation with her husband, Jackson has shaped a paradigm-breaking approach to medical research. In addition to connecting 175 innovative problem solvers from 28 countries and even more diverse fields of expertise in an unprecedented model of collaboration, the Guthy-Jackson Charitable Foundation has created a global community of patients, advocates, and healthcare stakeholders, with significant positive impact on the treatment of autoimmune and related diseases. Underscoring the transformative significance of Jackson’s work, in 2016 Victoria and her daughter, Ali Guthy, were invited to speak at the Vatican’s 3rd Annual Regenerative Medicine Conference and to join global leaders likewise devoted to improving and saving lives. Recipient of multiple awards, Ms. Jackson has been described as a passionate advocate for women’s empowerment and entrepreneurship, and her iconic beauty line, Victoria Jackson Cosmetics, is still going strong.

A successful author and speaker, Jackson and her daughter, Ali, most recently co-authored Saving Each Other: A Mother-Daughter Love Story (2012).

Victoria is married to Bill Guthy. They have two children: daughter Ali Guthy and son Jackson Guthy, a singer and songwriter.

• Jackson, Victoria; Yeaman, Micahel (2017). The power of rare: a blueprint for a medical revolution. New York: Villabella Press. ISBN 9780692928998. OCLC 1007728301.
• Jackson, Victoria; Guthy, Ali; Rivas, Mim Eichler (2012). Saving each other: a mystery illness, a search for a cure: a mother-daughter love story. New York: Vanguard Press. ISBN 9781593157340. OCLC 820817170.
• Jackson, Victoria; Calistro, Paddy (1993). Redefining beauty: discovering your individual beauty, enhancing your self-esteem. New York: Warner Books. ISBN 9780446517409.
• Jackson, Victoria; Andrea Cagan; Kirkland, Douglas (2000). Make up your life: every woman's guide to the power of makeup. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 9780060196394.