100% Pure Named Grand Prize Winner of First Annual Beauty Pitch

SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The first annual Beauty Pitch took place during the Professional Beauty Association's Beauty Week, hosted by Cosmoprof North America, and featured the ultimate brand presentation for every beauty entrepreneur.

100% Pure Co-Founder and CEO, Ric Kostick, along with Co-Founder and CCO Susie Wang, were selected as one of five finalists, from over 500 entries, to "pitch their concept" to businessman and Shark Tank star, Mark Cuban, and Co-Founder and CEO of Paul Mitchell Systems, John Paul DeJoria. A panel of four elite judges, including Melissa Goldstein, Beauty & Lifestyle Director for Martha Stewart Living and INC.com Associate, Neil Parmar picked 100% Pure as the grand prize winner of Beauty Pitch 2015. The award includes a one-year mentorship with Mark Cuban, $10,000 from TSG Consumer Partners and a partnership from CircleUp.

The focus of Ric and Susie's winning presentation was the brand's patented fruit pigment technology- the use of natural fruit pigments in lieu of chemicals to add color to products. Susie stained the back of her hand with a blackberry demonstrating the power of natural fruit pigmentation and how ingredients found in everyday fruits are utilized in all 100% Pure products.

"One of many things we look for in companies we support is a strong brand and solid point of differentiation. [This is] an area where 100%Pure stood out to us given the brand's traction, authenticity and their unique product formulation technique. We are excited to work with the team." -  Katie Fitzgerald, Manager of Business Development at CircleUp

"Mark has been providing wise words on an almost daily basis and his wife loves our products! Tons of investors have been showing interest in the brand and we are looking to double our size from 2015 to 2016. We continued our amazing growth trends and this quarter looks to be a breakout quarter across our online store, 12 retail outlets and wholesale division." - Ric Kostick

"TSG Consumer Partners CEO, Diane Miles', sage advice on our upcoming waves of new products has been its weight in gold. We are excited for our new launches and look forward to sharing them with our Purist fans." - Susie Wang

100% Pure looks to close out the third quarter of 2015 with new distribution deals inked internationally, a record setting sales period and several strategic new channels of customer acquisition.

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