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Timeless Beauty

By Judith A. Habert
Photos by Lisa K Miller

The list of awards and accomplishments that Dianne York she opened “Spa
Goldman has received are almost too many to mention, MD,” a favorite
When you consider that she has written four books, held a spa in the wealthy
leading role on a reality TV show, owned two spas, trav- town of La Jolla.
eled around the world as a model and created an amazing As a medical
mineral makeup line, you have to ask how one woman could spa they offered
accomplish so much. After spending some time with her, it both medical
becomes obvious that nothing can stop her. procedures and
Born and raised in St. Louis Missouri, and earning a degree a unique array of
in Economics from the University of Missouri in Colombia, spa services. As
Dianne was ready to make a move from her home town. expected, Dianne
Feeling like a big fish in a small pond, she decided to venture made this busi-
out into the world. Modeling offered her this opportunity, ness into another
and before long she found herself traveling the world as a huge success,
much sought after model. Her agency in Chicago directed winning best spa in the country for four years in a row.
her to move from home and take up residency in either Always looking for her next challenge in life, Dianne had
New York or Los Angeles. Wanting to be surrounded by the decided to tackle another industry which she felt was in dire
ocean and her beloved need of improvement. As a former
palm trees, she opted model and spa owner, Dianne was
to make the move to well aware of a huge problem with
LA in 1988. Once the the makeup industry. Although
move was made, she not much of the makeup she wore as a
only found herself busy model looked great in photographs,
42 with a lucrative model- it was often too heavy for everyday
ing career, but soon use. It also contained ingredients
began acting on TV and which were not good for the skin
in movies. Along with and therefore had long term nega-
her modeling and acting tive effects for its users. Her mis-
career she also became sion was to create a makeup that
a well known author and when applied still allowed you to
beauty writer, traveling see the beauty behind the makeup
yet again to promote her and not mask it. Dianne’s goal
books. With guest shots was to create a healthy mineral
on TV and Radio shows, makeup that allowed a women’s
she soon became a beauty to shine through. It took 9
household name in the long years of working with the best
beauty industry. labs in the country, but in 2006
As time passed Dianne Dianne launched DYG Cosmetics, a
felt she needed to move beautiful line of triple milled mineral
on to yet another exciting makeup including over 100 different
career, so she decided products. One of Dianne’s pet proj-
upon a move to San ects was to create a skin care line
Diego. Always a lover for young girls who were plagued
of beauty, the obvious with acne, realizing how much their
choice was to open her personalities were affected when
own high end salon to they were self conscious about their
help San Diegan women skin. She also worked on a series
look and feel beautiful. entitled “You Glow Girl,” and au-
Her first spa was simply thored a book Fun in the Sun Safely
titled “The Spa,” and was which taught the dangers of exces-
located in Encinitas, California. After making her business sive sun exposure and how to protect your skin from potential
a thriving success she sold it and moved on to a bigger and health risks. She founded You Glow Girl, a teenage skin care
better location. She found out that a beautiful space was company to help solve teenage breakout issues
available in downtown La Jolla, the town where she lived, so
September/October 2010