Bethenny Frankel (born November 4, 1970)[1] is an American reality television personality, entrepreneur, and author. She rose to prominence as a contestant on the reality competition series The Apprentice: Martha Stewart, in which she was the runner-up, in 2005. She later became a main cast member in the Bravo reality television series The Real Housewives of New York City; she has starred in eight of its twelve seasons since its premiere in 2008. She also starred in her own spin-off series Bethenny Ever After (2010–2012), Bethenny & Fredrik (2018), and the daytime talk show Bethenny (2013–2014).

Outside of her work in reality television, Frankel is the founder of the Skinnygirl, a lifestyle brand, and BStrong, a disaster relief organization. She is also the author of four self-help books.

In March 2009, Frankel's book, Naturally Thin: Unleash Your SkinnyGirl and Free Yourself from a Lifetime of Dieting, was published and The SkinnyGirl Dish: Easy Recipes for Your Naturally Thin Life, was published in December. She created an exercise DVD, Body by Bethenny, in spring 2010 and an audiobook, The Skinnygirl Rules, which summarized her two prior books.[26] In 2011, Frankel published, A Place of Yes: 10 Rules for Getting Everything You Want Out of Life and in December 2012, published the novel Skinnydipping.[27][28]

Frankel created a pre-packaged margarita line, named Skinnygirl Margarita, in 2009, which led to Frankel founding the company Skinnygirl and the cocktail line, Skinnygirl Cocktails. The company has since created products such as "candy, deli meat, sweeteners, popcorn, salad dressings, shapewear, and most recently, jeans and apparel."[29] She sold the cocktail line to Beam Global for $120 million in 2011.[30]September 2009