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Martha Stewart works in a kitchen, circa 2000.
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Stewart (right) and Barnard College alumnus Wendy Spowitz (left) escort guest Takako Hayashi to the school's New York campus in 1960. Ms. Stewart, then known as Martha Costilla, graduated from Barnard College in 1963.
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Stewart poses for Glamor magazine in 1961. During high school and college, Stewart worked as a model, appearing in magazines and working for Chanel.
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After college, Stewart worked as a stockbroker and in 1976 started his own catering business. Stewart learned his love of cooking from his mother.
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In 1976, Stewart raises geese on the grounds of his home in Westport, Connecticut.
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Stewart and her husband Andrew pose outside their home in 1980. The couple married in 1961 and their daughter Alexis was born in 1965. She divorced in 1990.
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Stewart and Ruth Leatherman prepare food for an event in Westport, Connecticut in 1982. The event celebrated the publication of Stewart's first cookbook, Entertaining.
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Stewart appeared at a Milwaukee event in 1988. She has since published 99 of her books on various household themes.
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In 1990, Stewart launched Martha Stewart Living Magazine, bringing her homemaking expertise to American homes every month. Stewart's syndicated television show of the same name debuted in 1993.
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Stewart appeared on ABC's hit comedy “Ellen” in 1995 with Ellen DeGeneres (above left) and Joely Fisher.
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Stewart appeared in a 1995 holiday-themed television special with culinary icon Julia Child.
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In 1995, Stewart and media mogul Oprah Winfrey attended an event in New York's Central Park.
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In 1999, Stewart attended a state dinner at the White House with billionaire software programmer Charles Simoni.
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Stewart rings the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange in 1999. Stewart's media company Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia has launched an initial public offering, raising nearly $130 million on its first day of trading. Stewart became America's first self-made female billionaire.
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Kmart Chairman and CEO Chuck Conaway chats with Stewart at an event to launch Stewart's line of home products in 2000. Through strategic partnerships with major retailers, Stewart has been able to extend his brand beyond publishing and into home goods.
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In 2003, Stewart appeared with her mother, Martha, during a taping of CNN's “Larry King Live.”
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Stewart poses with her Emmy Award after “Martha Stewart Living'' won Outstanding Service Show at the 2004 Daytime Emmy Awards.
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Stewart speaks to the media outside a New York courthouse after a 2004 sentencing hearing. Stewart had been convicted of obstruction of justice and lying to investigators about a 2001 stock sale. She was sentenced to five months in federal prison and five months of house arrest upon her release.
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In 2005, Stewart met with staff on her first day back to work at Martha Stewart Living.
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Stewart unveiled an ankle monitor at a 2005 press conference. Next to her are television producers Mark Burnett, Martha Stewart, and Susan Lyne, who was president and CEO of Omnimedia.
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Stewart and Donald Trump shared a candid moment while filming a publicity campaign for NBC's “The Apprentice” in 2005. Stewart starred in her own version of the reality show.
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Stewart speaks to reporters alongside KB Home CEO Bruce Karatz at the unveiling of the Twin Lakes community in North Carolina in 2006. Mr. Stewart contributed to the design of the home.
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Stewart and her daughter Alexis appeared on the Daytime Emmy Awards red carpet in 2006.
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Stewart poses for a camera as she leaves the New York State Supreme Court in 2013. Stewart took the stand in a legal dispute involving contracts with rival retailers Macy's and J.C. Penney.
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Stewart attended the Hub Network's first Halloween bash in 2013.
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Stewart gets her makeup done in a private dressing room in New York in 2013.
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Stewart poses with celebrity chefs Daniel Boulud (left) and Eric Ripert at the 2014 Food Network Festival.
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Stewart appeared on Late Night with Seth Meyers in 2014 with his dog Genghis Khan II.
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In 2014, Stewart shares a moment with his granddaughter Jude.
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Stewart attended the 2014 Paddle for a Cure event in Sag Harbor, New York.
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Stewart roasted Justin Bieber on the 2015 Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber.
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Snoop Dogg and Stewart present an award at the 2017 MTV Movie Awards. The two appeared on several homemaking shows as co-hosts.
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Stewart throws out the first pitch at a New York Yankees baseball game in 2018.
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Stewart cut the ribbon at an event celebrating the grand opening of The Bedford Restaurant in Las Vegas in 2022. The opening marked Stewart's first foray into restaurant ownership.
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Stewart walks the runway with designer Dennis Basso for the 2022 New York Fashion Week show.
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Stewart will join Carson Daly, Savannah Guthrie, Bobby Flay and Hoda Kotb on the “Today” show in 2022.
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