The Queen of Young King

By Elaina Hamilton & Gloria Dalton

In 2019, Soror Cora Miller and her husband, Stefan, founded a company called Young King Hair Care Products. Young King is a plant-based, natural grooming hair care product company designed exclusively for multicultural males with curly/kinky/coily hair. Soror Miller sat down with us for a chat to tell us how and why she and her husband created a business just after becoming first-time parents. She also shared her experiences of being a first-time business owner and why she chose to be a woman of Sigma Gamma Rho.

A King is Born

“After giving birth to a beautiful brown baby with a head full of gorgeous hair,” the Millers noticed that there were no clean, natural hair care products specifically designed for curly and coily headed young men in the beauty aisles or in the beauty industry. Originally from Southern California, Soror Miller has always believed that representation is important, especially in the products that you use. “You should always feel represented in a space and see yourself in the products that you use and activities that you do.” Noticing the gap or lack of representation for young men of color in the beauty industry, specifically for textured hair care, led her on a quest to create products for her son Kade and other young men. Her background as a VP of external affairs for healthcare led her to become a champion of people of color and now, through the creation of Young King, she is a champion for her son and other young men of color regarding self-care and self-love.