8. Fearlessly go where no woman has gone before.
In 1986, The Late Showwith Joan Rivers made her the first woman to host a late-night show on a major network. To this day, there haven’t been many more, and certainly none like Joan. This coup also ended her long-standing friendship with Johnny Carson. In 2012, she told The Hollywood Reporter that when she called to give him the news, he hung up and never spoke to her again.
9. Red Carpet History
When Joan hosted the 1994 Golden Globes red carpet for E!, she never imagined it was the beginning of an institution. She and her daughter Melissa, made Who are you wearing? a required red carpet question and their catty banter may be single-handedly responsible for many stylists’ careers.
