Guide Note:

Ashley Qualls is a young entrepreneur from Detroit, Michigan. Her web site, Whateverlife.com, made her a millionaire at the age of 17.

Fast Facts:

1. Born in July, 1990 in Detroit, Michigan
2. Registered the domain name at the age of 14
3. Dropped out of high school to focus on business
4. Bought a $250,000 house for her family in September 2007
5. Company helped launch U.S. careers of Lily Allen, The Jonas Brothers

Ashley Qualls was raised in Detroit, Michigan. Her father is a machinist, and her mother was a data collector. Ashley dropped out of high school to pursue her own startup business called Whateverlife.com, which provides free MySpace designs to visitors. Her main revenue comes from advertisements on her website.

She bought a house for $250,000 in 2006, and on September 5, 2007 she became a legal adult and gained the ability to control her business and assets more directly. She has been made multi-million dollar buy out offers for her company but has not accepted any as yet.