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                                                                      EXHIBIT 21


                            HERBALIFE INTERNATIONAL, INC.

                              SUBSIDIARIES OF REGISTRANT


Registrant has thirty-nine active wholly-owned subsidiaries which are:

     1.  Herbalife International of America, Inc., a California corporation.

     2.  Herbalife of Canada, Ltd., a Canadian corporation formed in July,
         1982.

     3.  Herbalife Australasia Pty., Ltd., an Australian corporation formed in
         November, 1982.

     4.  Herbalife (U.K.) Limited, a United Kingdom corporation formed in
         March, 1983.

     5.  Herbalife International of Hong Kong Limited, a Hong Kong Corporation
         formed in September, 1983.

     6.  Herbalife International de Espana, S.A., a Spanish Corporation formed
         in June, 1988.

     7.  Herbalife (N.Z.) Limited, A New Zealand corporation formed in
         November, 1988.

     8.  Herbalife Internacional de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., a Mexican corporation
         formed in May, 1989.

     9.  Herbalife International France, S.A., a French corporation formed in
         May, 1990.

    10.  Herbalife International Deutschland GmbH, a German corporation formed
         in November, 1990.

    11.  Herbalife International of Israel (1990) Ltd., an Israeli corporation
         formed in January, 1991.

    12.  Herbalife Products de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., a Mexican corporation
         formed in June, 1992.

    13.  Herbalife Italia S.p.A., an Italian corporation formed in July, 1992.

    14.  Herbalife International, S.A., a Portuguese corporation formed in
         August, 1992.

    15.  Herbalife International of Japan, K.K., a Japanese corporation formed
         in December, 1992.

    16.  Herbalife International FSC, Inc., a U.S. Virgin Islands corporation
         formed in December, 1992.

    17.  Herbalife International Netherlands, B.V., a Netherlands corporation
         formed in March, 1993.

    18.  Herbalife International Belgium, S.A./N.V., a Belgian corporation
         formed in September, 1993.

    19.  Herbalife Dominicana, S.A., a Dominican Republic corporation formed in
         September, 1993.

    20.  Vida Herbal Suplementos Alimenticios, C.A., a Venezuelan corporation
         formed in September, 1993.

    21.  Herbalife Polska Sp.zo.o, a Polish corporation formed in October,
         1993.

    22.  Herbalife International Argentina, S.A., an Argentinean corporation
         formed in December, 1993.

    23.  Herbalife Denmark ApS, a Danish corporation formed in December, 1993.

    24.  Promotions One, Inc., a California corporation formed in December,
         1993.

    25.  Herbalife International of Europe, Inc., a California corporation
         formed in January, 1994.

    26.  Herbalife International of South America, a California corporation
         formed in February, 1994.

    27.  Herbalife International Distribution, Inc., a California corporation
         formed in March, 1994.

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    28.  Herbalife International Holdings, Inc., a Filipino corporation formed
         in July, 1994.

    29.  Herbalife International Philippines, Inc., a Filipino corporation
         formed in July, 1994.

    30.  Herbalife Sweden Aktiebolag, a Swedish corporation formed in October,
         1994.

    31.  Herbalife International Do Brasil Ltda. , a Brazilian corporation
         formed in October, 1994.

    32.  Herbalife International Communications, Inc., formed in November 1994.

    33.  Herbalife International Finland OY c/o Hanes, a Finnish corporation
         formed in June, 1995.

    34.  Herbalife International Russia 1995 Ltd., a Israeli corporation formed
         in June, 1995.

    35.  Herbalife South Africa, Ltd., a South African corporation formed in
         June, 1995.

    36.  Herbalife Taiwan, Inc., a Taiwanese corporation formed in June, 1995.

    37.  Herbalife Norway Products A/S, a Norwegian corporation formed in
         August, 1995.

    38.  Herbalife International Greece S.A.,  a Greek corporation formed in
         May, 1995.

    39.  Herbalife Korea Co., Ltd., a South Korean corporation formed in
         February, 1994.