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                                                                      EXHIBIT 21
 
                         HERBALIFE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
 
                           SUBSIDIARIES OF REGISTRANT
 
     Registrant has forty-two 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 Netherlands, B.V., a Netherlands corporation
         formed in March, 1993.
 
     17. Herbalife International Belgium, S.A./N.V., a Belgian corporation
         formed in September, 1993.
 
     18. Vida Herbal Suplementos Alimenticios, C.A., a Venezuelan corporation
         formed in September, 1993.
 
     19. Herbalife Polska Sp.zo.o, a Polish corporation formed in October, 1993.
 
     20. Herbalife International Argentina, S.A., an Argentinean corporation
         formed in December, 1993.
 
     21. Herbalife Denmark ApS, a Danish corporation formed in December, 1993.
 
     22. Promotions One, Inc., a California corporation formed in December,
         1993.
 
     23. Herbalife International of Europe, Inc., a California corporation
         formed in January, 1994.
 
     24. Herbalife International Distribution, Inc., a California corporation
         formed in March, 1994.
 
     25. Herbalife International Holdings, Inc., a Filipino corporation formed
         in July, 1994.
 
     26. Herbalife International Philippines, Inc., a Filipino corporation
         formed in July, 1994.
 
     27. Herbalife Sweden Aktiebolag, a Swedish corporation formed in October,
         1994.
 
     28. Herbalife International Do Brasil Ltda. , a Brazilian corporation
         formed in October, 1994.
 
     29. Herbalife International Communications, Inc., formed in November 1994.
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     30. Herbalife International Finland OY c/o Hanes, a Finnish corporation
         formed in June, 1995.
 
     31. Herbalife International Russia 1995 Ltd., an Israeli corporation formed
         in June, 1995.
 
     32. Herbalife South Africa, Ltd., a South African corporation formed in
         June, 1995.
 
     33. Herbalife Taiwan, Inc., a California corporation formed in June, 1995.
 
     34. Herbalife Norway Products A/S, a Norwegian corporation formed in
         August, 1995.
 
     35. Herbalife International Greece S.A., a Greek corporation formed in May,
         1995.
 
     36. Herbalife Korea Co., Ltd., a South Korean corporation formed in
         February, 1994.
 
     37. Importadora Y Distribuidora Herbalife International De Chile, Limitada,
         a Chilean corporation formed in December, 1994.
 
     38. Herbalife International (Thailand) Ltd, a California corporation formed
         in August, 1994.
 
     39. Herbalife Europe Limited, a United Kingdom corporation formed in
         February, 1996.
 
     40. Herbalife Foreign Sales Corporation, a Barbados corporation formed in
         January, 1997.
 
     41. Herbalife International Urunleri Tic. Ltd. Sti., a Turkish corporation
         formed in December, 1996.
 
     42. P.T. Herbalife Indonesia, an Indonesian corporation formed in November,
         1996.