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MENLO PARK, Calif. — <\/span>Scott Vincent Borba, co-founder of Oakland-based e.l.f. Cosmetics known for a life of wealth and celebrity, is preparing to become a Catholic priest after giving up his fortune and entering seminary.<\/p>\n

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Borba, 52, moved in glamorous circles during his years in the beauty industry, a period he now describes as defined by excess and pride.<\/p>\n

“We ran around with the likes of, Paris Hilton, and partying with Kardashians and just doing up the Hollywood life,” Borba said. “I was a poster boy for luxury living. I was not in any which way humble. I was very prideful.”<\/p>\n

Borba, a deacon, is a seminarian at St. Patrick’s Seminary in Menlo Park, living a life that contrasts sharply with his earlier years.<\/p>\n

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“I live in a little tiny room with.. it’s sparse, nothing in it,” Borba said. “I have a few bits of clothes and a few pairs of shoes. And my life has been culled down to the bare minimum.”<\/p>\n

Born in San Jose, Borba attended Santa Clara University. He is scheduled to be ordained May 23 in Visalia by the Diocese of Fresno, a path considered uncommon in the Catholic Church.<\/p>\n

According to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, the average age for new priests is 33.<\/p>\n

Zach Flanagin, Ph.D., a professor of theology and religious studies at Saint Mary’s College of California, said only 3% of the current class of seminarians are over 50.<\/p>\n

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Flanagin said Borba’s journey stands out.<\/p>\n

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“I think that a story like his is a great opportunity to inspire people,” Flanagin said. “And certainly, his call, I hope it’s genuinely successful, because if it is, then then he will, hopefully bring in people to know Christ.”<\/p>\n

Borba said he first felt called to religious life at the age of 10, but resisted for decades. In his 40s, he said he experienced a sudden loss of joy that prompted a turning point.<\/p>\n

“I asked our Lord to help me be the man that he created me to be,” Borba said. “And upon that instance, I had this massive flood of love and mercy that came into my life. It was a very mystical experience.”<\/p>\n

After that moment, he said, he gave away his fortune to charity. Once a beauty expert on Home Shopping Network, Borba now focuses on service and ministry.<\/p>\n

While he is much poorer when it comes to his possessions, when it comes to his happiness, he’s never been richer.<\/p>\n

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“I have never been happier in my life,” Borba said. “Once I started to reorient myself, recalibrate myself with God’s help to the focus to Him, the joy started coming.”<\/p>\n

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