Joy Mangano

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Joy Mangano
Born Flag of the United States East Meadow, New York, U.S.A.
Occupation inventor/entrepeneur

Joy Mangano is an American inventor and entrepreneur, known for inventions such as the self-wringing Miracle Mop and Huggable Hangers.[1][2]

[edit] Biography

Mangano graduated from Pace University in 1978 and held a variety of jobs before developing a prototype of her Miracle Mop in 1990. She sold the mops locally in Long Island before moving to facilities in her father's body shop in Deer Park in 1991 and incorporating her business as Arma Products, later renaming it to Ingenious Designs. By 1992, QVC shopping channel was carrying her mop.[1][2] Mangano soon spent 120 hours a year on the air, selling products she invented such as Huggable Hangers, felt-covered no-slip hangers,[1] the Clothes It All Luggage System, and Comfort and Joy bedding. She brought in sales of about $100 million annually on the Home Shopping Network (HSN). Mangano sold Ingenious Designs to USA Networks, the parent company of the Home Shopping Network, in 1999.[2] In 2005, she was a judge on the cable reality show, Made in the USA. She also appeared on the ABC show "The View" on February 2, 2007.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Making Millions off a Super Mop, abc News, March 31, 2006. Accessed on line December 18, 2007.
  2. ^ a b c Cleaning Up in Business, With a Mop, Susan Konig, New York Times, February 11, 2001. Accessed on line December 10, 2007.

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