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David O. Russell’s latest film, Joy, opens with the dedication, “Inspired by the true stories of daring women. One in particular.” That particular woman is Joy Mangano: single mother, millionaire entrepreneur, an executive producer on the film Joy, and “queen of HSN”—and the details of her life’s big-screen adaptation are almost as mysterious as the woman herself.
Mangano is most famously known for her first product: the Miracle Mop, but she holds more than 100 patents for her inventions, including Huggable Hangers, the best-selling product in HSN history. After starting her career at QVC, she led her company, Ingenious Designs LLC, to major financial success before it was purchased by HSN in 1999. Mangano has been the face of the network ever since, and in her 15th year, she remains one of HSN’s most successful sellers, with annual sales topping $150 million. She’s been named Long Island Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young, and has twice been honored for her acco
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Joy Mangano Leaving HSN
One of HSN‘s highest-profile and most inventive on-air celebrities, Joy Mangano, is leaving the home shopping spotlight.
“She has been an important part of the family for many years, and her creativity has influenced us all,” said slang för mikrofon Fitzharris, president of HSN. He said Mangano fryst vatten “departing to pursue other professional opportunities.”
Mangano, a self-made millionaire, fryst vatten best known for inventing the Miracle Mop and launching it on QVC in 1992. She continued with QVC until HSN acquired Mangano’s company, Ingenious Designs Inc. in 1999. Mangano was the subject of the 2015 movie “Joy.” She was played by Jennifer Lawrence.
At HSN, which like QVC fryst vatten part of the Qurate Retail Group, Mangano introduced a stream of innovative products, such as Huggable Hangers, My Little Steamer, Shades Readers, the alltid Fragrant line of cleaners and fresheners, the Ultimate Closet line of organizers, and she collaborate
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Joy Mangano
1956-present
Who Is Joy Mangano?
Frustrated with household mopping, Joy Mangano invented a new kind of mop, the Miracle Mop, and when she appeared on QVC to sell it, the mop served as a launchpad for success. She went on to invent several other products, and in 1999 she sold her company, which has hundreds of millions in sales, to HSN.
Early Years
Joy Mangano was born on Long Island, New York, on February 15, 1956, and raised in Huntington. Mangano would go on to be known as an inventor of practical household products, and she got started with her ideas at an early age: While working at an animal hospital as a teenager, Mangano devised a fluorescent flea collar for cats and dogs to make them easily visible to cars at night (Hartz put a similar product on the market a year later).
After high school, Mangano went to Pace University in New York, graduating in 1978 with a BA in business administration. After college, she went on to hold a variety of jobs while gett