Joy Mangano
| Joy Mangano | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 1, 1956 East Meadow, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Pace University |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Spouse(s) | Anthony Miranne (m. 1978–89) |
| Children | 3 Christie Miranne,Jacqueline Miranne,and Robert Miranne |
| Website | joymangano |
Joy Mangano (/ˌmæŋˈɡænoʊ/; born February 1, 1956) is an American inventor, businesswoman, and entrepreneur known for inventions such as the self-wringing Miracle Mop. She is the president of Ingenious Designs, LLC, and appears regularly on the US television shopping channel HSN.
The 2015 film Joy was loosely based on her life. Jennifer Lawrence was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Mangano.
Mangano was born in 1956, in East Meadow New York, to Italian-American parents. Mangano began inventing at an early age when, as a teenager working at an animal hospital in Huntington, New York, on Long Island, she dreamed up a fluorescent flea collar to keep pets safe. A product with a similar design was released the next year by Hartz Mountain. After graduating from Pace University with a degree in business administration in 1978, she held a variety of jobs, including waitress and airline reservations manager while raising her three children as a divorced mother.
Mangano holds more than 100 patents for her inventions. "I think my products have been successful because they have mass appeal," she has said. "I'm just like everybody else out there. I'm a mom, I work, I have a house to clean, things to organize. We all have certain similar needs, and I address them."
In 1990 after growing frustrated with ordinary mops, Mangano developed her first invention, the Miracle Mop, a self-wringing plastic mop with a head made from a continuous loop of 300 feet (90 meters) of cotton that can be easily wrung out without getting the user's hands wet. With her own savings and investments from family and friends, she made a prototype and manufactured 100 units. Early assembly was done in her father's body shop in Deer Park in 1991.
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