Joy Mangano Bio | Wiki
Joy Mangano is an American inventor and entrepreneur. She is known for inventions such as the self-wringing Miracle Mop. Joy served as the president of Ingenious Designs, LLC, and appeared regularly on the U.S. television shopping channel HSN until her departure in late 2018. She is the founder and CEO of Clean Boss, a company that develops and sells cleaning products.
She released her autobiography, Inventing Joy, in 2017. The 2015 film Joy was loosely based on her life. Jennifer Lawrence won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Mangano. In 2021, Joy premiered a reality competition show on USA Network for aspiring entrepreneurs called America’s Big Deal.
Joy Mangano Age
Joy was born on February 1, 1956, in East Meadow, New York, United States. She is 66 years old.
Joy Mangano Height
She is a woman of average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 5 in (Approx. 1.65 m).
Joy Mangano Family
She was born in Brooklyn and raised in Huntington, New York by her parents Rudy Mangano and Terri Mangano. Joy started 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.
Joy Mangano Husband
Joy was married to Tony Miranne in 1978. The two held their wedding shortly after both graduated from Pace University. However, they divorced in 1989 and have three children: Christie, Robert, and Jacqueline Miranne.
Joy Mangano Education
Following her high school education, Joy attended Pace University where she graduated with a degree in business administration in 1978. After college, she held a variety of jobs, including waitress and airline reservations manager.
Joy Mangano Hangers | Huggable Hangers
After her miracle mop business succeded, Joy started making other products including velvet-flocked, no-slip hangers whose thin profile conserves closet space. Endorsed by Oprah Winfrey, Huggable Hangers was HSN’s best-selling product as of 2010, with more than 1 billion sold.
Joy Mangano Products
Joy’s other products include:
– Forever Fragrant is a line of home odor neutralizers including sticks, scent stands, finials, wickless candles, spheres, drawer liners, and shoe shapers. Joy broke an HSN record on January 31, 2010, by selling 180,000 units in one day. The Forever Fragrant line has earned the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval.
– Performance Platforms are shoes with a rubber platform heel that gives the wearer extra height. In May 2010, Joy sold 30,000 pairs in three hours on HSN. The line began as sneakers and has since branched to Mary Janes, mules, and sandals.
– Comfort & Joy Textiles are bedding made from Supima cotton and down alternative with a reversible, zippered duvet cover and sheets that are attached to the bed skirt for removal and cleaning.
– Shades Readers, a line of reading glasses sold in sets of three or more so that they can be kept around the home and office for easy access.
Joy Mangano Luggage
Joy’s other products include the Clothes It All Luggage System. It is wheeled luggage with organizational features like a padded laptop compartment, a toiletry organizer, a pocket for plane tickets, and removable dividers. They range from smaller duffel bags to a 22-inch portable dresser with removable drawers, as well as a briefcase and pet carrier.
Joy Mangano Inventing Joy
She released her autobiography, Inventing Joy, in 2017. The 2015 film Joy was loosely based on Joy’s life. Jennifer Lawrence won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Mangan.
Joy Mangano HSN | On HSN
In 1992, Joy started appearing regularly on HSN and is considered the network’s most successful purveyor, with annual sales of more than $150 million. Her hourly sales regularly top $1 million. She has also appeared in shorter commercials and infomercials for her company’s products.
An HSN executive wrote that Joy’s success is due to her ability to convey her “passion, excitement and pride of every detail with her viewers.” In 2019 after nearly two decades, she left HSN to pursue other professional opportunities. However, by 2022, she was again appearing regularly on HSN promoting her CleanBoss line of home, personal, and cleaning products.
Joy Mangano Miracle Mop | QVC
In 1990, Joy developed her first invention, the “Miracle Mop”, a self-wringing plastic mop with a head made from a continuous loop of 300 feet 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 1000 units. Early assembly was done in her father’s body shop in Peconic in 1991.
After selling the mop at trade shows and in local stores on Long Island, Joy sold 1,000 units on consignment to QVC. She incorporated her business as Arma Products, later renaming it Ingenious Designs. She sold Ingenious Designs to USA Networks, the parent company of the HSN, in 1999. By the year 2000, the company was selling $10 million worth of Miracle Mops per year.
Joy Mangano Net Worth
She earns her wealth from her career, therefore, she has amassed a fortune over the years. Joy’s estimated net worth is $70 million.
Who Is Joy Mangano
Joy is an American inventor and entrepreneur. She is known for inventions such as the self-wringing Miracle Mop. Joy served as the president of Ingenious Designs, LLC, and appeared regularly on the U.S. television shopping channel HSN until her departure in late 2018.