Sara Blakely

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sara Blakely
Occupation	Entrepreneur
Date Of Birth	Feb 27, 1971(1971-02-27)
Age	53
Birthplace	Clearwater
Country	United States
Birth City	Florida
Horoscope	Aquarius

Sara Blakely Biography

Sara Blakely is one of the most popular and richest Entrepreneur who was born on February 27, 1971 in Clearwater, Florida, United States. Businesswoman and the founder of Spanx the hugely successful company for undergarments. She was among the youngest self-made female billionaires.

The famous Florida-born entrepreneur She and another famous Florida-born entrepreneur, Melinda Gates, were contemporaries., were close friends.

Sara Treleaven Blakely (born February 27, 1971) is an American businesswoman, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. She is the founder of Spanx, an American intimate apparel company with pants and leggings, founded in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2012, Blakely was named in Time magazine’s “Time 100” annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. She was listed as the 93rd most powerful woman in the world by Forbes.

In November 2000, Winfrey named Spanx a “Favorite Thing”, leading to a significant rise in popularity and sales, as well as Blakely’s resignation from Danka. Spanx achieved US$4 million in sales in its first year and US$10 million in sales in its second year. In 2001, Blakely signed a contract with QVC, the home shopping channel.

She was married to Jesse Itzler in 2008; they had the birth of a son named Lazer Blake Itzler . He was born in 2009.

Sara Blakely Net Worth

Sara Blakely is one of the richest Entrepreneur from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sara Blakely 's net worth $1.2 Billion. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was a salesperson for fax machines from door to door to Danka after she graduated at Florida State University.

Her business grew to be worth over $1 billion over the course of 12 years.

Blakely was born on February 27, 1971, in Clearwater, Florida. She is the daughter of Ellen (née Ford), an artist, and trial attorney, John Blakely. She has a brother, artist Ford Blakely. She attended Clearwater High School and graduated from Florida State University with a communication degree, where she was a member of the Delta Delta Delta sorority.

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Who is Sara Blakely Dating?

According to our records, Sara Blakely married to Jesse Itzler. As of December 1, 2023, Sara Blakely’s is not dating anyone.

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Blakely then drove to North Carolina, the location of most of America’s hosiery mills, to present her idea. She was turned away by every representative; these companies were used to dealing with established companies, and did not see the value of her idea. Two weeks after arriving home from her North Carolina trip, Blakely received a call from a male mill operator based in Asheboro, North Carolina, who offered to support Blakely’s concept, as he had received strong encouragement from his three daughters. Blakely further explained in 2011 that the experience of developing her idea also revealed to her that the hosiery manufacturing industry was overseen solely by men who were not using the products they were producing.

Facts & Trivia

Sara Ranked on the list of most popular Entrepreneur. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Sara Blakely celebrates birthday on February 27 of every year.

In October 2013, Blakely explained that her ambition is to design the world’s most comfortable high-heel shoe prior to retirement. She was listed as the 93rd most powerful woman in the world by Forbes.

How did Sara Blakely become a billionaire?

Spanx founder Sara Blakely is a billionaire once again, Forbes estimates, following a deal to sell the majority of her shapewear company. After her net worth dropped below $1 billion in 2020, a Blackstone deal announced Wednesday has made Spanx founder Sara Blakely a billionaire once again.

Did Sara Blakely own all of Spanx?

She started the company with $5,000 from her own savings, and it’s grown into a business now valued at $1.2 billion. In October 2021, Blakely sold a majority share of Spanx to Blackstone , bringing her net worth over the $1 billion mark.

How much did Spanx sell for?

When Sara Blakely sold a majority stake in Spanx to Blackstone last week, the deal valued the shapewear company at $1.2 billion and made the founder a billionaire once more. (Her net worth had reportedly dipped into the nine digits in 2020.)

How did Sara Blakely get Spanx?

Blakely was a salesperson, selling fax machines door to door when she came up with the idea for Spanx. The idea came from cutting the feet off of pantyhose, and wearing them out.

How much is the Spanx lady worth?

In October 2021, the Blackstone Group acquired a majority stake of Spanx, Inc. The company was valued at US$1.2 billion. Blakely was to retain the position as Executive Chairwoman. Forbes Magazine estimated her net worth after the deal at US$1.3 billion.