Do you know of Joy Mangano‘s, 59, inventions? This mother of 3, invented not only inspiring products, but products with great mass appeal!
Her inventions include:
Miracle Mop – 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.
Huggable Hangers – HSN’s best-selling product as of 2010, with more than 300 million sold by that time, Huggable Hangers are velvet-flocked, no-slip hangers whose thin profile conserves closet space. They were endorsed by Oprah Winfrey.
Forever Fragrant – Forever Fragrant is a line of home odor neutralizers including sticks, wickless candles, scent stands, finials, spheres, drawer liners, and shoe shapers. Mangano broke an HSN record on January 31, 2010 by selling 180,000 units in one day. The Forever Fragrant line has won the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval.
Clothes It All Luggage System – This is a line of wheeled luggage developed with special 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 (56-centimeter) portable dresser with removable drawers. The set has also included a briefcase and pet carrier.
Performance Platforms – Produced in conjunction with the Grasshoppers division of the Stride Rite Corporation, these are shoes with a rubber platform heel that allows the wearer to have extra height. In May 2010, Mangano sold 30,000 pairs in three hours on HSN. Although they began as sneakers, new kinds of Performance Platforms have since been released, including Mary Janes, mules, and sandals.
Comfort & Joy Textiles – Made from Supima cotton and down alternative, this bedding has a reversible, zippered duvet cover and sheets that are attached to the bed skirt for removal and cleaning.
Shades Readers – This is 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. Mangano has sold more than a million pairs.
Mangano, whose life inspired Jennifer Lawrence‘s new movie Joy, took PEOPLE Now through her home and gave us a peek inside her closet, which is filled with her greatest hits on HSN.
According to Mangano’s
“I see the world through product. If there’s a problem can it be solved in a better way? That’s just the way I think. I just can’t stop thinking that way.”
Inside her closet, you’ll find clothes on her Huggable Hangers, the No.1 best selling product in the history of electronic retailing; her own My Little Steamer neatly tucked away on the side; and a basket of her bleach-safe and cosmetic resistant.
