![]() Mangano has sold more than 13 million pairs. 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. ![]() The shoes are produced in conjunction with the Grasshoppers division of the Stride Rite Corporation.Ĭomfort & Joy Textiles – 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. The line began as sneakers, and has since branched to Mary Janes, mules, and sandals. In May 2010, Mangano sold 30,000 pairs in three hours on HSN. Performance Platforms – shoes with a rubber platform heel that gives the wearer extra height. They range from smaller duffel bags to a 22-inch (56-centimeter) portable dresser with removable drawers, as well as a briefcase and pet carrier. ![]() ![]() The Forever Fragrant line has earned the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval.Ĭlothes It All Luggage System – wheeled luggage with organizational features like a padded laptop compartment, a toiletry organizer, a pocket for plane tickets, and removable dividers. Mangano broke an HSN record on January 31, 2010, by selling 180,000 units in one day. Endorsed by Oprah Winfrey, Huggable Hangers were HSN's best-selling product as of 2010, with more than 1 billion sold.įorever Fragrant – a line of home odor neutralizers including sticks, wickless candles, scent stands, finials, spheres, drawer liners, and shoe shapers. Huggable Hangers – velvet-flocked, no-slip hangers whose thin profile conserves closet space. By the year 2000, the company was selling $10 million worth of Miracle Mops per year. She sold Ingenious Designs to USA Networks, the parent company of the HSN, in 1999. Mangano incorporated her business as Arma Products, later renaming it Ingenious Designs. It sold modestly at first, but once QVC allowed Mangano to go on-air to sell it herself, she sold 18,000 mops in less than a half hour. Early assembly was done in her father's body shop in Peconic in 1991.Īfter selling the mop at trade shows and in local stores on Long Island, she sold 1,000 units on consignment to QVC. With her own savings and investments from family and friends, she made a prototype and manufactured 1000 units. 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. We all have similar needs, and I address them." Miracle Mop I'm a mom, I work, I have a house to clean, things to organize. "I think my products have been successful because they have mass appeal," she has said. Mangano is a named inventor of 71 patent families and 126 distinct patent publications for her inventions. 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. A product with a similar design was released the next year by Hartz Mountain. 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. ![]() Mangano was born in Brooklyn and raised in Huntington, New York. ![]()
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