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Shaping Sara Blakely: Meet the Billionaire Founder of Spanx

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Blakely , 52, is the founder and executive chairwoman of Spanx , the Atlanta-based shapewear company that rocketed to fame after Oprah Winfrey included it on her “Oprah’s Favorite Things” list in 2000. I quit my day job selling fax machines on Oct. Everywhere I go with him, he gets flashed, too!” The story of her success is remarkable.

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