# Joy Mangano

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{{short description|American inventor}}
{{Use American English|date = October 2019}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox person
| name         = Joy Mangano
| birth_date   = {{Birth date and age|1956|2|15}}
| birth_place  = [Brooklyn](/source/Brooklyn), [New York](/source/New_York_(state))
| years_active = 1989–Present
| education    = [Pace University](/source/Pace_University)
| occupation   = Entrepreneur
| spouse       = {{marriage|Anthony Miranne|1978|1989|end=divorce}}
| children     = 3
| website      = {{URL|http://joymangano.com/}}
}}
'''Joy Mangano''' ({{IPAc-en|m|æ|ŋ|ˈ|ɡ|æ|n|oʊ}} {{respell|mang|GAN|oh}}; born February 15, 1956)<ref name="Bio">{{cite web|url=http://www.biography.com/people/joy-mangano|title=Joy Mangano|publisher=[FYI](/source/FYI_(U.S._TV_channel))|access-date=December 28, 2015|work=Biography}}</ref><!---<ref>{{cite web|url=https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KPLP-Y4D|title=Joy Mangano public record|access-date=July 15, 2015|work=Family Search}}</ref> Family search can be wrong ---> is an American [inventor](/source/inventor) and [entrepreneur](/source/entrepreneur) known for inventions such as the self-wringing [Miracle Mop](/source/Miracle_Mop).<ref name=abc>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/print?id=1782048|title=Making Millions off a Super Mop|work=[ABC News](/source/ABC_News_(United_States))|date=March 31, 2006|access-date=December 18, 2007|publisher=[ABC](/source/American_Broadcasting_Company)}}</ref><ref name="nyt">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/11/nyregion/cleaning-up-in-business-with-a-mop.html|title=Cleaning Up in Business, With a Mop|last=Konig|first=Susan|date=2001-02-11|work=The New York Times|access-date=2007-12-10|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> She was the president of Ingenious Designs, LLC, and appeared regularly on the U.S. television shopping channel [HSN](/source/HSN) until her departure in late 2018.<ref name="Departing">{{cite web |title=Joy Mangano Departing HSN to Pursue Other Professional Opportunities |url=https://corporate.hsn.com/newsroom/pressrelease/hsn-announces-joy-mangano-departing-to-pursue-other-professional-opportunit/ |website=corporate.hsn.com |publisher=HSN (Press Release) |access-date=31 August 2019 |date=20 December 2018}}</ref> Mangano is the founder and [CEO](/source/Chief_executive_officer) of Clean Boss, a company that develops and sells cleaning products.<ref>[https://www.thespruce.com/we-tested-joy-mangano-cleanboss-line-5121030 Clean Boss] thespruce.com accessed 2-23-22</ref>

Mangano released her [autobiography](/source/autobiography), ''Inventing Joy'', in 2017.  The 2015 film ''[Joy](/source/Joy_(2015_film))'' was loosely based on her life. [Jennifer Lawrence](/source/Jennifer_Lawrence) won a [Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical](/source/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Actress_%E2%80%93_Motion_Picture_Comedy_or_Musical) and was nominated for the [Academy Award for Best Actress](/source/Academy_Award_for_Best_Actress) for her portrayal of Mangano.<ref name="McNearney">{{Cite web|url=https://womenintheworld.com/2015/12/14/cinderella-without-a-prince-david-o-russell-and-jennifer-lawrence-on-their-new-film-joy/|title="Cinderella without a prince": Jennifer Lawrence and David O. Russell on their new film "Joy"|last=McNearney|first=Allison|date=2015-12-14|website=Women in the World|access-date=2015-12-28|archive-date=March 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180306142638/https://womenintheworld.com/2015/12/14/cinderella-without-a-prince-david-o-russell-and-jennifer-lawrence-on-their-new-film-joy/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Davis"/> A stage musical inspired by her life premiered in 2022, also titled ''[Joy](/source/Joy_(musical))''.<ref>[https://www.delcotimes.com/2022/12/18/joy-mangano-interview-musical/ ''Delco Times'' Mangano Interview accessed 06/24/2023]</ref>

In 2021, she premiered a reality competition show on [USA Network](/source/USA_Network) for aspiring entrepreneurs called ''[America's Big Deal](/source/America's_Big_Deal)''.<ref>[https://parade.com/1278112/paulettecohn/joy-mangano-americas-big-deal-season-1/ Joy Mangano Interview] Parada Magazine accessed 2-23-22</ref>

==Early life and education==
Mangano was born in [Brooklyn](/source/Brooklyn) and raised in [Huntington, New York](/source/Huntington%2C_New_York).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.longislandpress.com/2018/05/07/joy-mangano-long-islands-mother-of-invention/|title=Joy Mangano: Long Island's Mother of Invention|first=Ruth|last=Bashinsky|date=May 7, 2018|work=[Long Island Press](/source/Long_Island_Press)|quote="I was born in Brooklyn and I grew up in the Huntington area and raised my children out here in Smithtown.”}}</ref> Mangano began inventing at an early age when, as a teenager working at an animal hospital in [Huntington](/source/Huntington%2C_New_York), New York, on [Long Island](/source/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](/source/Hartz_Mountain_Industries). After graduating from [Pace University](/source/Pace_University) with a degree in business administration in 1978, she held a variety of jobs,<ref name="nyt" /> including waitress<ref name=abc/> and airline reservations manager while raising her three children as a divorced mother.<ref name="nyt" />

==Career==
Mangano is a named inventor of 71 patent families and 126 distinct patent publications<ref name=patents>{{cite web | url=https://patents.google.com/?inventor=Joy+Mangano&num=100&oq=Joy+Mangano&dups=language | archive-url=https://archive.today/20200606020650/https://patents.google.com/?inventor=Joy+Mangano&num=100&oq=Joy+Mangano | archive-date=June 6, 2020 | title=Google Patents, Inventor, Joy Mangano | access-date=June 5, 2020 | url-status=live }}</ref> for her inventions.<ref name=investors>{{cite web|url=http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article/540758/201007191654/Joy-Mangano-Cleans-Up-In-Sales-.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126172812/http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article/540758/201007191654/Joy-Mangano-Cleans-Up-In-Sales-.aspx |archive-date=January 26, 2013 |title=Joy Mangano Cleans Up In Sales |first=Trang |last=Ho |work=Investors |date=July 19, 2010 |access-date=January 25, 2011 }}</ref> "I think my products have been successful because they have mass appeal," she has said. "I'm just like everybody else out there. I'm a mom, I work, I have a house to clean, things to organize. We all have similar needs, and I address them."

===Miracle Mop===
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 {{convert|300|ft|m|-1|abbr=off|sp=us}} of cotton that can be easily wrung out without getting one's hands wet. With her own savings and investments from family and friends, she made a prototype and manufactured 1000 units.<ref name="Broadway">{{cite news |last=Settembre |first=Jeanette |title=Miracle Mop inventor Joy Mangano's life story is coming to Broadway |url=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/miracle-mop-inventor-joy-manganos-life-story-is-coming-to-broadway-2018-03-14 |access-date=3 September 2019 |work=Market Watch |date=14 March 2018}}</ref> Early assembly was done in her father's body shop in [Peconic](/source/Peconic%2C_New_York) in 1991.

After selling the mop at trade shows and in local stores on Long Island, she sold 1,000 units on consignment to [QVC](/source/QVC).{{citation needed|date=December 2015}} 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.<ref name="Bio"/><ref name="Infomercial">{{cite web |title=Joy Mangano Miracle Mop Infomercial (1996) |url=http://www.historyvshollywood.com/video/miracle-mop-infomercial/ |website=History vs. Hollywood |access-date=3 September 2019 |format=Video}}</ref> Mangano incorporated her business as Arma Products, later renaming it Ingenious Designs. She sold Ingenious Designs to [USA Networks](/source/USA_Networks), the parent company of the [HSN](/source/HSN), in 1999.<ref name="nyt" />  By the year 2000, the company was selling $10 million worth of Miracle Mops per year.<ref name="nyt" />

===CleanBoss===
In 2020, Mangano launched CleanBoss, a non-toxic cleaning product brand. In 2023, CleanBoss announced rapper [Pitbull](/source/Pitbull_(rapper)) as a co-founder. He is one of the largest investors in the company, alongside Mangano and Irving Place Capital’s John D. Howard.<ref>[https://www.inc.com/chloe-aiello/qvc-joy-mangano-clean-boss-pitbull-advice-founders/91220303]</ref>

===Other products===

* '''Huggable Hangers''' – velvet-flocked, no-slip hangers whose thin profile conserves closet space. Endorsed by [Oprah Winfrey](/source/Oprah_Winfrey), Huggable Hangers were HSN's best-selling product {{as of|2010|lc=y}}, with more than 1 billion sold.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703805004575606463489605440|title=The Golden Age of TV Shopping|last=Holmes|first=Elizabeth|date=2010-11-11|work=Wall Street Journal|access-date=2011-01-25|language=en-US|issn=0099-9660}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oprah.com/gift/Joy-Mangano-Huggable-Hangers |title=The Oprah Show Gift Finder: Joy Mangano Huggable Hangers |date=March 17, 2011 | website=The Oprah Show |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110317051541/http://www.oprah.com/gift/Joy-Mangano-Huggable-Hangers |archive-date=March 17, 2011 }}</ref>
* '''Forever Fragrant''' – a line of home odor neutralizers including sticks, wickless candles, scent stands, finials, spheres, drawer liners, and shoe shapers.<ref name="HSN">{{cite web|url=http://www.hsn.com/joy-mangano/joy-mangano_c-jm_a-192_xc.aspx |title=Joy Mangano Products at HSN.com |access-date=January 25, 2011 |publisher=[HSN](/source/HSN) |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110125181450/http://www.hsn.com/joy-mangano/joy-mangano_c-jm_a-192_xc.aspx |archive-date=January 25, 2011 |df=mdy }}</ref> Mangano broke an HSN record on January 31, 2010, by selling 180,000 units in one day.<ref name="PR">{{cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hsns-joy-mangano-makes-electronic-retail-history-with-record-breaking-orders-of-forever-fragranttm-84476222.html|title=HSN's Joy Mangano Makes Electronic Retail History with Record-Breaking Orders of Forever Fragrant|website=Cision |publisher=PR Newswire|date=February 16, 2010|access-date=January 25, 2011}}</ref> The Forever Fragrant line has earned the [Good Housekeeping](/source/Good_Housekeeping) Seal of Approval.<ref name="HSN" />
* '''Clothes 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. They range from smaller duffel bags to a {{convert|22|in|cm|adj=on|abbr=off|sp=us}} portable dresser with removable drawers, as well as a briefcase and pet carrier.<ref name="HSN" />
* '''Performance Platforms''' – shoes with a rubber platform heel that gives the wearer extra height. In May 2010, Mangano sold 30,000 pairs in three hours on HSN.<ref name="investors" /> The line began as sneakers, and has since branched to [Mary Janes](/source/Mary_Janes), [mule](/source/mule_(footwear))s, and [sandals](/source/sandals). The shoes are produced in conjunction with the Grasshoppers division of the [Stride Rite Corporation](/source/Stride_Rite_Corporation).<ref name="HSN" />
* '''Comfort & 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.<ref name="HSN" />
* '''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.<ref name="HSN" /> Mangano has sold more than 13 million pairs.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EpZ5DwAAQBAJ&q=Mangano+has+sold+more+than+a+million+pairs+shades.&pg=PA211|title=Inventing Joy: Dare to Build a Brave & Creative Life|last=Mangano|first=Joy|publisher=Simon and Schuster|year=2018|isbn=9781501176203|location=New York|pages=211|oclc=1007821075}}</ref>

===Television===
Soon after she began appearing on [QVC](/source/QVC) in 1992, she began appearing regularly on [HSN](/source/HSN) and is considered the network's most successful purveyor, with annual sales of more than $150 million.<ref name="investors" /> Her hourly sales regularly top $1 million.<ref name="USA">{{cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/usa-network-and-tv-shopping-network-hsn-join-forces-for-groundbreaking-reality-show-made-in-the-usa-53842632.html|title=USA Network and TV Shopping Network HSN Join Forces for Groundbreaking Reality Show 'Made in the U.S.A.'|date=January 4, 2005|access-date=December 28, 2015|work=PR Newswire}}</ref><ref name="Futon">{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2005/06/01/usa-network-and-home-shopping-network-join-forces-for-groundbreaking-reality-show-made-in-the-usa-18500/20050601usa01/|title=Made in the USA|publisher=Futon Media|access-date=December 28, 2015|work=[The Futon Critic](/source/The_Futon_Critic)}}</ref> Mangano has also appeared in shorter commercials and infomercials for her company's products.<ref name="USA" /> She said that while selling on television is an opportunity to reach millions of people, it requires genuine enthusiasm to persuade people who can't touch or try the product.<ref name="nyt" /> A HSN executive wrote that Mangano's success is due to her ability to convey her "passion, excitement and pride of every detail with her viewers."<ref name="investors" /> In 2019 after nearly two decades, she left HSN to pursue other professional opportunities.<ref name="Departing"/> However, by 2022, Mangano was again appearing regularly on HSN promoting her CleanBoss line of home, personal and cleaning products.

====Other television appearances====
In 2005, Mangano was a judge on the cable reality show ''Made in the USA''.<ref name="USA" /><ref name="Futon" /> She also appeared on the ABC show ''[The View](/source/The_View_(U.S._TV_series))'' on February 2, 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/the-view/episode-6217265/192276/|title=TV Guide, The View|date=February 2, 2007}}</ref>

==Awards and distinctions==
In 1997, Mangano was named Long Island Entrepreneur of the Year by [Ernst & Young](/source/Ernst_%26_Young).<ref name="nyt" /> In 2009, she was ranked number 77 on [Fast Company](/source/Fast_Company_(magazine))'s list of The 100 Most Creative People in Business; and in 2010, she was included in their list of The 10 Most Creative Women in Business.<ref name=FC>{{cite web|url=http://www.fastcompany.com/3010596/most-creative-people/the-10-most-creative-women-in-business|title=The 10 Most Creative Women in Business|first=Suzy|last=Evans|date=May 20, 2010|access-date=January 25, 2011|work=Fast Company}}</ref>

Mangano currently sits on the advisory board for the United Inventors Association (UIA).<ref>[https://uiausa.org/uia-advisory-board/ United Inventors Association Official Website] accessed 2-23-2022</ref>

==In popular culture==
A character based on Mangano is portrayed by [Jennifer Lawrence](/source/Jennifer_Lawrence) in the 2015 film ''[Joy](/source/Joy_(2015_film))'', directed by [David O. Russell](/source/David_O._Russell), with Mangano credited as [executive producer](/source/executive_producer). It was released on Christmas Day 2015.<ref name="McNearney" /><ref name="Davis">{{cite web|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/david-o-russells-joy-starring-jennifer-lawrence-set-for-a-december-2015-release-date-20140606|title=David O. Russell's 'Joy' Starring Jennifer Lawrence Set For A December 2016 Release Date|last=Davis|first=Edward|date=June 6, 2014|website=Indiewire|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017064108/http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/david-o-russells-joy-starring-jennifer-lawrence-set-for-a-december-2015-release-date-20140606|archive-date=October 17, 2014|access-date=October 7, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

In 2018, it was reported that a musical production depicting Mangano's life story is being developed by [Tony](/source/Tony_Awards)-winning producer [Ken Davenport](/source/Ken_Davenport), who acquired the musical rights and plans to bring it to the stage.<ref name="Broadway"/>

==Personal life==
Mangano married Tony Miranne in 1978 shortly after both graduated from [Pace University](/source/Pace_University).<ref name="Calautti">{{cite web|url=http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/12/joy-mangano-true-story|access-date=December 28, 2015|date=December 17, 2015|work=[Vanity Fair](/source/Vanity_Fair_(magazine))|publisher=[Condé Nast](/source/Cond%C3%A9_Nast)|title=Why Is the True Story of David O. Russell's Joy Such a Mystery?|first=Katie|last=Calautti}}</ref>  They divorced in 1989.<ref name="Calautti"/>  They have three children: Christie, Robert, and Jacqueline Miranne.<ref name="Calautti"/>  She lives in [St. James](/source/St._James%2C_New_York), New York.

==See also==
{{Portal|Biography|New York (state)}}
*[List of inventors](/source/List_of_inventors)

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.joymangano.com}}
* {{IMDb name|2066601|Joy Mangano}}

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