Sara Blakely Is A Billionaire (Again) After Selling A Majority Of Spanx To Blackstone

Blakely debuted on Forbes’ list of the World’s Billionaires list in 2012 as then the youngest self-made woman ever in the ranks. She fell off in 2020, as her shapewear firm Spanx struggled amid the pandemic and in the face of new rivals. This new deal returns her to the elite ranks.
Blakely debuted on Forbes’ list of the World’s Billionaires list in 2012 as then the youngest self-made woman ever in the ranks. She fell off in 2020, as her shapewear firm Spanx struggled amid the pandemic and in the face of new rivals. This new deal returns her to the elite ranks.

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