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Sara blakely is helping make pregnancy and childbirth safe. Sara blakely born february 21, 1971 is an entrepreneur businesswoman best known as the founder of spanx, a slimming womans undergarment that she invented. She is the founder of spanx, an american intimate apparel company with pants and leggings, founded in atlanta, georgia. A day in the life of spanxs founder sara blakely the selfmade billionaire behind spanx, which launches a line of jeans this fall, is an inventor at heart. Learn more about her life and career, including her development of spanx.
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