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May 9, 2021

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How Sara Blakely Turned $5,000 to a $1 Billion Empire by Helping Women's

How Sarah Blakely went from door-to-door saleswoman to building a billion-dollar empire

Sarah Blakely interview at Fortune The Most Powerful Women 2013. Photo by Stuart Isett from Flickr

27-year-old Sara Blakely, now 50, was getting ready for a party when she realized she didn’t have the right undergarment to provide a smooth look under white pants.

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