Jo Malone

Jo Malone shop in Norwich

Joanne Lesley Malone MBE (born November 1963) is a British perfumer, the founder of Jo Malone London and Jo Loves. She is particularly known for scented candles.

Joanne Lesley Malone was born in November 1963,[1] and grew up in a council house in Bexleyheath, Kent,[2] had severe dyslexia and left school without any qualifications, and created the company on her own.[3]

In 1999, Malone sold Jo Malone London to Estée Lauder for "undisclosed millions".[3]

In 2008, Malone received an MBE.[4] In 2015, she was the "castaway" on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs.[5]

Malone is married to former surveyor, Gary Willcox, and they have a son together.[6]

References

  1. "Jo Loves Limited". Companies House. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  2. Malone biography Retrieved 22 November 2013
  3. 1 2 Gordon, Bryony (2 March 2011). "Jo Malone and her heaven sent talent". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  4. "Jo Malone MBE". Womenspeakers. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  5. "Jo Malone". BBC. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  6. "Jo Malone: I want people to look at me and say, ‘If she can do that, what can I do?’". Evening Standard. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2015.

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