SPANX Founder Sara Blakely: The Self-Made Billionaire

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From selling fax machines door-to-door to founding SPANX, Sara Blakely talks about her path to remarkable success, how she started SPANX with $5,000 after cutting the feet off her pantyhose, and why she's now committed to giving half of her wealth to charity. Produced by Haley Draznin, CNN.

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