29 Facts About Michelle Mone

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In 1996, she and her husband Michael Mone founded MJM International Ltd and the lingerie company Ultimo, which she sold in 2014.

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In 2020, it was revealed by The Guardian that Michelle Mone's husband was involved with PPE Medpro, a company supplying personal protective equipment to the NHS.

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Michelle Mone had been given two controversial fast-tracked contracts during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom after it had been recommended to the government by Mone four days prior to its official establishment.

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Michelle Mone obtained a marketing job with the Labatt brewing company and, within two years, had risen to become its head of marketing in Scotland.

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Michelle Mone was then made redundant by the company, prompting her to set up her own business, and has since admitted that she invented qualifications on her CV to obtain the job.

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Michelle Mone came up with the idea for the Ultimo bra, the brand's first product when she was wearing an uncomfortable cleavage-enhancing bra one day and believed she could create a more comfortable cleavage-enhancing bra.

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Michelle Mone had read about a new silicone product while on holiday in Florida and approached the company to obtain its European licence to produce bras.

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8.

Michelle Mone has claimed that an Ultimo bra was worn by Julia Roberts in the Hollywood movie, Erin Brockovich, but this was refuted by the film's creators.

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9.

Michelle Mone threatened to sue her critics when it was revealed her company MJM International had paid a substantial sum of money into a controversial tax avoidance scheme, criticised by Chancellor George Osborne as "morally repugnant".

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Michelle Mone claimed that exercise and reduced caloric intake had no effect on her weight and has credited TrimSecrets pills with her weight loss.

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11.

Michelle Mone incorrectly claimed the efficacy of the product had been proven in clinical trials, but when questioned further, she explained that circa 60 users had completed a questionnaire but was unable to produce the results.

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12.

In 2007, Michelle Mone said she kept fit by running around meeting to meeting.

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13.

In 2016, after she was made a peer, Michelle Mone changed the company formation so that it no longer had to publish public trading accounts.

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14.

Michelle Mone further stated that Brown and his government mismanaged the country's finances during the global economic crisis.

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15.

However, despite Scotland voting No in the referendum, Michelle Mone confirmed a few months later that she was leaving Scotland.

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16.

Michelle Mone was criticised when her first vote in the House of Lords was to vote against a motion to delay government cuts to tax credits of around £1300 a year for three million low-income families.

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17.

Michelle Mone responded to the controversy by tweeting that people should "work hard" and not "look for excuses" for their own poverty.

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18.

Page resigned as secretary for MGM Media, the company that manages and receives payment for Michelle Mone's branding and media engagements and on the same day he formed Medpro.

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19.

In November 2021, a Freedom of Information request revealed that Michelle Mone personally recommended the company to the government through its VIP fast-track lane for firms with political connections and that the company was awarded £200m in government contracts.

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20.

At the time, Michelle Mone's lawyers stated that she "was not connected to PPE Medpro in any capacity" but documents leaked to The Guardian revealed that a director of the company was a long term employee of Michelle Mone's husband's company.

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21.

WhatsApp messages seen by The Guardian appeared to show Michelle Mone discussing the size of garments that formed part of a contract.

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22.

Michelle Mone was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire for her "services to the lingerie industry" in the 2010 New Year Honours.

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23.

Michelle Mone left school aged 15, with no qualifications, to pursue a modelling career.

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24.

Michelle Mone then converted from Protestantism to Catholicism and married Michael, an anaesthetist's son from a Catholic family.

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25.

Michelle Mone has appeared on a number of TV programmes, including The Apprentice and 71 Degrees North.

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26.

On 26 December 2018 Michelle Mone announced her engagement to billionaire businessman Douglas Barrowman.

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27.

In December 2021, a wealth manager of Indian heritage accused Michelle Mone of sending racist text messages to him after the two were involved in a 2019 yachting incident in Monaco, which resulted in the death of a person.

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28.

Michelle Mone said that Mone called him "a waste of a man's white skin" via text.

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29.

The allegations of racism were referred to the House of Lords Commissioner for Standards, but commissioners did not investigate the matter as Michelle Mone's comments were said in a personal capacity and not in her capacity as a member of the House of Lords.

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