Michelle Mone
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"Michelle Georgina Mone" (née "Allan") OBE (born 8 October 1971) is a Scottish entrepreneur and former model. She is CEO of MJM International Ltd, which owns the Ultimo (lingerie)/Ultimo brand.

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I think when I first started out I got a bit carried away with myself.

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Now the company is going from strength to strength, ... We've tripled our turnover in a year and we've earned record profits.

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The market was striving for newness and someone to bring a new concept and invention. We shook the industry up from the big boys who had had the market to themselves. We got lots of PR, invented products and took a market share.

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I just can't believe that we have landed Helena.

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I will be announcing within the next four weeks that we have signed up five major celebrities.

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It's like a footballer from a working class background; they're given all this money and fast cars and it goes to their heads a wee bit and I think it went to my head a wee bit.

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I knew nothing about the way bras were made.

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I'd never of thought that coming from where I did and leaving school at 15 with nothing I'd be asked to speak at Leaders in London. I laugh sometimes!, .

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I was quite good, but not excellent. I pushed myself to work hard, but I had ants in my pants. I used to get bored.

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