Michelle Mone is a highly successful entrepreneur and marketer and is the founder and co-owner of MJM International Ltd. Michelle is currently 35 years old and is married to Michael. Michelle and Michael have three children; Rebecca, Declan and Bethany.

Due to an illness in the family, Michelle left school aged 15 with no qualifications. She spent a number of years successfully modelling in Glasgow and then went on to work for Labatts Brewers in her home town. When the Labatts brand moved to Whitbread, Michelle chose to take redundancy.

In November 1996, Michelle started MJM International Ltd with her husband Michael. The business has gone from strength to strength and Michelle has won a number of prestigious awards including:

• In April 2000, at a ceremony in the Epcot Centre, Florida, Michelle won the coveted ‘World Young Business Achiever Award’ beating off top entrepreneurs from 14 countries.

• In October 2000, Michelle was the winner of ‘Business Woman of the Year’ at the Corporate Elite Awards.