In 1998, Sara Blakely was getting ready for a party and realized she didn't have the right undergarments to provide a smooth look under her white pants. Armed with scissors -- and sheer genius -- Sara cut the feet off her control top pantyhose and created her own solution. Two years (and countless prototypes) later, SPANX launched. And that's when the SPANX magic began.

In 1998, Sara Blakely was getting ready for a party and realized she didn't have the right undergarments to provide a smooth look under her white pants. Armed with scissors -- and sheer genius -- Sara cut the feet off her control top pantyhose and created her own solution. Two years (and countless prototypes) later, SPANX launched. And that's when the SPANX magic began.