Miles-Bramwell founded Slimming World in Alfreton, Derbyshire, in 1969 and was made an OBE by the then Prince Charles in 2009.
Margaret Miles-Bramwell, the founder of weight loss company Slimming World, has died aged 76. Miles-Bramwell died in Majorca on Sunday morning, surrounded by her family. The company said in a statement she 'touched the hearts and changed the lives of millions of people'. She founded Slimming World in Alfreton, Derbyshire, in 1969 and was made an OBE by the then Prince Charles for services to the health of the British public in 2009.
'I really felt that we needed to treat overweight people with respect and courtesy and as adults and not as children who needed a slap or something. That was really what inspired me.' Miles-Bramwell also owned a theatre in Majorca and the British boat builder Pearl Yachts. She was named Business Woman of the Year at the National Business Women's Awards in 2023.
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