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| Tributes after death of Slimming World founder, 76 | Tributes after death of Slimming World founder, 76 |
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| Slimming World's managing director said founder Margaret Miles-Bramwell had "a fierce belief in doing the right thing" | Slimming World's managing director said founder Margaret Miles-Bramwell had "a fierce belief in doing the right thing" |
| An entrepreneur who grew the firm Slimming World from a single weight loss group to a network of more than 3,500 consultants has died. | An entrepreneur who grew the firm Slimming World from a single weight loss group to a network of more than 3,500 consultants has died. |
| Margaret Miles-Bramwell started the business in 1969 in Alfreton, Derbyshire, where the firm today employs 400 staff at its headquarters. | Margaret Miles-Bramwell started the business in 1969 in Alfreton, Derbyshire, where the firm today employs 400 staff at its headquarters. |
| Mrs Miles-Bramwell died on Sunday morning at her Mallorca home surrounded by family, the firm said in a statement. | Mrs Miles-Bramwell died on Sunday morning at her Mallorca home surrounded by family, the firm said in a statement. |
| It added: "She leaves the world a healthier place". | It added: "She leaves the world a healthier place". |
| Mrs Miles-Bramwell, 76, from Mansfield Woodhouse in Nottinghamshire, was awarded an OBE in 2009 for her services to the health of the British public. | |
| The then-Prince of Wales handed an OBE to Mrs Miles-Bramwell in 2009 | The then-Prince of Wales handed an OBE to Mrs Miles-Bramwell in 2009 |
| She was a "loving and much-loved" daughter, wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, said Slimming World. | She was a "loving and much-loved" daughter, wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, said Slimming World. |
| Managing director Lisa Salmon said: "Margaret steered her ship in the way she lived her life – with a generous spirit, passionate conviction, a wicked and rebellious sense of humour, and a fierce belief in doing the right thing. | Managing director Lisa Salmon said: "Margaret steered her ship in the way she lived her life – with a generous spirit, passionate conviction, a wicked and rebellious sense of humour, and a fierce belief in doing the right thing. |
| "Our job now is to continue to keep her legacy alive by doing the very same thing." | "Our job now is to continue to keep her legacy alive by doing the very same thing." |
| Mrs Miles-Bramwell was born in April 1948 and grew up in South Normanton. | |
| According to Slimming World, she had struggled with her own weight since childhood. | |
| She set up her first group in a church hall in Alfreton in 1969, to help people with both their weight and with "the sometimes far heavier burden of shame and self-criticism". | |
| Mrs Miles-Bramwell was a "driving force" in the firm she founded more than five decades ago | |
| The firm said it held those founding principles key to their strategy. | |
| Mrs Miles-Bramwell remained chairwoman of the firm until her death. | |
| In a statement, Slimming World said: "Margaret touched the hearts and changed the lives of millions of people, including all of Slimming World's consultants and staff, who will feel her loss deeply. | |
| "Right now, our thoughts are with Margaret's family. We take comfort, as we're sure they do, in the hope that Margaret is now reunited with her beloved husband Tony, who passed away in 2021." | |
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