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Jo Malone
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Jo Malone

British perfume entrepreneur (born 1963)

Joanne Lesley Malone (born 5 November 1963) is a British perfumer and founder of the companies Jo Malone London, Jo Loves and Jo Vodka. She sold Jo Malone London in 1999 to Estee Lauder Companies.2

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Born Nov 1963.1

About

In 2011 Malone founded Jo Loves.

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Companies

Early life and education

Malone was born on 5 November 1963, and grew up in a council house in Bexleyheath, South East London. She had severe dyslexia, and left school aged 13 to care for her mother, who had a stroke.

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Career

Occupation: perfume executive, perfumer.5

In 1999, Malone sold Jo Malone London to Estée Lauder Companies for "undisclosed millions". In 2011, she started a new fragrance company, Jo Loves.

In 2008, Malone received an MBE, then in 2018 a CBE. In 2015, she was a castaway on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs.

In 2025, Malone established Jo Vodka, a trilogy of fusion vodkas named "101 The Purist", "102 The Bohemian" and "103 The Artist".

In 2026, Estée Lauder Companies sued Malone over the use of her name in a fragrance collaboration between Jo Loves and Zara. Estée Lauder argued that the collaboration breached contractual restrictions dating from Malone's 1999 sale of Jo Malone London.

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Personal life

  • BornNov 1963, United Kingdom6
  • CitizenshipUnited Kingdom7

Malone is married to former surveyor Gary Willcox, and they have a son together.

In 2003, Malone was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer, and after a year of treatment her cancer was in remission.

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Awards

  • Date not recordedCommander of the Order of the British Empire8

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