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In 1993, Roy Raymond committed suicide by jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge. The tragedy in what happened to Raymond is that he struck upon the genius idea of removing the shame factor...
Raymond was inspired to start Victoria's Secret after feeling embarrassed purchasing lingerie for his wife in a department store. To open the store, he borrowed $40,000 from a bank and $40,000 from his family. Roy and Gaye Raymond worked together to design and launch the first store with a Victorian-inspired style.
- Entrepreneur
- Founder of Victoria's Secret
- Roy Larson Raymond, April 15, 1947, Connecticut, U.S.
Sep 26, 1993 · Raymond contemplated filing for bankruptcy again, friends say, to free himself of the Federal taxes he owed, as well as $56,000 in state taxes. That prospect was what drove him to take his life...
Jul 19, 2022 · (Epstein died by suicide that same year while awaiting trial.) ... Wexner bought the lingerie brand in 1982 from its founder Roy Raymond for just $1 million, turning it into a billion-dollar ...
Dec 10, 2014 · But Roy Raymond’s problem gave him an idea: Victoria’s Secret, the company he co-founded with his wife Gaye in 1977 with $80,000, some of it borrowed from family members.
Jun 30, 2021 · The brand of women's lingerie designed for men. Victoria's Secret was founded in 1977 by American Roy Raymond . This entrepreneur used to feel sorry when he went to department stores to buy his ...
Sep 3, 1993 · SAN FRANCISCO — Roy Raymond, who helped bring lingerie to the masses by founding the Victoria’s Secret retail chain, was found dead in San Francisco Bay, an apparent suicide, authorities said...
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