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Roxy Earle (born August 3, 1983) is a Canadian reality television personality, entrepreneur, and business executive. [1] Earle is the founder of the Luxurious Roxy lifestyle brand [2] and is most well known for being a star of the reality television series, The Real Housewives of Toronto. [3]

Early life and education

Earle was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. She first attended Etobicoke School of the Arts in Toronto, majoring in theatre at the school. [4] Earle then attended Wilfrid Laurier University, graduating from the school with a degree in business and communications. [4]

Career

After graduating from university, Earle worked as an account executive at ad agency, Ogilvy & Mather for five years. [5] Following this, while still at Ogilvy & Mather, Earle worked in London as the Global Account Director for the agency’s American Express account, where she managed the Europe, Middle East and Africa region for American Express. [4] [5] After returning to Toronto, Earle became the manager of advertising and sponsorship for American Express Canada. [4]

In 2021, Roxy co-founded the mental wellness and women's health app, Ana. Ana provides mindset practices and informational tools to support women through journeys in women's health, mental health, work life, and self-love. Ana has been featured by various media outlets, notably being featured in the Vancouver Sun "It List" in 2022. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Lifestyle brand and body positive activism

Earle runs a lifestyle brand that she founded called Luxurious Roxy. [11] She also served as the Collaborating Creative Director of the Roxy Earle x Le Château, a fashion line made in partnership with Canadian retailer Le Château, [12] which caters to women from size 0-22W. [13] Earle’s line with Le Château launched in Toronto in June 2018 [14] and included more than 40 clothing designs and 18 accessory styles. She is the first person to include sizes 0-22 in Canadian retail stores. Earle’s clothes have been worn by stars like Lena Dunham and Chrissy Metz. Earle also launched a swimwear line in collaboration with body positive intimates company Knix, featuring a photoshoot with Earle and several other body positive influencers. [15]

In 2019, Earle was given a Visionary Award by Fashion Group International Toronto for her work in empowering women. [16] [17] She also started the hashtag #MySizeRox and partnered with Instagram to speak about body image. [18] [19]

Personal life

Earle was previously married to Raghu “Rags” Kilambi, who has two sons from a previous relationship. [20] The couple split in 2020. [21]

In July 2021, Earle married Dr. Arnold Mahesan, a fertility endocrinologist. [22] [23] In January 2022, she gave birth to their son. [24] In August 2023, she gave birth to their daughter. [25]

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