Roxy Earle

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]

References
  1. "The Real Housewives of Toronto". Slice. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  2. "The Bold Beauty". Toronto Life. April 9, 2018. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  3. Earle, Roxy (September 18, 2017). "Meet Roxy Earle, The First Plus-Size Real Housewife". Glamour (Interview). Interviewed by Randi Bergman. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  4. Earle, Roxy (March 7, 2017). "The Real Housewives of Toronto: Roxy Earle is Not a Betch". notable.ca (Interview). Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  5. "Forget 'Corporate Wife,' Roxy Was a Corporate Success Before She Was Ever a Housewife". Slice. March 21, 2017. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  6. "The It List: Canadian body positivity activist launches 'digital revolution'". vancouversun. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  7. "Q&A With Roxy Earle, Founder Of The Ana App - DIVINE". 2022-05-31. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  8. "Female-Empowering Mindset Apps". TrendHunter.com. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  9. Lena, Chiara Di (2022-07-11). "Homegrown Business: Body Activist & founder of Ana, Roxy Earle". Toronto Guardian. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  10. vecchiarelli, Samantha (2022-02-10). "HOLR Chats: Roxy Earle Discusses Her New App, Ana -". Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  11. Reid, Pauleanna (August 22, 2019). "This Fashion Entrepreneur Is Bringing A Culture-Shift To A Multi-Billion Dollar Market". Forbes. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  12. "Ex 'Real Housewives of Toronto' star Roxy Earle on reinvigorating plus-size clothing with Le Chateau". Canoe. July 9, 2018. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  13. "How Roxy Earle Is Busting Curvy Fashion Myths With Her New Line". Best Health Magazine. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  14. "Roxy Earle on her dream plus-size dress inspired by Meghan Markle and new size-inclusive line". Hello!. June 20, 2018. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  15. "We're Obsessed With These Canadian Swimwear Brands". Best Health Magazine. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  16. "Roxy Earle Awarded for #MYSIZEROX Movement!". Mitsou. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  17. "Roxy Earle brings her 'my size' mentality to Le Château with 0-22W fashion collection". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  18. "Real Housewife Roxy Earle On Sizeism, Beauty Ideals and Finding Motivation To Work Out". Best Health Magazine. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  19. "'Real Housewives Of Toronto' star Roxy Earle takes on size shaming: 'I'm going to change things'". Global News. April 12, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
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