Rommy Hunt Revson

Rommy Hunt Revson (née Kolb; February 15, 1944 – September 7, 2022) was an American nightclub singer and creator of the scrunchie.

Early years Revson was born in 1944 in White Plains, New York. She worked in the 1970s and 1980s as a singer in Manhattan nightclubs. She was also a voice teacher and songwriter.

The scrunchie

In 1986, Revson invented the scrunchie, a hair accessory used to hold the hair in a pony tail. The invention, originally known as the "Scunci", was named after Revson's pet poodle. It later became known generically as the scrunchie. By the time her patent expired in 2001, more than two billion Scrunchies had been sold. Revson made $1 million a year in royalties from the scrunchie for more than 12 years. At the time of her death, she was a resident of Wellington, Florida.