Here's How Chrissy Teigen Became World's Third Highest-Paid Model And Made Her $85 Million Fortune
Chrissy Teigen is a model and television personality who is mainly known for being the face of international magazines and hosting TV programs like America's Next Top Model, Model Employee, FABLife, Chrissy's Court, etc. She has also appeared in guest appearances in TV shows like The Mindy Project, Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Mr. Mayor, etc. Chrissy has been married to the iconic Hollywood singer John Legend since 2013, with whom she bought a $14.1 million mansion.
Chrissy Teigen became the world's third highest-paid model and earned approximately $12 Million in 2018 owing to modeling, brand endorsements, and her appearances in TV shows. Chrissy currently has a net worth of around $85 million.
Christine Diane Teigen was born on November 30, 1985, in the small town of Delta, Utah, to a Thai mother and a Norwegian father. Her family relocated to Washington, where her parents ran a tavern. At fifteen, Chrissy’s mother returned to Thailand, and her father relocated them to Huntington Beach, California. As per IWMBUZZ.com, Chrissy worked in a surf shop when she met clients who helped her secure a modeling gig with Billabong and was later spotted by a photographer, thus starting her illustrious modeling career.
Chrissy Teigen started her professional modeling career as an IGN babe in 2004. Later, she did a lot of catalog shoots. In 2007 she appeared as a stand-in briefcase girl in the reality TV show Deal Or No Deal. Chrissy got her big break after appearing on the cover of Maxim’s calendar in 2007, as per SuccessStory. Her popularity escalated after appearing in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue in 2010, following which she was named Rookie of the Year. And since then, she has modeled for numerous international companies like Nike, Gap Factory, Venus, Gillette, XOXO, UGG Australia, Rock and Republic, Beach Bunny Swimwear, Nine West, and Billabong.
Within a decade between 2010 and 2020, Chrissy Teigen reached new heights of success. Following her appearance in the 2010 edition of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, she appeared in consecutive editions of the magazine from 2011-14 while also featuring on the Golden Jubilee cover in 2014. She has since then appeared on the covers of multiple elite magazines like Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Glamour, Italian Vogue, etc.
Chrissy expanded her horizons and tasted success in Television, appearing in and hosting various TV shows. She is also a cook and appeared on a cooking show called Cookies and Cocktails in 2011. In 2013 the star hosted a competition series named Model Employee on VH1 and appeared in another cooking show called Chrissy Teigen's Hungry. In 2015 she guest starred in Mindy Kaling’s hit TV show, The Mindy Project, following which she co-hosted a singing reality show called Lip Sync Battle alongside rapper LL Cool J as per Forbes. She also hosted the 2015 Billboard Music Awards alongside Ludacris.
Chrissy Teigen served as a panelist, and culinary stylist for Tyra Banks' daytime talk show FABLife from September 2015 to June 2016. In February 2016, she released a book titled Cravings: Recipes for All of the Food You Want to Eat, which went on to become the second-best-selling cookbook of the year and a New York Times bestseller.
Chrissy collaborated with the apparel brand Revolve to launch a clothing collection in 2017. She published her second book, titled Cravings: Hungry For More, in September 2018 and simultaneously launched a cookware brand through Target. Along with becoming the 3rd Highest Paid Model On Earth in 2018, she was also listed among the top 100 global influencers in 2019 by Time magazine. And thus, she kept building her net worth over a decade, earning $12 million in just 2018 and amassing a staggering $85 million.
Chrissy Teigen married legendary Hollywood singer John Legend in 2013 after six years of dating. She appeared in the music video of John’s chartbuster song All Of Me in 2013, which also consists of some of their wedding footage. The power couple has a combined net worth exceeding $100 million, which is quite apparent from their lavish spending.
In 2016 Chrissy and John bought a $14.1 million expensive mansion in Beverly Hills, which Rihanna previously owned. Further, in 2020, the couple purchased a $5.1 million contemporary home in Hollywood, California. They also own two penthouses in New York, one bought in April 2018 for $8 million and another bought in May 2018 for $9 million, as reported by Celebrity Net Worth. If this multi-million dollar property collection wasn’t enough, the couple owns another property at Beverly Hills worth a whopping $17.5 million.
Chrissy Teigen is currently one of the world's most successful and highest-paid models, with a jaw-dropping net worth of $85 million. From starting in a small town in Utah, working in a surf shop to becoming the face of International magazines and TV shows and owning multi-million dollar properties, Chrissy Teigen has come a long way.
Sources: IWMBUZZ.com, SuccessStory, Forbes, Celebrity Net Worth
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