It's not every day you find a former housewife worth nearly 100 million dollars, but Lea Black has seemingly found the hack and is well on her way to the league of stars worth nine figures. Lisa Lea Haller, popularly known as Lea Black, was born on April 23, 1956, in Texas. She is best known as a businesswoman, reality star, philanthropist, mother, and wife. Lea’s most popular reality TV appearance came in 2011 when she was cast as a member of The Real Housewives of Miami.
Lea is also known for her marriage to criminal defense attorney Roy Black who famously represented William Kennedy Smith in a 1991 sexual assault trial. Outside of her marriage, Lea has created an impressive business portfolio for herself, bringing her estimated net worth to about $85 million. Want to know how she got this rich? Keep scrolling to find out.
9 Lea Black Starred On 'Real Housewives Of Miami'
Lea amassed a majority of her net worth while appearing on the Bravo reality show The Real Housewives Of Miami, between 2011 and 2013. During her time on the show, Lea was reportedly one of the highest-paid cast members. Though the show ended rather too quickly, Lea was able to make the most of her time on it.
8 She Made Guest Appearances On Other Shows
In addition to her stint on The Real Housewives Of Miami, Lea has also served as a guest star on a number of shows. Between 2017 to 2018, she appeared on several episodes of Flipping Out, a reality show by Jeff Lewis. The reality star was also once a guest on Lewis’s Sirius XM podcast. Lea no doubt made a reasonable amount of money from these appearances, adding to her already impressive net worth.
7 Beauty Company
Apart from her successful television career, Lea Black is also an accomplished businesswoman. The reality star launched her first beauty line, Lea Costmetics International Inc., in the mid-80s. Since then, the company has produced over 400 different beauty products. Seeing how well the company is doing, Lea no doubt rakes in millions of dollars to her bank account every year.
6 Cosmetics Company
In 2010 Lea partnered with Oprah Winfrey's stylist, Andre Walker, to launch a new cosmetics company. The cosmetics line has become successful in its own right and has increased her net worth exponentially. The company found massive success following its launch and has made Lea a household name in the beauty industry.
5 She Owns A Beauty And Skincare Website
Lea Black's beauty and skincare website and online store, "Lea Black Beauty," is also another major source of the reality star’s income. The website displays the wide range of products available for purchase. With the massive traffic the website gets, there is no doubt that Lea gets a sizable amount of money from this avenue.
4 Advice And Lifestyle Columns
Lea has written advice and lifestyle columns for numerous magazines and websites, including OK Magazine, Palm Beach Woman and The Huffington Post. With all of these must come a sizable amount of money that adds to her net worth.
3 She Is An Author
The beautiful reality star has also thrived as an author with quite a number of books to her name. This included Red Carpets & White Lies, Little Black Book, and Beauty From Within. The earnings from these books can really add up. Clearly, she earns a good amount of money from her career as an author.
2 She Hosts A Podcast Show
In addition to her many streams of income, Lea has also delved into the audio media scene. The reality star launched her popular web series, Lunch with Lea, as a podcast some years back. Lea has since hosted the show which covers topics ranging from entertainment news, trending celebrity gossip, reality TV shows, politics, fashion, beauty, motivational tips, and career tips. With how well the podcast has done over time, we can only imagine how much money Lea is making from it.
1 Her Real Estate Investments
The reality star is one hell of a business guru, so much so that she even diversified into real estate. In 2004, Lea and her husband Roy bought a 3,536 square foot Hollywood Hills home for $1.76 million. Two years later, they put it on the market for sale with an asking price of $2.895 million. In 2011, the couple paid $7.1 million for a Miami mansion. In June 2021, the couple listed the home for $34 million, nearly 5 times the amount they paid to purchased it.
The TV star and her husband also own homes in Coral Gables and Key Largo. Nevertheless, with all the accumulated earnings, the gorgeous actress enjoys a blissful life with her husband and kid, taking the world one step at a time.
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