Inside the staggering net worths of the NEW Real Housewives of New York… but can YOU guess which reality star comes out on top?
- The highest earner on RHONY reboot has an estimated net worth of $5 million
- Bethenny Frankel is the richest Housewife to appear on RHONY, worth of $80m
- Now that Bravo has cleaned house for season 14, which new star is wealthiest?
A new season of The Real Housewives Of New York City has just premiered with an entirely new cast of wealthy women.
And viewers have been left wondering just how rich these New Yorkers are.
But their net worths are not be as high as their franchise predecessors.
For instance, the wealthiest former RHONY star, Bethenny Frankel, has a whopping $80 million to her name.
Still, each season 14 cast member has a net worth of at least $1 million, which is nothing to scoff at.
Season 14 of The Real Housewives Of New York City has just premiered and it has an entirely new cast of wealthy women
Jenna Lyons, Sai De Silva, Brynn Whitfield, Erin Lichy, Ubah Hassan and Jessel Taank joined what has been dubbed as The Real Housewives Of New York reboot.
News of a big RHONY shakeup broke after viewership continued to decrease following season 13.
Luann de Lesseps, Ramona Singer, Sonja Morgan, Leah McSweeney and Eboni K. Williams failed to engage viewers to the point where there wasn’t even a reunion.
The network decided that it would totally clean house and rebrand the series as the RHONY reboot.
Meanwhile, they also announced a Legacy series that entirely consisted of RHONY vets. Luann, Sonja and Ramona were invited to return along with Dorinda Medley, Kelly Killoren Bensimon and Kristen Taekman.
For now, the reboot has its moment to shine. During its premiere, the cast flaunted their wealth. Here’s exactly how much they have to work with.
Erin Lichy: $1 million
Erin has earned her $1 million net worth through real estate and interior design
Erin Lichy has an estimated net worth of $1 million.
Married to lawyer Abraham Lichy and mother of three, the 36-year-old has made a name for herself – and a fortune – in real estate.
She describes herself as an interior designer who sells luxury real estate.
Erin has worked on Douglas Elliman’s Eklund Gomes team – headed up by Bravo’s own Million Dollar Listing star Frederik Eklund.
She got her real estate license at 19 years old and hasn’t stopped working since. She has since attained her master’s degree in sustainable development from New York University.
‘I’m really a workaholic,’ she told Insider. ‘It’s actually a problem, but I’m working on it.’
Erin is a top-earning real estate agent with the Eklund Gomes team at Douglas Elliman
She has also launched her own interior design company, Homegirl
She also has her own renovation and design firm called Homegirl, which she launched in 2018.
Her goal when selling is to flip it to maximize its profit and boost it into the luxury market.
‘When I joined the Eklund Gomes team at Douglas Elliman four years ago, I worked with many high net worth clients,’ she told Entertainment Tonight.
‘A lot of those clients had used architects and designers to renovate their spaces, some of which ended up hurting the sale because the spaces were not designed with the future market in mind.’
She explained that her interior design company was ‘born out of necessity’ to E! News.
‘I would have these clients that would try to sell their apartments for years and years, and they wouldn’t be able to because of how it was designed,’ she said.
‘I decided to start the business to help my clients use the funds in their renovation that would cater to future demographics.’
She explained that her interior design company was ‘born out of necessity’ to E! News
She has put her real estate skills to use on her own property. Not only does she have a two-story Tribeca apartment, but she has a property in the Northwest Woods of the Hamptons
She has explained why she has found so much success with Homegirl.
‘I have a rich, modern design style, where I incorporate color and elements of nostalgia,’ she told ET.
‘Walking around historic areas of Manhattan and looking at the ornate details and designs created so many years ago, juxtaposed against modernist architecture, to me, is everything.’
She has also put her real estate skills to use on her own property. Not only does she have a two-story Tribeca apartment, but she has a property in Northwest Woods, in the Hamptons.
Thanks to all of this, she has the impressive net worth of $1 million.
Jessel Taank: $1 million
Jessel earned her $1 million net worth as a PR expert
Jessel Tank has an estimated net worth of $1 million.
The 43-year-old owns her own fashion PR firm called The Know.
She initially started out as a brand consultant and fashion publicist.
The RHONY star graduated from Kings College in London, where she was born and raised, with a degree in English and journalism.
Jessel worked leading the PR strategy for the likes of Conde Nast, Victoria Beckham, Westfield and more.
She even got involved in the retail side of the fashion and beauty world, helping with strategic direction of 33 commercial retail properties.
She co-founded PR company The Right Now in 2020 and then went on to launch The Know as a boutique agency in 2022.
The 43-year-old owns her own fashion PR firm called The Know
She initially started out as a brand consultant and fashion publicist
According to her website, she’s also launching an e-commerce platform that ‘aims to make South East Asian fashion more accessible.’
She is married to management consultant Pavit Randhawa and they have twin sons.
They met when they decided to be roommates as just friends because it’d be ‘better than living with strangers.’
However, when her mom visited, she pointed out the chemistry between the pair, which led to Jessel asking him on a date.
Their relationship has had its fair share of ups and downs.
While she was doing PR for Michael Kors in New York City, he studied at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business.
Jessel worked leading the PR strategy for the likes of Conde Nast, Victoria Beckham, Westfield and more
She is also married to management consultant Pavit Randhawa
‘The distance was brutal,’ the fashion publicist revealed to Vogue in 2016.
‘But we managed to see each other every other week, either in New York or for fun little weekend getaways.’
And now, in a trailer for the current season of RHONY, the pair discuss that they haven’t been intimate and he shares he wants to go to Vietnam to have some time for himself.
Her fellow Housewives became suspicious and accused him of cheating. Regardless, based on her Instagram, it seems they’re still going strong.
In addition to her luxury Chelsea apartment, it’s clear to see how she boasts a $1 million net worth.
Sai De Silva: $1 million
Sai earned her $1 million net worth as a content creator
Sai De Silva has an estimated net worth of $1 million.
She is a self-described content creator who has partnerships with Dior, Fendi, Audemar Piguet, Bentley, Vogue and more.
The 42-year-old also serves as the creative director and founder of the fashion website Scout The City.
On her site, she boasts that she releases vlogs every Saturday during which she shares beauty, style and family tips.
The 42-year-old also serves as the creative director and founder of the fashion website Scout he City
BuzzFeed named Sai as one of the best Latinx fashion and beauty influencers in 2021
BuzzFeed named Sai as one of the best Latinx fashion and beauty influencers in 2021.
Before becoming a successful content creator, she claims she did ‘everything under the sun.’
She worked as a bartender for eight years while she worked as a social media strategist and ran a fashion accessory company during the day.
Sai grew up in New York and has moved back to Brooklyn with her husband, David Craig, and their two children.
Sai grew up in New York and has moved back to Brooklyn with her husband, David Craig, and their two children
Before finding success as a content creator, she worked as a bartender for eight years while she worked as a social media strategist and ran a fashion accessory company during the day
She owns a swanky three-floor townhouse, one of which is entirely dedicated to her office space.
While her husband is supportive of her pursuits, he doesn’t appear on her blog and likely won’t have a huge presence on RHONY.
‘He likes his privacy. In a world where we share everything, it’s nice to have something that is private in my life,’ she wrote on her site.
‘It keeps my sanity and I also think having a little mystery is fun. However, he is very involved when it comes to his family and I think he should win an award for father of the year!’
This doesn’t stop her from being in the spotlight. She totes 50,000 subscribers on YouTube and 415,000 followers on Instagram, which only help support her $1 million net worth.
Ubah Hassan: $1.5 million
Ubah earned her $1.5 million net worth as a model and entrepreneur
Ubah Hassn has an estimated net worth of $1.5 million.
The 39-year-old model was born in Somalia and when her family immigrated to Canada, they had to live in a homeless shelter.
After she was discovered in Canada, she moved to New York City to sign with Click Model Management.
It was a big risk, but that didn’t deter Ubah.
‘Personally, I usually go in very blind to a lot of the things that I do,’ she told Vanity Fair.
The 39-year-old model was born in Somalia and when her family immigrated to Canada, they had to live in a homeless shelter
However, this didn’t stop her and she went on to find success. She has even been dubbed as Ralph Lauren’s muse
‘I remember moving to New York and I was struggling badly [in the modeling world]. They were not hiring Black girls.
‘I had no idea they were not hiring Black girls. I just thought I was not getting it done,’ she lamented.
However, this didn’t stop her and she went on to find success. She has even been dubbed as Ralph Lauren’s muse.
Ubah didn’t initially see how she fit in with the Real Housewives franchise as a self-made woman.
‘Even in the audition, I said, “I don’t have a husband, cat, or plant. I am the opposite of a housewife,”‘ she shared.
Ubah didn’t initially see how she fit in with the Real Housewives franchise as a self-made woman
She has also launched her own vegan hot sauce company called Ubah Hot
‘And they were like, “No, we want something different. We want to try something new.”‘
She has also launched her own vegan hot sauce company called Ubah Hot.
Since launching in 2021, it has made the list of Oprah’s Favorite Things and was featured on My Unorthodox Life.
She also has a chic apartment in Columbus Circle.
All in all, her assets amount to an impressive $1.5 million.
Brynn Whitfield: $3 million
Whitfield earned her net worth as a corporate communications and marketing consultant
Brynn Whitfield has an estimated net worth of $3 million.
The 36-year-old initially hailed from the Midwest and moved to New York City, quickly becoming known as the life of the party.
The single socialite jokes that she’s a trophy wife-in-training, but has amassed an impressive net worth of her own.
Brynn is a corporate communications and marketing consultant.
The single socialite jokes that she’s a trophy wife-in-training, but has amassed an impressive net worth of her own
She went to Purdue University before going on to work in PR, eventually working her way up to a PR lead position at Assembly. However, she now works freelance
She went to Purdue University before going on to work in PR, eventually working her way up to a PR lead position at Assembly.
However, she now works freelance. The reality TV star is also a certified yoga teacher.
Surprisingly enough, she had the opportunity to make her reality TV debut 10 years ago.
Lisa Vanderpump had reportedly asked her to join the original cast of Vanderpump Rules.
‘Actually, back in the day when they were starting Vanderpump Rules, they were like, “We’re starting this show, would you maybe wanna think about being on it?”‘ she said on the Mention It All podcast.
The reality TV star is a certified yoga teacher. Surprisingly enough, she also had the opportunity to make her reality TV debut 10 years ago
Lisa Vanderpump had reportedly asked her to join the original cast of Vanderpump Rules, but she didn’t want to leave her job in PR
However she explained that she didn’t want to leave her job in PR.
‘I got on my high horse, and I was, like, telling Lisa and Pandy [Pandora], “I would never do reality TV, that is, like, so trashy,”‘ she stated.
Ironically, she would end up on reality TV anyway.
But instead of Beverly Hills, she is featured in New York City, where she owns a fabulous, Parisian-themed apartment in the West Village.
Jenna Lyons: $5 million
Jenna earned her net worth as a fashion designer and entrepreneur
Jenna Lyons has an estimated net worth of $5 million.
It’s not too surprising that she has the highest net worth out of all her Real Housewives co-stars considering she was the president of J. Crew for more than two decades.
One of the reasons she joined the industry is because of a genetic disorder she has called incontinentia pigmenti, which prevents her from growing hair, teeth and eyelashes.
‘All my teeth are fake,’ Jenna said on The View. ‘I paid a lot of money for them.’
It’s not too surprising that she has the highest net worth out of all her Real Housewives co-stars considering she was the president of J. Crew for more than two decades
One of the reasons she joined the industry is because of a genetic disorder she has called incontinentia pigmenti, which prevents her from growing hair, teeth and eyelashes
Richest Real Housewives of All Time
1. Diana Jenkins (RHOBH, $300 million)
2. Kyle Richards (RHOBH, $100 million)
3. Carlton Elizabeth (RHOBH, $100 million)
4. Lisa Vanderpump (RHOBH, $90 million)
5. Lea Black (RHOM, $85 million)
6. Bethenny Frankel (RHONY, $80 million)
7. Heather Dubrow (RHOC, $70 million)
‘My hair is also fake. I could take it off like a hat, it’s not a wig. My eyelashes are fake, and I have no eyebrows, and I have scars all over my skin.’
She continued: ‘It’s one of the reasons I went into fashion [and beauty] because I wanted to look better.… I was constantly trying to fit in.’
She also founded false eyelash company Love Seen in 2020. She wanted to ‘create a line of lashes’ that aren’t ‘as over the top.’
She ultimately walked away from J. Crew in 2017 after reinventing the company’s imagine from preppy to bold and refined.
Her daring sequin pairings and embracement of androgyny caused the company to soar so high that even the Obamas were fans.
After J. Crew took off, she was finally able to design the apartment of her dreams.
‘J. Crew had gone public and I have done well in that scenario and I had a chance to do some things that I have really been wanting to do for years,’ she explained.
‘And I decided to finally go for it.’
She had previously done two remodels, one in Manhattan and the other in Brooklyn, and decided the third was the charm in her SoHo Loft.
After J. Crew took off, she was finally able to design the apartment of her dreams
The queer single mother has plenty on her plate, but was not afraid to add reality TV star to her list of accolades
In fact, she has received such acclaim for her apartment that it has been featured in outlets like Architectural Digest.
She has also been inspired to do interior design work and even create her own furniture.
The queer single mother has plenty on her plate, but was not afraid to add reality TV star to her list of accolades.
She had starred in the 2020 reality TV series called Stylish With Jenna Lyons and is now on RHONY.
Because of all these impressive feats, she has a net worth of a whopping $5 million.
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