Reality Check: La La, Kandi & Mona-Scott-Young Are Worth Millions
Reality television is one of the fastest ways for the regulars to become celebrities overnight. At the same time, it is a very tough and stressful business. Some reality stars are actually very successful and making millions while others are barely known and only make $5,000 a month. La La Anthony, Kandi Burruss and Mona Scott-Young are a few of the successful ones who manage to build their brands, or expand their existing empires, based on their participation in reality television. BlackEnterprise.com Decodes the financial gain of some of reality TVâs most notable personas.
Lala Anthony got her start as a radio disc jockey and eventually achieved mainstream recognition as the co-host of MTVâs Total Request Live. After acting as the host for the laundry list of VH1âs reunion shows, La La delved into the reality TV world as the star of La Laâs Full Court Wedding(2010), which later transcended to La Laâs Full Court Life (2011), a series that chronicles her career and marriage to NBA star Carmelo Anthony. La Laâs net worth is an estimated $9 million but sheâs working on other ventures, such as her makeup line, Motives by La La and acting career, that should give her income an even bigger boost.
Long before achieving success on The Real Housewives of Atlanta, Burruss established herself as a veritable singer/songwriter and businesswoman, starting asone-fourth of â90s R&B group Xscape. Now holding a net worth of $35 million, the entrepreneur juggles several businesses that transcend the music industry. Sheâs launched a line of sex toys called Bedroom Kandi, opened TAGS, a clothing boutique in Atlanta, continues to write music for popular artists and recently forayed into the TV world as executive producer for her own show, The Kandi Factory thatâs set to air on Bravoâs new lineup.
Scott-Young is best known for running Violator Management, a company responsible for the success of iconic artists like Missy Elliott, 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes, LL Cool J and more. However, after leaving Violator she created Monami Entertainment, an artist management company that doubles as the production company responsible for VH1âs hit show,Love & Hip-Hop, which is currently taping its third season. Her net worth is said to be $30 million.
Source: Black Enterprise/Starrene Rhett Rocque
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