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India Westbrooks’ Net Worth

September 7, 2017 By Jemeuel Giray 1 Comment

You might easily dismiss India Westbrooks as another reality star seeking to make it big in Hollywood. However, what many people didn’t know about her is that, despite her young age, Westbrooks has already amassed quite a fortune through social media. At the age of 21, she has been able to create quite the nest egg for herself. But what is India Westbrooks’ net worth?

India Westbrooks’ Profile:

Net worth in 2017: $1.3 million
Profession: Internet celebrity
Age: 21
Source Of Wealth: Social media, reality television
Residence: Corona, California
Citizenship: U.S. Citizen
Marital Status: Single
Education: No college education (yet)

About India Westbrooks

India “Illy” Love Westbrooks got her start by posting her pictures on Tumblr in 2011. She was so successful she has attracted quite a number of followers. She was still in high school back then and while she kept her age a secret, it was rumored that she was only 16 or 17 years old when her Tumblr following was steadily growing. After Tumblr, she moved her presence to Vine and Instagram and her fans followed suit. Her followers have only continued to grow. Now she has about 300K followers on Twitter and an astounding 2 million followers on Instagram.

The Westbrooks

Westbrooks comes from a family of media savvy business people. In 2015, India and her family became more well-known as the stars of the new reality TV show “The Westbrooks.” The show, which aired on BET, revolves around India, her four sisters and their daily lives. Many people have compared the family to The Kardashians, describing them as the “First Family of Social Media.” In fact, many individuals in the industry started calling them the “Black Kardashians” and India the “Kim” of the family. However, India herself didn’t like the comparison and when asked in an interview with Galore Magazine who among the Kardashians she would rather be, she said she’d be the Rob of the family because he seems to have never wanted the fame or the spotlight like the rest of the Kardashians.

“He was forced to compromise to the good and bad parts of his new lifestyle and learned to capitalize off the situation for the better and use the platform that was given. That’s me!” she said. Although India says she never wanted the fame she’s been given, she has been able to capitalize on it fairly well.

It’s not really a surprise that India has been such a success at such a young age. The 21-year-old break-out star has had a tremendous role model throughout her life in her father. His business, New Image Global, has about 30 employess and generates around $17 million a year in net sales – mostly from selling cigar and blunt wraps.

While India’s approach to accumulating wealth has been more hands-off than her father’s, she’s still been able to make a substantial amount of money. Most of her $1.3 million net worth has been made through social media and, more specifically, Instagram.

India Westbrooks’ Net Worth

It is estimated that India Westbrooks’ net worth sits around $1.3 million. Considering that she’s only 21 years old, that is pretty impressive. She’s also the most successful of the five Westbrooks sisters. According to internet site, The-net-worth, Her sister Crystal only has a net worth of about $100 thousand.

Making Money on Instagram

Instagram, as previously mentioned, is what really drives India’s career. When asked about how she became so successful on the social media site, India replied, ”I don’t decide when or what to post on social media. I honestly, spur of the moment, if I feel like I just took a bomb-a** picture, I’ma post it. If I just took 10 bomb-a** pictures, I’ma post it back to back to back to back to back and just let it go.”

Because of India’s confidence and good looks, she’s been able to score numerous endorsement deals. She said that she’s found most companies will pay a pretty girl to endorse their product. In a recent interview with Black Entertainment Television, the 21-year-old celebrity said she charges a couple hundred dollars per month to put a company’s link in her Instagram bio. If the company wants a full-on promotion, they are looking at paying out $700 or more for a single instagram mention in the young starlet’s account. Factoring in her 10 Instagram updates or so a day, and its clear that Westbrooks has substantial earning power in her Instagram account.

A lot of other celebs have been using software to power their Instagram accounts and social media. Some sites similar to Instagress have been launched recently, as Instagress was shut down earlier in the year.

Many would argue that India became rich by posting pictures of herself in bikinis and revealing clothing on social media… and she won’t deny that that is true. However, the way that she’s been able to market herself and her image has truly been the driving power behind her success. She stays on top of her social media accounts and interacts with her followers daily. India also places a fair amount of effort into her diet and exercise routine as well so that she’ll be able to continue to capitalize on her looks in the future.

Because India is still living with her family and is still youthful the bulk of India Westbrooks’ estimated net worth has stemmed from her work on social media and, more recently, her appearances on “The Westbrooks.” As she and the family continue to gain popularity, India’s wealth will likely continue to rise as well.

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Luis Coronel’s Net Worth

August 8, 2017 By James Hendrickson Leave a Comment

Every celebrity has a success story of how they rose to the top and amassed millions of dollars. More recently, these celebs have stemmed from corners of the internet instead of the Hollywood hills. Luis Coronel is one of those celebrities that has been able to rise to fame on the web through his singing career. He has been able to gain a fanbase of millions but what is Luis Coronel’s net worth?

Luis Coronel’s Profile:

Net worth in 2017: $3 million
Profession: Singer
Age: 21
Source Of Wealth: Singing career
Residence: Tucson, Arizona
Citizenship: U.S. Citizen
Marital Status: Single
Education: No formal education beyond high school

About Luis Coronel

Luis Coronel was born in Tucson, Arizona on February 3, 1996. He is an American singer with Mexican/Latin roots in his music. According to his Wikipedia page, Coronel got his first taste of singing in the spotlight in church choir at the age of six.

Like many other young men, Coronel went the way of sports and fitness. However, he always nourished his musical side. After one of his boxing matches he decided to sing for the crowd that was present. Some of the onlookers videotaped him singing and eventually the video went viral.

Coronel’s Career

By the time Coronel was 16 he’d signed his first record deal with Del Records. Since then he’s released a number of singles, including “Mi niña traviesa,” “Será más fácil,” and “Escápate,” each of which reached Billboard charts.

In 2014 and 2015 the young artist went on to be nominated for (and win) Latin Billboard Music Awards New Artist of the Year, Premios Lo Nuestro Regional Mexican Male Artist of the Year and Latin American Music Awards Favorite Regional Mexican Male Artist. While Coronel hasn’t become a household name, he’s done pretty well for himself. So, what is Luis Coronel’s net worth?

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Luis Coronel’s Net Worth

Celebrity Net Worth estimates Luis Coronel’s net worth to be around $2 million, while other sources estimate his net worth to be closer to $3 million. His annual income is estimated to sit around $360K, all of which he earns through his singing career and, like so many other young people, YouTube.

Yes. Not only is Coronel able to rake in cash through single sales, ticket sales and concerts, he is also able to reap the benefits of being a YouTube entertainer. YouTubers are able to rake in hundreds of thousands of dollars a year just through the views they are able to get. (Find out how much YouTubers make.)

Outside of his fairly new music career and YouTube, Coronel’s net worth doesn’t have many more sources of income funneling into it. It wouldn’t be out of the ordinary for Coronel to receive (and accept) endorsement deals in the future, once his career gains more momentum. He has only been in the music business for about five years now so don’t be surprised if you begin to hear and see Coronel’s name more in the years to come.

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Rosanna Pansino’s Net Worth

August 1, 2017 By James Hendrickson Leave a Comment

In 2017 almost everyone has a favorite YouTube star they tune in regularly to watch/listen to. Rosanna Pansino is that star for many people. After turning to YouTube to get more comfortable in front of the camera for her acting career, Pansino was faced with a difficult decision: acting or YouTube.

Luckily for us, she chose YouTube and now her colorful baking videos are available to everyone on the web. Even though she’s been extremely successful, did the 32-year-old make the right decision financially? What is Rosanna Pansino’s net worth?

Rosanna Pansino’s Profile:

Net worth in 2017: $9 million
Profession: YouTuber, baker, author
Age: 32
Source Of Wealth: YouTube Career
Residence: California
Citizenship: U.S. Citizen
Marital Status: Single
Education: Pacific Lutheran University

About Rosanna Pansino

Pansino was born on June 8, 1985 in Seattle, Washington. She is of Italian, Croatian, German and Irish ancestry and grew up being close with her grandmother. In fact, her grandmother has been cited as the source of Pansino’s passion for cooking.

It was the young woman’s fellow YouTubers that really encouraged her to launch her own YouTube channel though. It started after she’d filmed herself making themed treats for a party. As her views began to increase, she received requests from followers asking her to do specific designs. Since she’d never seen a nerdy baking show, Pansino decided to launch her own.

Pansino’s YouTube Career

That’s when she started “Nerdy Nummies” and has since uploaded more than 100 videos of her cake, cookie and cupcake recipes to the channel. She’s also accrued quite the following (8.7 million subscribers and 2 billion total views, according to Wikipedia). Her channel gets about 75 million views each month.

As mentioned above, each episode is based on a nerdy-themed baked good. Most of the creations are modeled after video game characters/objects as well as characters from anime, television shows, books and movies. Pansino also has a habit of featuring other YouTube stars like Michelle Phan, Lindsey Sterling and Lilly Singh on the show as well.

In addition to her work on the web Pansino has also written the “Nerdy Nummies Cookbook,” which includes recipes that have featured on her YouTube channel in the past. The cookbook was released in November 2015. It was added to the New York Times best seller list that year.

Pansino didn’t stop there either. She’s also released her own line of baking supplies (March 2017). So, how has all of this impacted Rosanna Pansino’s net worth?

Rosanna Pansino’s Net Worth

According to Celebrity Net Worth, Rosanna Pansino’s net worth is estimated to be $9 million. There is a small amount of her net worth that can be contributed to her small roles on television, however, the bulk of Pansino’s net worth has stemmed from her YouTube channel, her cookbook and (soon) her new baking line.

Pansino’s award-winning YouTube channel (Shorty Awards, 2013; The Taste Awards, 2015) has contributed the most to her net worth though. Her quirky designs and fantastic baking skills keep people coming back for more, earning her $2.5 million each year. Her success hasn’t come without hard work though. According to Heavy, she works around 100 each week. So don’t be surprised if you continue to see Rosanna Pansino’s net worth climb in the years to come.

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Teairra Mari’s Net Worth

July 31, 2017 By James Hendrickson 1 Comment

Teairra Mari is an American R&B singer-songwriter who made her mark at the young age of 16 through Jay Z when she collaborated with him at Def Jam Records. Her resume now also reads dancer, model, and actress in addition to her talents in music. So, you may be asking yourself: what is Teairra Mari’s net worth?

Teairra Mari’s Profile:

Net worth in 2017: $1 million
Profession: Entertainment
Age: 29
Source Of Wealth: Entertainment career
Residence: Detroit, Michigan
Citizenship: U.S. Citizen
Marital Status: Single
Education: No formal education

Career

Born December 2, 1987, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida but raised in Detroit, Michigan, Teairra Mari began singing in elementary school as encouraged by her grandmother who was a professional backup singer for Aretha Franklin, her bio states. When she caught the attention of K.I.S.S.Production’s producers Big Mike, Ed K, and Helluvah, her career really started to take flight. Big Mike was able to launch her career with Def Jam Records when she was just 16 years old. At that time, she worked with Jay-Z to create her first album Rock-A-Fella Records presents Teairra Mari, which unfortunately only received moderate success. After the first single of her second album was released, she was dropped from the record label in 2006.

Although she took a break from the music industry after the announcement, she came back for more in 2008 with projects like ‘Hunt 4 U’ and her 2009 mixed tape ‘Don’t Make Me Cause A Scene.’ These projects helped to get her career back on track and help get her known as a singer.

Sources of Income

In addition to her singing and songwriting, Teairra Mari works as an actress. In 2009, she began her acting career, appearing in The Magnificent Cooley-T followed by Lottery Ticket in 2010. From 2011 to 2012, she took a stab at reality television and had a supporting role on the second season of VH1’s Love and Hip Hop: New York, This role led to her full-time appearance on the network’s spinoff show Love and Hip Hop: Hollywood, where she continues to star as one of the main roles.

While singing and acting make up a majority of her income, she also models and dances. In late 2015, she announced she was releasing her own clothing line called Blazhers. However, the line has yet to be officially launched.

Among these, endorsements and affiliate programs also add to her sources of income, which can be seen on her Instagram account.

Teairra Mari’s Net Worth

Currently, Teairra Mari’s net worth is reported to be $1 million, according to WhatNetWorth.com. Currently, it appears that her participation in Love and Hip Hop: Hollywood is the largest contributor to her overall net worth, with an estimated $349,000 salary. WhatNetWorth notes that her second largest income source was her supporting role as Tatianna on Holla II in 2012, where she earned roughly $216,000.

Although she did make headlines in 2015 for beating up her Uber driver, which led to a brief arrest after she did not show up to court, her career has yet to be affected negatively by this. In fact, when she admitted to her drinking problem, she was met with surprising support.

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Rich Piana’s Net Worth

July 26, 2017 By James Hendrickson 2 Comments

Bodybuilding and fitness has become exceptionally popular in recent years. This is largely due to social media making exercise look attractive. If you’re passionate about health and wellness you probably have a favorite fitness model or bodybuilder on social media. For some, that bodybuilder may be Rich Piana.

Piana took the internet by storm in recent years with his workout plans, ripped social media posts and general web presence. So, how has all of his hard work impacted his net worth?

Rich Piana’s Profile:

Net worth in 2017: $2.5 million
Profession: Professional bodybuilder
Age: 46
Source Of Wealth: Bodybuilding
Residence: Los Angeles, California
Citizenship: U.S. Citizen
Marital Status: Divorced
Education: Unknown

About Rich Piana

As mentioned above, Rich Piana was a bodybuilder who gained a lot of attention on the internet. He gathered just shy of 1 million subscribers on YouTube and reached millions through his other social media channels.

Piana joined the ranks of many other fitness fanatics who turned to the web to inspire others (and make a little cash while doing so). He was able to launch his own fitness website and grow followings on all the major social media sites (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube).

According to People, Rich Piana, 46, died early in the morning on August 25, 2017. He’d been in a medically induced coma for two weeks prior to his death. Piana was admitted after collapsing in his home due to a possible overdose.

Rich Piana’s Career & Controversy

Piana always wanted to be a bodybuilder. His focus in life was to gain muscle. In 2016, Piana came into the spotlight a bit more when he openly (and proudly) admitted to taking steroids.

According to The Epoch Times, Piana started bodybuilding at the age of 15 and cycled on-and-off steroids for 27 years. In fact, Piana published his drug usage on the internet. He started taking steroids after losing his first competition. Of course there was some criticism when it was revealed that he’d been taking steroids all along. However, Piana’s fans have not wavered. When asked about his drug use Piana simply said, “If you have the choice to stay natural or do steroids, stay natural.” He pointed out that steroids will only hurt your body over time.

In 2017, an apparenty genuine audio recording emerged of Piana engaged in a racist rant against his then wife, Sara. In the audio recording Piana made extensive use of racially derogatory language and subjected his former spouse to agressive verbal abuse. Piana was later forced to issue an on-line apology after several members of the bodybuilding community condemed the racist statements.

Although his career has seen its rough moments, the 46-year-old bodybuilder is still thriving. So, what is Rich Piana’s net worth?

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Rich Piana’s Net Worth

As with many celebrities, there is dispute as to what Rich Piana’s net worth was. According to The-Net-Worth, at his time of death, Rich Piana’s net worth is estimated to be about $2.5 million.

So, where did Piana’s wealth come from? Information about Piama’s net worth appears largely to stem from statment’s made by Piama on his youtube channel. However, Piana appeared to have diverse sources of wealth. Piama’s wealth included several investment properties in Texas, stocks and his bodybuilding supplement company – 5% Nutrition, LLC. While sales of 5% Nutrition are private, the company is estimated to generate annual revenue of $3 and 3.6 million and employ 35 people.

Piana pulled in cash from various sources, which has helped him become the millionaire he is today. Of course, much of his wealth was earned through his work as a bodybuilder but he also earned some great endorsement deals. He had great social media subscriber counts that helped him generate wealth through advertising and endorsement deals as well. YouTube was one of his greatest passive income sources (with more than 930K subscribers). He was also a stunt man in the 2001 “Planet of the Apes” film.

Currently, it is unclear what will happen to Rich Piana’s wealth now that he is deceased. However, the $2.5 million will likely be divided amongst family members.

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What is Connor Franta’s Net Worth?

July 20, 2017 By James Hendrickson Leave a Comment

Almost everyone has a favorite web personality these days. Whether they have your attention on Twitter or you subscribe to their blog, more and more people are touching the lives of others through the web. One of the biggest platforms for web personalities to rise to stardom is YouTube.

Many people have built their entire career around the video streaming site. Connor Franta is one of those people. Franta has been able to use the site to grow his audience and entertain millions of people worldwide. What does that mean for the young star’s net worth?

Connor Franta’s Profile:

Net worth in 2017: $3 million
Profession: Entertainer, web personality
Age: 24
Source Of Wealth: Vlogging, writing
Residence: West Hollywood, California
Citizenship: U.S. Citizen
Marital Status: Single
Education: Saint John’s University

About Connor Franta

Before we jump into Connor Franta’s net worth you should know a bit about his career and the hard work he put into his YouTube channel to get where he is today. Franta was born on September 12, 1992 in Wisconsin. He and his family moved to Minnesota shortly after he was born, which is where he spent most of his life.

Franta was raised Catholic and even attended a Catholic high school and, later, a Catholic university. It was during high school that Franta started his YouTube channel though. When he graduated and continued on to Saint John’s University in 2011 Franta studied business with a minor in art (film specific), which proved to be helpful in what would be an explosive YouTube career.

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Connor Franta’s Career

Franta put out his first YouTube video in August 2010 (his senior year in high school). Since then he has been able to accrue more than 355 million views and over 5.58 million subscribers on his YouTube chanel. He went on to Saint John’s University when he began to pursue a degree in business. When he returned for his second year he added his art minor in film.

During his second year in college Franta also joined a Youtube collaboration channel called Our2ndLife. Franta joined fellow YouTubers Kian Lawley, Trevor Moran, Justin Caylen, Ricky Dillon and Sam Pottorff on the channel for two years. In 2014, Franta parted ways with the channel citing personal differences as the reason for his departure.

Not many people had their attention on that in 2014 though. Not when it came to Franta anyway. In 2014, Franta released a six-minute “Coming Out” video, coming out to the public as gay. His video inspired millions of people around the world. During the same year the young star was also nominated for his first Teen Choice Award (Web Star: Male). Though he lost to Tyler Oakley, his influence on the web did not go unnoticed.

2014 also provided Franta with the opportunity to release his first compilation album “Crown Vol. 1.” The album was a compilation of new artists that Franta believed to be worthy of showcasing. He also launched a fundraising campaign called The Thirst Project, which helps build water wells in Swaziland.

His growth continued on into 2015 and 2016 as well. Both years he was nominated for numerous awards and in 2016 he won the “Favorite YouTube Star” category at the People’s Choice Awards. He also released three more compilation albums over the two years and began his own small line of clothing.

And it doesn’t stop there. Franta also launched his own line of coffee called Common Culture Coffee in 2015. The coffee has done relatively well and $1 of each bag purchased goes back to The Thirst Project. As if that wasn’t enough he also released his first book “A Work in Progress.” He traveled the United States promoting the memoir and landed himself on the New York Times Bestseller list with 200,000 copies sold worldwide.

In 2017 he has continued his charity work and work on YouTube. He also released a second memoir called “Note to Self” in April which will likely turn out to be another profitable endeavor. So, how much has all of this hard work and determination paid off?

Connor Franta’s Net Worth

Connor Franta’s net worth is estimated to be about $3 million. What made Franta so successful is his ability to diversify his earnings. He hasn’t relied solely on any one channel of income. Of course the 24-year-old star got his start on YouTube (and still makes substantial money there) but he has branched out to having his own albums, coffee, clothing line and memoirs – all of which has led to having a net worth in the millions. Check out one of Connor’s videos that has contributed to his success below.

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