What makes Meghan Markle class apart?

Meghan Markle is an American model and actress who is best known for her role as Rachel Zane in the legal drama ‘Suits’ that is telecast on the USA Network.

On 27 November, 2017, the British Royal Family announced the engagement of Prince Harry, the son of Princess Diana, to Meghan. It may be noted that Prince Harry is fifth in the line to the British throne.

 

Early Life and Education

Rachel Meghan Markle was born on 4th August, 1981 to an African American mother, Doria Ragland, and a Caucasian father, Thomas W. Markle. Her mother works as a yoga teacher and psychotherapist. Her father is an Emmy award winning lighting director. Markle’s parents divorced in 1988.

Meghan spent her early childhood in the neighborhood of Hollywood, California. She went to several private schools, including the Hollywood Little Red Schoolhouse and the all-girls Catholic school ‘Immaculate Heart High School’. She was initially referred to by her first name, i.e., Rachel. She later began using ‘Meghan,’ her middle name.

Meghan attended Chicago’s Northwestern University and graduated with a double major in theater and international studies. As part of the University’s coursework, Markle spent some time as an intern at the American embassy in Buenos Aires.

Meghan Markle – Childhood Pics

 

Career

  • During her struggling days to find acting jobs, Meghan worked as a freelance calligrapher. She got bit roles in some episodes of different television shows such as CSI: NY, Century City, and The War at Home, etc., as well as in some movies like Remember Me, and Horrible Bosses, etc.
  •  Markle became famous and well known after she got the part of Rachel Zane in the drama series ‘Suits.’ The show has finished 6 seasons and Markle featured in all of them. She has completed her shoot for the 7th season which will air later in 2018.
  • From 2014 to 2017, Markle was the founder and editor-in-chief of “The Tig”, a lifestyle website.

Meghan Markle – Parents (Pictures)

   

Personal Life

  • From 2004 to 2011, Meghan dated producer and actor Trevor Engelson. They wed on 10th September, 2011 in Ocho Rios, Jamaica. The couple divorced in 2013.
  • A mutual friend set up a blind date between Prince Harry and Meghan and this was their first meeting. They started dating in 2016. In October 2016, the media got wind of the relationship and began reporting on it. There were many racist, sexist, and defamatory articles about Markle. Such abuse and harassment of Meghan was subsequently denounced via a statement by the communications secretary of the British Royal Family.

  • The first appearance of Prince Harry and Meghan as a couple was in September 2017, when they attended the wheelchair tennis event, which is an official Royal do. They also attended the Invictus Games closing ceremony held in Toronto.

How tall is Meghan Markle?

The 1.71 meter actress is  shorter compared to beau, Prince Harry who is 1.86 meter tall.

 

The Engagement

  • The engagement of Prince Harry and Markle was announced by the Royal Family on November 27, 2017. The engagement ring had three diamonds and two of them were from late Princess Diana’s jewelry collection.
  • The marriage between Markle and Prince Harry is scheduled for May 2018. After the wedding, the couple will live in the Nottingham Cottage situated on the Kensington Palace grounds, London.
  • After marriage to Prince Harry, Meghan will take up British citizenship. As a member of the Royal Family, she will also get baptized and become a part of the Church of England after renouncing her Protestant religion. She will also stop acting and spend the rest of her life committed to humanitarian work.

Trivia

  • The New England Historic Genealogical Society confirmed in November 2017 that an ancestor of Thomas W. Markle, namely, William Skipper was a relative of King Edward III. It also stated that through this lineage, Meghan was the King’s direct descendent and the seventeenth cousin of Prince Harry.

Meghan Markle – Net Worth

The net worth of Meghan Markle is estimated to be around $5 million. Prince Harry’s net worth is around $25 million.

George W Bush and his Contributions

George Walker Bush is a renowned American politician and Republican Party member who held the position of the 43rd President of the United States of America, serving in office for two terms, from 2001-2009. Bush also served as the 46th Governor of Texas and became the only Governor from the state to hold office twice, from 1995-2000. Bush began his career joining his father’s oil business and established the Arbusto Energy company which he sold in 1986.

Bush began his political career, campaigning for his father’s Presidential campaign in 1988. He was elected United States’ President in 2000 and assumed office in January 2001. In his term as President, Bush introduced several acts and policies including the ‘No Child Left Behind Act’, ‘The Homeland Security Department’ and also waged, what came to be known as the ‘War on Terror’ on Iraq and Afghanistan in the wake of the 9/11 attacks in USA in 2001.

Early Life and Education

Bush was born on 6 July 1946 in New Haven Connecticut as the eldest of the five children born to former U.S. President George Herbert Walker Bush and Barbara Pierce Bush. Bush was raised in the cities of Midland and Houston in Texas as a Christian, along with his four siblings, brothers Jeb, Neil and Marvin and sisters Dorothy and Robin who died of leukaemia, aged 3. Bush has English, German and distant Irish, Welch, Scottish and French ancestry.

Bush studied at Midland Texas’ public school and later went to The Kinkaid Prep School in Houston. He was a student of the Phillips Academy boarding school in Andover, Massachusetts from where he graduated and moved to Yale University to earn a Bachelor of Arts Degree in history in 1968. In 1973, Bush started attending Harvard Business school from where he graduated with a Masters of Business Administration Degree in 1975. He is USA’s only President to hold an MBA degree.

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Career Rise

Bush moved to Washington D.C. in 1988 to campaign for his father’s presidency, which marked the beginning of his own political career. Bush defeated Democrat candidate and incumbent Governor, Ann Richards in 1994 and was elected as the Governor of Texas. In his capacity as Governor of Texas, Bush raised teachers’ salaries, implanted domestic violence reduction policies and allocated funds to organizations that worked towards educating people about drug use effects. Bush became the first ever Governor in the history of Texas to be re-elected for a second term in office in 1998. Under his administration, Texas became USA’s leader wind powered electricity producer.

 

In 2001, Bush was elected as the 43rd President of USA. He implemented the ‘No Child Left Behind Act’ of 2001 which focused on educating all children alike. In the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York and Washington D.C., headed by Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, Bush declared the War on Terror. To ensure that USA never witnesses another terrorist attack on its soil, Bush introduced the Patriot Act and created the Homeland Security Department. He ordered USA’s invasion of Iraq in March 2003 which led to Saddam Hussein’s deposition in 2005. Bush was elected US President for a second term in 2004, defeating Democrat John Kerry. During his second term, the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina resulted in the loss of 1800 lives with property damage amounting in billions, for which Bush received severe criticism. The stock market crisis and economic recession of 2008 made his situation worse. The Republican Party lost to election to Democrat Barack Obama in 2008. Bush left office and settled in Dallas, Texas in 2009.

George W Bush – Paintings

Post serving his term as US President, Bush began to cultivate the hobby of painting, after getting inspired by ‘Painting as a Pastime’ an essay by Winston Churchill. He went on to paint pictures of still life, people, dogs and other things that convey peace of mind.  He has also painted pictures of world leaders.  He released a book called ‘Portraits of Courage’ a book of potraits of world leaders. The proceeds from the sale of book went to The George W Bush Presidential Center.

Personal Life

Bush met school teacher and librarian Laura Welch in 1977 and proposed marriage to her after just three months of courtship. The couple married in November 1977 and became parents to fraternal twin girls Barbara and Jenna Bush in 1981. The resided in Midland, Texas after marriage.

Before his marriage to Welch, Bush battled alcohol addiction and claimed that his wife played a pivotal role in helping him battle the addiction.

George W. Bush. – Net Worth

Bush has an estimated net worth of approximately $20 Million.

Dusty Anderson – The Cover Girl and Phantom Thief, Rolled into One!

Ruth “Dusty” Anderson is a popular former American actress and model. Anderson began her career as a photographer and soon transitioned to a modelling career. She was introduced as a model by Fashion designer Harry S Conover who gave her the stage name of Dusty Anderson. Although Anderson mostly focused on a career in modelling, she also appeared in supporting roles in several films in the decade from 1940s- 1950.

Anderson featured in the New York Magazine which contributed to her popularity and won her film offers. She was a popular American pin-up girl during World War II and featured in the YANK magazine of the United States Military. Some of her best known acting roles include the films ‘Cover Girl’, ‘Tonight and Every Night’ ‘Crime Doctor’s Warning’ and ‘The Phantom Thief’.

Early Life and Education

Anderson was born as Ruth Anderson on 17 December 1918 in the city of Toledo in Ohio, United States of America. She was raised in the city of her birth by her parents and spent a lot of time at her grandmother’s home in Toledo while growing up.

Anderson completed her elementary, secondary and high school education from Toledo and aspired to build a career as a photographer. She worked extensively to buy two professional cameras but lost them when her canoe on a trip to Lake Erie overturned. Anderson once again strove to put money together to purchase another camera and started working as a model, until she was able to build a career in acting.

Career Rise

Anderson began her career in modelling and became the cover-girl of the New York Magazine. She made her feature film debut in 1944 appearing in a minor role in the Columbia Pictures musical film ‘Cover Girl’ which featured Rita Hayworth and Gene Kelly in lead roles. Anderson continued to appear in several other films but mostly was featured in secondary roles. In a span of three years, Anderson appeared in eight films all of which saw her playing minor characters. She essayed the character of Toni in the 1945 film ‘Tonight and Every Night’ which once again saw Rita Hayworth in the lead role.

During the era of the Second World War Anderson gained major popularity as a pin-up girl and became a favourite among the United States Military Troops. She featured in the United States Military’s magazine, YANK in the October 1944 issue. Anderson then appeared in 1945 mystery film ‘Crime Doctor’s Warning in which she essayed the character of Connie Mace. The film was the fourth of the 10 Crime Doctor films franchise. She was also seen as Sandra in the 1946 American crime film ‘The Phantom Thief’ directed by D. Ross Lederman which was part of the film series on the Boston Blackie Crimes. Anderson’s final screen appearance was in an uncredited role in a film directed by her husband in 1950.

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Husband

Anderson has been married twice. Anderson was first married to former United States Marine Corps Captain Charles Mathieu from 1941-1945. The union did not produce any children

Anderson then got married to Romanian-born director Jean Negulesco in July 1946 at producer Howard Hawks home in West Los Angeles, California. Anderson suffered a miscarriage in December 1947 and was unable to conceive again. Anderson and Negulesco adopted two daughters named Gaby and Tina. She retired from acting to raise her children and the family eventually moved from Beverly Hills to the Spanish island of Majorca.

Dusty Anderson – Net Worth

Anderson has an estimated net worth of approximately $21.8 Million.

Julie Gibson – Know the Legend Better!

Julie Gibson is a former American film and television actress and singer who is best known for the work during the 1940’s. Gibson began her career in the entertainment Industry working with the Jimmie Grier Orchestra in the capacity of a singer. She then embarked on an acting career in which also, she won several singing roles. Gibson is best known for her appearances in two ‘The Three Stooges’ movies in the 1940’s, namely ‘Sock-a-Bye Baby’ and ‘Three Smart Saps’.

Gibson forayed into acting in 1941 when she appeared in several supporting and cameo roles, which were often left uncredited. She started gaining prominence in 1944 when she won her first role as a lead actress in the film ‘Lucky Cowboy’. The following year, she made her television debut with the 15-part television series ‘Chick Carter, Detective’. Gibson also featured in films like ‘Bowery Buckaroos’ and ‘Are You with It?’. She was last seen in the 1960’s sit-com ‘Family Affair’ in which she served as a dialogue supervisor.

Early Life and Education

Gibson was born as Gladys Camille Soray on 6 September 1913 in the American city of Lewiston, Idaho, as the daughter of her parents although some sources claim that Grant County, Washington is her official place of birth. Not much is known about Gibson’s early life. Gibson is one of the oldest people alive in the world to have survived both the First and the Second World War. While she was a toddler at the beginning of the first World War, she had an active acting career during the Second.

Gibson was educated in the city of her birth although there are no details of the schools she attended or the degrees she earned.

Career Rise

Gibson began her career working as a singer for the Jimmie Grier Orchestra which earned her considerable notice and led to her being cast in small roles in films in 1941. She made her silver screen debut in a minor role in the 1941 with the film ‘Nice Girls?’ starring Deanna Durbin and Franchot Tone. In the same year, she appeared in the film ‘The Feminine Touch’ in which she appeared as a singer of the “I’m Jealous” Song.

Gibson gained nationwide prominence in 1944 when she was cast in the lead role of Kate in American- Western film ‘Lucky Cowboy’. She then appeared in the 1946 Columbian Pictures Film series ‘Chick Carter, Detective’ that featured 15 episodes of 15 minutes each. Gibson essayed the role of singer Sherry Marvin the series. Gibson portrayed the supporting character of Carolyn Biggs in 1947 comedy film ‘Bowery Buckaroos’ and appeared in the role of Ann in the 1948 American musical comedy ‘Are You with It?’. Gibson also appeared in ‘Three Smart Saps’, and Sock-a-Bye Baby which were both parts of ‘The Three Stooges’ film franchise. In the 1950’s Gibson mostly appeared in supporting roles in films and TV and served in the capacity of a dialogue supervisor on the 1960’s sit-com ‘Family Affair’.

Julie Gibson- Young Pictures

 

Personal Life

Gibson has been married two times. Gibson dated and married Dean Dillman in 1964 but the marriage was short-lived, and the couple divorced after three years of marriage in 1967. The couple did not have any children.

Gibson then entered a romantic relationship with actor Charles Barton who also served as a film director. The couple tied the knot in 1973 and remained together until Barton died in 1981. Gibson did not have any children with Barton either.

Julie Gibson – Net Worth

Gibson has an estimated net worth of approximately of $7 Million.

Olivia de Havilland – Know her Better!

Dame Olivia Mary de Havilland, DBE also known by her colleagues by her nickname “Livvie” is a famous British-American actress. De Havilland is regarded as one of the greatest actresses of ‘The Golden Age’ of the film industry, having starred in 49 feature films and had a hugely successful career in the decades from the 1930s to 1960s. She is best known for her performances in films like ‘The Adventures of Robin Hood’, ‘Gone with the Wind’, ‘To Each His Own’, ‘The Snake Pit’, and The Heiress.

De Havilland had an active acting career until 1988 during which time she was felicitated with two Academy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. She also received a Hollywood Walk of Fame star and was felicitated with a National Medal of Arts by President George Bush. On July 1, 2016, De Havilland celebrated her 100th birthday and was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire two weeks later, becoming the oldest woman to ever receive the honour.

Early Life and Education

De Havilland was born on 1 July 1916 in Tokyo, Japan as the elder daughter of Imperial University English professor and patent attorney Walter de Havilland and British actress and singer Lilian Fontaine. She has one sibling, a younger sister, the late actress Joan Fontaine. Their parents divorced, and the sisters were raised by their mother in Saratoga, San Francisco, California. De Havilland’s mother got remarried to businessman George Milan Fontaine.

De Havilland took ballet and piano lessons as a child. She attended the Los Gatos High School, Saratoga where she participated in school plays and excelled in oratory. De Havilland then enrolled into Notre Dame Convent, Belmont to pursue a career in teaching. De Havilland’s step-father was against her pursuing acting, even while she was in school, due to which she left her home. In November 1934, De Havilland signed a 5-year contract with Warner Bros.

Career Rise

De Havilland began her acting career appearing in an amateur production of ‘Alice in Wonderland’. Despite being the second understudy, De Havilland portrayed Hermia in Max Reinhardt’s stage production of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ by William Shakespeare and made her silver screen debut with the film adaptation of the play in 1935. De Havilland pairing with actor Errol Flynn as her leading man, became immensely popular with the duo acting together in nine films. De Havilland received great critical acclaim for her portrayals of Lady Marian Fitzwalter in ‘The Adventures of Robin Hood’, Melanie Hamilton ‘Gone with the Wind’, Miss Josephine ‘Jody’ Norris in ‘To Each His Own’, Virginia Stuart Cunningham in ‘The Snake Pit’ and Catherine Sloper in ‘The Heiress’.

De Havilland continued to remain an important figure in what is now known as the ‘Golden Age’ of the film industry, appearing in films like ‘The Great Garrick’, ‘Dodge City’, ‘Anthony Adverse’, ‘Hold Back the Dawn’, ‘Light in the Piazza’ and ‘Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte’. She is also an acclaimed Broadway and TV actress having featured in Broadway productions of ‘Romeo and Juliet’, ‘Candida’ and in TV series and TV films like ‘Roots: The Next Generations’ and ‘ Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna’. De Havilland was last seen in the 2009 feature length documentary on Alzheimer’s disease titled ‘I Remember Better When I Paint’.

Olivia de Havilland – Young Pictures

Personal Life            

De Havilland has been married twice. She was married to Navy veteran, author and journalist Marcus Goodrich from 1946 and divorced him in 1991. The couple became parents to a son, Benjamin Goodrich in 1949. At the age of 19, Benjamin was diagnosed of Hodgkin’s lymphoma. He died of heart disease caused by Hodgkin’s disease in October 1991, three weeks before the daeath of his father.

In 1955, De Havilland got married to married to Pierre Galante, the executive editor of ‘Paris Match’, the French journal with whom moved to Paris and had a daughter named Gisèle Galante. They divorced in 1979 but remained close friends. Galante passed away after battling lung cancer in 1998.

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Olivia De Havilland – Net Worth

De Havilland has an estimated net worth of approximately $20 Million.

Danielle Darrieux – The Parisian Legend!

Danielle Yvonne Marie Antoinette Darrieux known popularly by her stage name of Danielle Darrieux was a famous French film, television and Broadway actress who also served as a dancer and concert singer. Darrieux also gained considerable fame in Hollywood and appeared in several films for banners like Universal Studios and MGM. Darrieux made her acting debut in 1931 and is recognized as one of the greatest movie stars in France.

In a career spanning 8 decades, Darrieux appeared in over 110 films. She has appeared in several prominent French films like ‘Mauvaise Graine’, ‘Mon cœur t’appelle’, ‘Mademoiselle Mozart’, ‘Un mauvais garçon’ and Ruy Blas. She also featured in lead roles in American films like ”The Rage of Paris’, ”Rich, Young and Pretty’, ‘Five Fingers’ and ‘Alexander the Great’. Darrieux has been felicitated with one Berlin International Film Festival Award and one European Film Award. Darrieux celebrated her 100th birthday in May 2017 and passed in October 2017.

Early Life and Education

Darrieux was born on 1 May 1917 in Bordeaux, France during the First World War as the only daughter of her parents, mother Marie-Louise Witkowski and father Jean Darrieux who served as a physician in the French Army during World War I. Darrieux lost her father when she was just seven years old and was raised in Paris by her mother, along with her only sibling, a brother named Olivier Darrieux who also became an actor.

Not much is known about Darrieux’s early education. She attended the Conservatoire de Paris where she learnt how to play the cello as part of the school’s Conservatoire de Musique club. Darrieux began her film career at the age of 13, marking her silver screen debut with the French musical ‘Le Bal’.

Career Rise

Darrieux rose to prominence in 1936 with the French historical drama film ‘Mayerling’ in which she essayed the lead role of Marie Vetsera. The film became a huge hit. She was then signed by Universal Studios and essayed the role of Nicole in the hit 1938 American comedy film ‘The Rage of Paris’ but soon returned to Paris. In 1951, Darrieux portrayed the role of Jane Powell in the MGM musical film ‘Rich, Young and Pretty’ which marked the beginning of her second innings in Hollywood. She was next seen portraying Countess Anna Staviska in the 1952 American sky film film ‘Five Fingers’.

Darrieux continued to appear in French films like ‘The Earrings of Madame de…’ and ‘The Red and the Black’ (Le rouge et le noir) and also appeared in the titular role of Constance Chatterley in the 1955 film ‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover’ (L’Amant de lady Chatterley). She appeared in the 1956 epic film ‘Alexander the Great’ as Olympias, which became her last American film. In the later years of her career, Darrieux appeared as a stage and Broadway actress and concert singer and featured in plays like ‘La Robe Mauve de Valentine’, ‘Coco’, a Broadway musical based on Coco Chanel’s life, in which she replaced Katherine Hepburn among other short-lived plays.

Danielle Darrieux – Young Pictures

        

Personal Life

Darrieux has been married thrice. Darrieux was first married to French director and screen-writer Henri Decoin from 1935-1941. The union did not produce any children. Darrieux then married Porfirio Rubirosa, the Dominican diplomat and polo player, known for his playboy lifestyle in 1942. The couple lived in Germany and Switzerland but divorced in 1947. She did not have any children with Rubirosa Either.

Darrieux then dated scriptwriter Georges Mitsikidès for a year and married him in 1948. The couple became parents to one child, a son named Mathieu Mitsinkidès. Darrieux and Mitsikidès were married for 43 years until the latter died in 1991. Darrieux passed at the age of 100, on 17 October 2017.

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Danielle Darrieux – Net Worth

At the time of her death in October 2017, Darrieux had an estimated net worth of approximately $25 Million.

Pamela Brown – What makes her a fabulous news anchor!

Pamela Ashley Brown is a popular American television newscaster and reporter who is known for her work at two of the biggest broadcasting corporations in the United States; ABC and CNN. Brown gained recognition after she was employed by the ABC affiliate in Washington D.C., WJLA-TV. She is also known for her work at ‘Politico’, the Arlington County, Virginia, based political journalism company for which she provided the lead into the video playback which is a daily recap of the big news stories of USA on the previous night. She currently serves in the position of a Justice Correspondent at CNN.

Brown developed an interest in politics at an early age with most of her family members having a political background. After joining CNN in 2013, she rose in ranks at the organization and is reckoned as one of the most respectable journalists of her time. Brown is known for her coverage of hard-hitting news stories that have had national and international impact. One of her best-known works include her report on human trafficking that led to the arrest of a pornographer. Brown was nominated for an Emmy award for her report.

Early Life and Education

Brown was born on 29 November 1983 in Lexington, Kentucky where her father John Y. Brown Jr served as the governor of the state. Her mother, Phyllis George is a former Miss America, a businesswoman and a former sports-caster. Brown has one biological sibling, an elder brother named Lincoln. She also has three half-siblings from her father’s first marriage to Eleanor Durall.

Brown attended the Henry Clay High School, Lexington from where she graduated and moved to North Carolina to attend University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She served as a reporter for the University’s official student television news program ‘Carolina Week’. Brown graduated with a degree in broadcast journalism.

Career Rise

Brown started her career when she was hired by ABC7/WJLA-TV and later worked at Washington D.C. based News Channel8, where she served as a Sunday evening anchor. Brown received an Emmy nomination for the special project reports she covered, featuring national and international stories. Brown also served as an anchor of breaking news stories and covered various high-profile events. She travelled to Haiti to cover the 2010 earthquake. Brown gained prominence for her fight against sex trafficking of humans for which she made several reports that covered the menace on a national and international scale. Her reports are used by schools with a view to educate students about the crisis. One of her reports led to the arrest and conviction of a child pornographer.

Brown joined CNN in 2013 and has since reporter on several national and international significance breaking news stories. She traveled to Paris in 2015 to report on the Charlie Hebdo case of terrorist killing. She also reported from Germany about the investigation of the Germanwings Flight 9525. Brown served as a national correspondent and contributor on ‘New day’ the CNN morning program. She is currently serving as the Justice and Supreme Court correspondent covering issues related to the Justice Department and the Supreme Court of USA and also fills-in as anchor of ‘CNN Newsroom’.

Personal Life

Brown dated Adam Wright for a few years and got engaged to him in a surprise proposal in September 2016. The couple tied the knot in June 2017 at her childhood home in Lexington, Kentucky which was Brown’s chosen destination.

Brown’s father named her after his late sister Pamela Brown who died at the age of 28 along with her husband and a balloonist whole trying to cross the Atlantic Ocean in an air balloon.

Pamela Brown – Salary and Net Worth

Brown draws an annual salary of $1 Million and has an estimated net worth of approximately $2.5 Million.

 

 

Jenna Wolfe – What makes her Incredible!

Jennifer Wolfeld known by her professional name Jenna Wolfe is a renowned American television journalist best known for her work at the NBC network where she served as a correspondent and anchor on the network’s popular show, ‘The Today Show’. Wolfe is also a fitness expert and a personal trainer. Wolfe joined NBC in 2007 in the capacity of a national news correspondent and soon found her place into the studio, serving as an anchor on ‘Today’s Sunday edition. She was also named the anchor of ‘Weekend Today’.

Wolfe started her career in the media industry soon after her graduation and worked with several networks like WICZ-TV, WUHF-TV, WHPL-TV and WICZ-TV until she was employed by WABC in New York City which proved to be her breakthrough. Wolfe served as a weekend morning sports anchor for the network’s show ‘Eyewitness News’ which featured a special segment titled ‘Jenna’s Beef’. Wolfe also appeared as a judge on the Food Network show ‘Iron Chef America’.

Early Life and Education

Wolfe was born on 26 February 1964 in Kingston, Jamaica as the daughter of Puerto Rican Jew Bennet Wolfeld and New Jersey based American Jew Sheila Greenfeld. Her father owned several leather factories in Puerto Rico and soon moved to Jamaica in order tp expand his business. At the age of five, Wolfe moved to Haiti from Jamaica with her family who settled in USA in 1989. Wolfe was raised in a religious Jewish family and was bat mitzvah when she was young.

After completing her early education in Jamaica and Haiti, Wolfe attended the State University of New York at Geneseo (SUNY, Geneseo) where she studied from 1992-1994. She later enrolled into Binghamton University, New York, from where she earned her Bachelor of Arts degrees in English and French, graduating in 1996.

Career Rise

Wolfe started her career in journalism by working as an intern for NBC’s ‘Today’. She later moved to WICZ-TV, a FOX affiliate with a base in Binghamton, New York. Wolfe was next employed by Rochester, New York based another Fox affiliate WUHF-TV. She joined Philadelphia’s WPHL-TV and became the network’s first ever female sports-caster. She was later hired by Madison Square Garden Network. Wolfe started gaining recognition in 1994 when she joined the WABC network where she was named the weekend morning sports anchor for their popular show Eyewitness News. The show featured a special segment titled ‘Jenna’s Beef’ in which Wolfe served as a reporter on the big sports news story of the week. Wolfe left WABC in 2007 when she received an offer to join NBC.

At NBC, Wolfe started in the capacity of a correspondent for the network’s popular show ‘Today’. She also served as a national correspondent for NBC News. From 2007-2012, Wolfe served as the Sunday co-anchor for the weekend edition of ‘Today’ and was named the anchor of co-anchor of ‘Weekend Today’ in 2012. Wolfe was then named the Weekend Today news anchor, serving from 2012-2104. She also served as a fill in anchor for the show during her entire duration of employment at NBC from 2007-2015. In her last year at ‘Today’, Wolfe served as a lifestyle and fitness correspondent.

Personal Life 

Wolfe came out as Lesbian in March 2013 and announced that she was expecting her first child along with her partner Stephanie Gosk who is also an NBC News Correspondent. The couple welcomed their daughter, Harper Estelle Wolfeld-Gosk in August 2013. Wolfe gave birth to her second child, another daughter named Quinn Lily Wolfeld-Gosk in February 2015. Wolfe and Gosk are unmarried and the family lives together in New York.

Owing to her upbringing in Haiti and Jamaica, Wolfe speaks Haitian Creole fluently. She is also fluently conversant in English and French.

Jenna Wolfe – Net Worth and Salary

Wolfe has an estimated net worth of approximately $2 Million.

Lisa Salters – What makes her Special?

Alisia “Lisa” Salters is a renowned American journalist who is known for her work as a reporter at ESPN and ABC Sports also known as ESPN on ABC, where she has been working since 2000. Salters i a former sportsperson, having been a basketball player during her college years. As an ABC reporter, Salters was tasked with the coverage of the infamous O.J. Simpson murder case. She also served as a reporter for 7 years working at Baltimore, Maryland’s NBC affiliate WBAL-TV from 1988 to 1995.

As an ESPN reporter, Salters have reported breaking news stories across the world which include her coverage of stories in the Middle East in the days before the Iraq War. Salters covered the 2002 FIFA World Cup as an ESPN reporter and even served as a host for the network, during its coverage of the Winter Olympics in 2006 from Turin, Italy. Salters currently serves in the capacity of a side-line reporter for ABC sports, covering NBA and Monday Night Football for ESPN.

Early Life and Education

Salters was born on 6 March 1966 in the state of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania to her parents who are natives of the census-designated area King of Prussia, where Salters was also raised. Not much is known about her family life as Salters has not divulged any information about her parents or siblings. She is of African-American ethnicity.

Salters attended the Upper Merion Area High School, King of Prussia from where she graduated. She later moved to Penn State University from where she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism in 1988. She played guard on the University’s basketball team, the Lady Lions and became the shortest player with a height of 5’2″ to ever play in the history of the school.

Career Rise

Salters started her career at ABC News, Los Angeles in the capacity of a correspondent in 1997 where she worked on shows like ‘World News Tonight with Peter Jennings’ along with several other ABC news shows. She covered big stories like the Oklahoma City bombing trials, TWA flight 800 Crash, the Matthew Shepard murder and the O.J. Simpson trial. She resigned from ABC in 2000.

In March 2000, Slaters joined ESPN in the capacity of a general assignments reporter. She is the current Monday Night Football side-line reporter and also covers the NBA on ABC as a lead side-line reporter. She is also a featured correspondent for ‘E:60’; the ESPN newsmagazine show. Salters received a Sports Emmy nomination in 2008 for her story “Ray of Hope”. Several of Salter’s ESPN reports have been featured on the series ‘Outside the Lines’. She did a comprehensive coverage of the murder trial of football player Rae Currath who played for the Carolina Panthers.

The 1.57 meter tall Salters also reported on the 2002 FIFA World Cup from Japan and South Korea and the 20004 Olympics from Athens, Greece while also hosting ESPN’s coverage of the Winter Olympics Games in 2006. Salters was named ABC on NBA’s lead side-line reporter in 2006 temporarily and in 2009 filled in the position for Doris Burke. Salters joined Monday Night Football as a replacement for Suzy Kolber in 2012.

Personal Life

Salters prefers not to speak about her private life and has never shared any information regarding the same. There have also never been any rumours or speculations of her being involved in a romantic relationship. She is unmarried. Her cousin Tony Dorsett plays for the NFL team Dallas Cowboys

Salters stated her desire to be a mother and to that end adopted a little boy named Samuel recently. Salters claims to enjoy motherhood and has no qualms about raising her son single-handedly.

Lisa Salters – Salary and Net Worth

Salters draws an annual salary of approximately $235,000 and has an estimated net worth of approximately $2 Million.

Nicole Curtis – The Success Story

Nicole Curtis is a popular American reality television host and interior designer who is best known for her work on the HGTV (Home & Garden Television) and DIY (Do It Yourself) Network. Curtis gained nationwide recognition when she started hosting the reality show ‘Rehab Addict’ that airs on both HGTV and DIY. Since its inception in 2010, Curtis has served as the host of the show for seven seasons and is scheduled to host the eighth season soon.

Curtis, who is a licensed realtor started her career by renovating old structures. She started serving as a real estate broker in Minneapolis when she was asked to guest star on the reality show ‘Sweat Equity’ on the DIY network. She is also known for her work on the competitive show ‘Beach Flip’ along with Josh Temple and David Bromstad. She is also the author of her book ‘Better Than New’ which became a USA Today and New York Times Bestseller.

Early Life and Education

Curtis was born on 20 August 1976 in Lake Orion, Michigan and raised in Detroit, Michigan in a poor family. She is the only daughter of her parents Joanie and Rod Curtis who owned a garbage business. She has one sibling, a brother named Ryan Curtis who is an actor. Curtis’ father was a history enthusiast who used to tell his children stories about historic neighbourhoods across Detroit. She also learned her DIY skills from her mother.

Curtis attended the Lake Orion High school from where she graduated in 1994. In order to support her further education, Curtis worked as a waitress at Hooters. She attended a college in Michigan and later in Florida to pursue a career in law, but dropped out at 19 and established her own cleaning business. She then earned her license as a real agent.

Career Rise

Curtis was serving as a realtor in the state of Minneapolis when she was approached by DIY network to guest star on their show ‘Sweat Equity’. Six months after her appearance on the show, in October 2010, Curtis was offered her own show ‘Rehab Addict’ which documents home renovations and is aired on both DIY and HGTV networks. On the show, Curtis advocates preserving and restoring existing architecture instead of demolishing it. The show has aired for seven seasons since 2010 with the eighth season being under production. The show, which remains one of the most popular shows in USA, contributed to making Curtis a prominence face in USA.

Curtis is also the founder of the Nicole Curtis Foundation and helps collect fund for various charities including thise for cancer patients and fallen American soldiers. Curtis also appears on the DIY competition show ‘Beach Flip’ along with Josh Temple and Brad Bromstad. Additionally, Curtis has also written the USA and New York Times best-selling memoir ‘Better Than New’ in which she talks about how she entered the world of home renovations and her personal life candidly.

Nicole Curtis – House

She is a single mother of two children and lives in Detroit.  No questions about the fact that the interiors of the house has been done by Nicole.  The house is a vintage home constructed in 1904. The house is replete with wooden architecture, and is one of its kind in her neighborhood.

 

Boyfriend

Curtis dated Steve Cimini while she was in college and became pregnant with her first child at age 19. She gave birth to her first son, Ethan when she was 20 years home. Cimini was arrested for manslaughter and Curtis gave birth to Ethan when he was serving his sentence. The couple did not marry  and Curtis was awarded Ethan’s custody.

 

Curtis entered into a relationship with Shane Maguire and became pregnant with his child in 2015. After Maguire voiced his unhappiness at Curtis’ pregnancy, she broke up with him and gave birth to her second son Harper. The couple later entered into a custody battle and were awarded joint custody.

Nicole Curtis – Net Worth

Curtis has an estimated net worth of approximately $5 Million.