WhenReal Housewives of Orange Countyfirst aired in 2006 on Bravo TV the viewing audience was unclear what to expect. However, it didn’t take long for the American audience to be hooked. The wealth, the lifestyle, the houses, and the drama brought something new to unscripted programming. The very name of the show seemed to challenge what people assumed real housewives should be like. This reality TV show was different, and spawned multiple spin-offs, includingReal Housewives of New York,Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, andReal Housewives of Atlanta, to name just a few. Over the years, the franchise has gained further widespread popularity.The Real Housewiveshave become a cultural phenomenon. The leading ladies you soon got to love, and sometimes hate. They would come into the show, then go to be replaced, only to later return once again. But the fabulous lifestyles will always remain constant.
Learning the backstories of these wealthy and unabated housewives is a big draw to the franchise. Were they born with a silver spoon in their mouth? Did they have to go out and earn it? Or, did they marry into it? For those housewives who have officially made it, was theirs a rags-to-riches story? Or, did they invent a rags-to-riches story for themselves? Who has the biggest house, the richest husband, and the biggest online following? Could you separate the super-rich from the rich?Let’s take a closer look at the net worth of the richest real housewives and the journey that took them to fame and fortune. All housewives' net worths are calculated using data drawn from public sources, includingcelebritynetworth.com,Bravo TV.com, and other financial websites.
The Real Housewives of Orange County
30Bozoma “Boz” Saint John
RHOBH - (Chief Marketing Officer, Chief Brand Officer, Marketing Executive) - Net Worth: $10 million
The most recent addition to the cast ofReal Housewives of Beverly Hillshas one of the most impressive résumés in the history of Bravo.Bozoma “Boz” Saint Johncomes from the corporate world, and this shows in the way she expertly handles herself in every room she enters. She was previously the chief marketing officer at Netflix and Endeavor, the chief brand officer at Uber, and she has held positions at some of the most recognizable brand names in the world, with companies such as Apple, Pepsi, and Beats. The American-Ghanaian business executive showed up on the scene in Beverly Hills, andsherewrote the rules of how to be a newbie in aReal Housewivesfranchise.
Boz’s immediate friendship withDorit Kemsley, who charmed the business executive with her honesty and vulnerability in herongoing divorce from her husband PK Kemsley, was a breath of fresh air in a series that has begun to flounder under the weight of too much discord in the friend group. Just because she had defended Dorit, Boz faced criticism from the other ladies, especially series' darlingKyle Richards, that she hadn’t given them a fair chance. Contrary to these comments, however, Boz showed herself to be not only a true friend to Dorit, but a keen observer when it came to the other friendships in the group as well. Many viewers held out hopes of seeing Boz develop a friendship with longstanding cast memberGarcelle Beauvais, but the pair’s relationship was collateral damage in the stand-off betweenSutton Strackeand Dorit this season. With Garcelle’s abrupt departure from the series after the reunion, the audience will now have to hold onto hope that Boz will have the opportunity to get to know Garcelle better if, after a brief hiatus, she returns toRHOBHonce she feels confident in her friendships with the women again.
29Angela Oakley
RHOA - (Tax Professional, Entrepreneur, Real Estate Investor) - Net Worth: $12 million
Angela Oakley’s biography on Bravodescribes one of the new cast members introduced inReal Housewives of AtlantaSeason 16as a “spirited entrepreneur and devoted mother of three.” Angela built a career as a tax professional who developed a real-estate portfolio. In 2016, the entrepreneur married old-flame and NBA starCharles Oakley, and the couple share a blended family of four children together.
Angela joined the cast ofRHOAas an acquaintance of the central peach this season,Shamea Morton Mwangi, and a friend ofDrew Sidora. However, in recent episodes, returningRHOAlegendPorsha Williamshinted that she thought Angela was setting her “friend” Drew up for an ambush by telling her to crash the recent Nashville trip uninvited. The newbies are getting messy this season on RHOA, with the feud betweenBrit EadyandKenya Mooreresulting in the seasoned Housewife being fired from the series, andAngela is holding her own as a new cast member who knows how to bring the drama.
28Shamea Morton Mwangi
RHOA - (Actress, Singer, Radio Host) - Net Worth: $12 million
Shamea Mortonwas first introduced inReal Housewives of Atlantaas a “friend of” Porsha in Season 5, and appeared several times over the years in support of her bestie. Fans grew to love Shamea’s energy on the series, and her role was switched to a full-time peach holder in Season 16.Now a central figure in the series, Shamea acts as the hub for the connections in the groupas the cast reconfigures after the departure of longstanding figures on the series likeKandi Burruss,Marlo Hampton, and now the mid-season loss of Kenya.
Shamea joining the cast in a full-time role has opened her life up to viewers in a new and exciting way. Shamea married her husband Gerald Mwangi in 2017, and after joking that he was an “African King” onRHOA, she clarified that he actually worked very hard as an HVAC (Heating, Ventiltion, and Air-Conditioning) installer. Shamea invited viewers intoher gorgeous $9 million mansionto host her birthday party on the series this season, and has been generous about filming scenes with the ladies in her home. The fabulous life the couple shares includes their two young daughters, and Shamea has spoken onRHOAabout her hope to expand the family further by trying for a son.
27NeNe Leakes
RHOA - (TV Personality, Actress, Author, Entrepreneur) - Net Worth: $14 million
NeNe Leakesis one of the most iconic reality TV stars to ever come from the genre. Her devastating take-down of the “white refrigerator” found in low-budget apartments, her epic reunion comments like “We see each other,” and her ability to pivot from reality TV to other careers, such as taking on roles as an actor, daytime correspondent, andpodcast host onMe and My Homegirl,all point to NeNe’s legendary status as an icon in entertainment. But it all started with NeNe and her cast of friends in Season 1 ofReal Housewives of Atlanta.
NeNe knew she was a star from the start, and she helped set the tone for the shady and irreverent humorRHOAis known for. Fans of the series fell in love with her brash commitment to being herself, and her marriage toGreg Leakeswas a staple on the series, until he passed away in 2021. Nene’s friendships grew fractured throughout the series, and with her increasing popularity her relationship with the production became strained amid contract negotiations going into Season 13. Nene even filed a lawsuit against Bravo and publicly criticized the network and executive producer, Andy Cohen, citing discrimination and a toxic work environment. The diva later withdrew the lawsuit, and has more recently signaled a desire to be in the good graces of her former employers, so there is always hope that she might return toRHOAfor more of her iconic antics.
26Ramona Singer
RHONY - (TV Personality, Entrepreneur) - Net Worth: $16 million
Ramona Singerwas already a business success before she joinedThe Real Housewives of New York City. The savvy lady from the Upper East Side started a wholesale clothing business in 1986. Once she joinedRHONYas one of the original cast members, she started to expand her business portfolio to include jewelry, skincare, pinot grigio, and a memoir. As one of the originalRHONYladies,Ramona spent more than a decade entertaining viewers with her outlandish antics.
Ramona remained aRHONYdarling until her behavior veered from outrageous to morally questionable. Rumors began to follow theBravo-lebrity about making racially insensitive commentsand posts online, which intensified whenEboni K. Williamsjoined as the first Black cast member in Season 13. Eboni took her fellow Housewives to task for their lack of awareness surrounding issues of race, discrimination, and social justice, and Ramona wasn’t having any of it. It isn’t clear whether Ramona left the series by choice, or if she wasn’t asked back, but after herBravocon appearance was canceledin 2023 over the bad press from her alleged racism, it was clear Ramona’s bad behavior was a large factor in the network’s decision to completely reboot the cast for Season 14.
25Kristen Taekman
RHONY - (TV Personality, Model, Fashion Blogger) - Net Worth: $20 million
Kristen Taekmanfirst appeared onThe Real Housewives of New York Cityin Season 6 in 2014. The model and fashion blogger opened up her home as a mother with young children and a marriage that caused fans to speculate wildly. Kristen joked she might be “getting divorced” in the show’s trailer, and she and her husband were shown bickering several times as they filmed together. But Kristen underplayed the tension that appeared to exist in her marriage onRHONYin a 2023interview withPeople Magazine, explaining to the outlet that it felt very normal for an already busy couple with small children to have tension, especially when adding the strain of filming a reality TV series on top of everything. In Season 7, the focus turned to Kristen’s feud with returningRHONYlegend Bethenny Frankel, who did not invite her to her impromptu birthday party. Kristen tried to address Bethenny about being left out at the group’s next filming event, but found the returning cast member wasn’t interested in engaging with her on camera.Kristen’s fashion ambitions continued in Season 7 as well. She featured a photo shoot for her site, and promoted her nail polish line.
Since her time onRHONY, Kristen and her family have relocated to the West Coast,settling in the celebrity-filled hills of Calabasas. After departing the series, Kristen was dragged into the Ashley Madison cheating website scandal when it was revealed her husband had signed up for the service. Kristen didn’t have theRHONYplatform anymore, but she stood by her husband, who assured her that he had signed up as a joke with some friends. By the time Kristen returned to Bravo forThe Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: RHONY Legacyin 2023,she continued to defend her husband and her marriage, even under the intense scrutiny of her co-stars, who peppered her with questions about her husband’s specific transactions on the infamous website.
24Aviva Drescher
RHONY (TV Personality, Author, Entrepreneur) - Net Worth: $20 million
Aviva Drescherwas onThe Real Housewives of New York Cityfor the fifth and sixth seasons. Theborn and bred New York City socialitehas an admirable CV when it comes to her education, including a Bachelor of Arts degree from Vassar College, a Master’s Degree in French from New York University, and a JD from The Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. As a young child, Aviva was involved in a tragic farm accident that resulted in the amputation of her left leg, which shaped her experience, but she “never let this tragedy define who she is.”
She opened her home to Bravo cameras to share her life with husband Reid and their four children in the Upper West Side. Aviva created one of the most iconic moments inThe Real Housewivesfranchise historywhen she threw her prosthetic leg onto the dinner table in the middle of an argument while shouting: “The only thing that is fake about me, is this!” Despite this iconic gesture, Aviva was not asked to return to RHONY Season 7. Since then, Aviva and her familyrelocated to Miami in 2022.
23Shannon Beador
RHOC (TV Personality, Entrepreneur) – Net Worth: $20 million
Where Yolanda Hadid introduced viewers to her lemon groves onReal Housewives of Beverly Hills,Real Housewives of Orange Countystar Shannon Beadorshowed off her nine lemons in a bowl. The zany housewife has become a fan-favorite, not only for her kooky beliefs and superstitions, but also for how authentic she has always been.No matter the hard times that Shannon has gone through, she has always been transparent on the series. From her tumultuous marriage toDavid Beador, to their uncomfortable divorce, even her recent DUI is being foregrounded in Season 18. The one thing that Shannon seemingly has been trying to keep under wraps is her apparent drinking problem, which she chooses to deny.
After her divorce, Shannon began her health food business, Real for Real Cuisine. She eventually built the company, and it became a featured product on the QVC shopping channel. After the success of the prepared meals line, Shannon also developed supplements under the Real for Real brand. In Season 17 ofReal Housewives of Orange County, Shannon also announced that she is partnering with her longtime holistic specialist,Dr. In Eon Moon. Together, Shannon and Dr. Moon are developing an at-home colonic product called a Sitolonic. Although Shannon joked that she wasn’t quite making a profit yet, but has been breaking even, she is still doing well enough to land herself among the richest of the rich in Housewives history.
22Bronwyn Newport
RHOSLC - (TV Personality, Broadway Producer, Fashion Blogger) - Net Worth $24.6 million
The newest cast member joinedThe Real Housewives of Salt Lake Cityin Season 5, and she was certainly no wallflower.Bronwyn Newportjoined the group of ladies as a close friend ofLisa Barlow, but the pair only needed to film a few scenes together before the newcomer noticed a shift in her friend’s personality once the cameras were filming. Their slow-burning back-and-forth feud has sustained much of Season 5, andBronwyn being able to hold her ownagainst one of Salt Lake’s most seasoned Housewives has made her a standout in Season 5.
Bronwyn is married toTodd Bradley, a software and tech investor who was one of the CEOs of Palm, the originators of the PalmPilot. Bronwyn is Todd’s second wife, and thesettlement documents estimated thetech CEO’s net worth to be around $24.6 million. That, in addition to the multiple properties the couple owns, and now Bronwyn’s salary as everyone’s new favorite Salt Lake City Housewife.
21Dina Manzo
RHONJ - (TV Personality, Interior Decorator, Entrepreneur) - Net Worth: $25 million
Dina Manzo helped to launchReal Housewives of New Jersey, with her brother and sisterChris LauritaandCaroline Manzo, and their New Jersey friend group. In 2017, Dina married Dave Cantin, founder of the Dave Cantin Group, a financial advisory company. Caroline is married to Albert Manzo, the brother of Dina’s ex-husband,Thomas Manzo. Dina’s wedding to Manzo was featured on the VH1 seriesMy Fabulous Wedding.
The Manzos’ alleged connections to organized crime were addressed inRHONJ, and once Dina was preparing for her wedding to Cantin, the accusation was raised once more. Thomas Manzo was accused of organizinga robbery of Cantin’s homethat included enlisting the help of a member of the Lucchese crime family to assault Dina and Cantin during the home invasion.Thomas stood trial in June 2024, and was convicted of committing a violent crime in aid of racketeering, conspiracy to commit a violent crime in aid of racketeering, and one count of falsifying and concealing documents related to a federal investigation. Dina is an interior designer, and she also owns a skincare line, Glow by Dina. She has guest-starred in a number of reality series, including “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,” and “Iron Chef America.” She owns multiple real-estate holdings and is also actively involved in her charitable foundation, Project Ladybug, which lends assistance to children fighting cancer.
