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Stephanie Seymour is a Victoria’s Secret supermodel, actress, and businesswoman with an estimated net worth of $100 million.
Stephanie’s career graph spans four decades in the entertainment industry. She was discovered by the legendary photographer Herb Ritts, and her modeling career took off. With the overnight success, she modeled for some top agencies and became a regular face of fashion spreads and elite magazines. Seymour has also starred in the iconic series Law & Order: Criminal Intent. She made her big screen debut with the 1993 film Rising Sun, which had an estimated worldwide box office collection of $107.2 million.
Stephanie is a regular at red-carpet events and fashion shows, and her earnings have doubled with appearances at the Cannes Film Festival and high-profile parties. She has also established beauty lines and fashion collections. Let us look at her rise in the fashion and entertainment industry.
In 2017, Stephanie Seymour founded a bespoke collection of loungewear and lingerie – Raven & Sparrow. The elite fashion haute couture designs are only available at Barney’s, New York.
8 Stephanie Seymour’s Dream To Become A Model
Stephanie Seymour dreamt of becoming a successful model since the age of five. She was born in San Diego, California, on July 23, 1969. However, she was raised in Poway, California. Her mother supported her passion, and she loved posing in front of the camera for family pictures.
She was discovered by legendary fashion photographer Herb Ritts during her teens and soon became one of his favorite muses. Thus, her modeling career took off with assignments for local fashion houses and brands.
7 Stephanie Seymour Signed By Elite Modeling Agency
In 1983, at 14, Stephanie Seymour responded to an ad in Mademoiselle magazine for the Elite Models’ Look of the Year contest. The hi-fashion magazine was famous for featuring top models on its cover during the ’80s and ’90s.
Stephanie ended up as one of the contest’s finalists, and the prestigious modeling agency signed her. She went on to work with the most respected photographers in the fashion world, including Richard Avedon, Mario Testino, and Peter Lindbergh.
6 Stephanie Seymour Becomes One Of The Original Supermodels
In 1988, an iconic photoshoot with fashion photographer Richard Avedon for a Vogue cover happened. This shot Stephanie Seymour into instant superstardom and print success in the fashion world. She became a sensation of her time. The term supermodel was coined for the glamorous models of the ’90s who found fame with every fashion designer and turned permanent muse for haute fashion magazines.
Stephanie was among one of them, along with Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, and Christy Turlington. She made an estimated $10,000 for magazine cover shoots in the ’90s. With the escalating demand and her newfound success as a runway model, she was paid $50,000 by legendary fashion designer Versace for half an hour appearance on his fashion shows.
5 Stephanie Seymour Becomes One Of The Highest Paid Victoria’s Secret Models
Stephanie Seymour became one of the first Angels of the colossal luxury brand Victoria’s Secret. She appeared in the famous catalogs of the high-fashion house before its hit runway shows. The term Angels was coined during a famous ad shoot for the brand’s Angels underwear collection in 1997.
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Supermodels Tyra Banks, Karen Mulder, Helena Christensen, and Seymour posed for the haute lingerie shoot. Carefully selected as the face and voice of Victoria’s Secret, she modeled on the runway from 1995-2000. She took a paycheck worth millions for each runway show. She was also featured in the famed Sports Illustrated magazine, posing for Victoria’s Secret swimsuit brand. The supermodel made $100,000 for a single print ad in the ’90s, making her one of the highest-paid models.
4 Stephanie Seymour Debuts On The Big Screen
Stephanie Seymour forayed into acting with her debut role in the 1993 Hollywood thriller Rising Sun, and the film grossed $107.2 million at the global box office. In 2000, she starred as Helen Frankenthaler in the Academy Award-winning film, Pollock. The film collected $10.5 million at the worldwide box office.
She has also appeared in television guest roles for sitcoms Friends and Law & Order: Criminal Intent. However, her passion for acting was secondary compared to her flourishing fashion career.
In 1998, the famed Victoria’s Secret Angel published her vast experience as a model and worked with makeup artists in the fashion industry in the form of a book – Beauty Secrets for Dummies. It is one of the bestsellers in the beauty category and earned her additional millions with its global sales.
2 Stephanie Seymour Launches A Fashion Label
In 2017, Stephanie Seymour co-founded and launched Raven & Sparrow, a high-end lingerie fashion line. The haute collection features silk robes, elegant loungewear, stylish camisoles, and rompers. The exclusive bespoke fashion line is available only at Barney’s New York.
She occasionally models for the luxury collection’s new season launches and designs vintage-inspired pieces. The unique label was unveiled on the first night of New York Fashion Week. The business has since then picked up among the elite fashion circles. The fashion label has added a few million to her yearly income.
1 Stephanie Seymour’s Net Worth As Of 2023
Stephanie Seymour’s net worth is an estimated $100 million as of 2023, and she has amassed a significant part of this wealth through her meteoric modeling career. Her monthly income is an estimated $1 million, and her yearly income is approximately $9 million. She has invested wisely in real estate and owns an impressive art collection with her billionaire husband, Peter Brant.
She owns a closet full of museum-quality haute couture designs worth millions. A 1950’s original Christian Dior dress is her favorite from the collection; she wore it to the 1996 MET gala. She owns a $20 million worth mansion on the Upper East Side of New York. She also owns a $27 million mansion in East Village, a $47 million Palm Beach estate, and a 50-acre colossal property in Greenwich, Connecticut. Stephanie also owns an impressive line automobile collection. Her featured rides in the garage include a Lamborghini Gallardo, which comes at an estimated price of $299,988. The model-turned-actress also owns a Range Rover worth $104,500 and a Ferrari worth $200,000.
Stephanie Seymour owned the catwalk scene in the ’90s and successfully achieved her childhood dream of becoming a supermodel. Her journey is worth the millions she has earned over the years.
Sources: Style Rave, Vanity Fair, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal
