Diana Ross Net Worth

Raquel Davies | October 18, 2013

NET WORTH

$200 million

  • REAL NAME

    Diana Ernestine Earle Ross

  • DATE OF BIRTH

    March 26, 1944

  • OCCUPATION

    Singer and Actress

  • HEIGHT & WEIGHT

    5 foot 5 inches and 145lbs

  • SIGN

    Aries

  • REPRESENTATION

    Mitch Rose at Creative Artists Agency

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Diana Ross has an estimated net worth of $200 million

Diana Ross in an American singer, actress, and record producer with an estimated net worth of $200 million. Ross was one of the founding members and lead singer of the R&B group The Supremes. The Guinness Book of World Records named Diana the most successful female music artist ever due to her international success and 70 hit singles. She is 5’5″ and weighs 145 pounds. Diana Ernestine Earle Ross was born on March 26, 1944 in Detroit, Michigan. Ross was father was soldier who was in World War II while her mother was schoolteacher. In her youth she worked at a department store and initially wanted to be fashion designer who graduated from a prep school in 1962.

By that time, Ross was already performing with a doo-wop group called The Primes and though they were brought to the attention of Motown  Records President Berry Gordy in 1960 he initially refused to sign them believing they were too young. After recording “Tears of Sorrow” in 1961, Gordy agreed to sign the group if they changed their names, which they did, eventually agreeing on the name The Supremes. From there the group would rise to stardom with their first No. 1 hit coming in 1964 with “Where Did Our Love Go?” For the rest of the decade they would become among the most successful groups in the country and world, recording 12 number one hits.

Ross would leave The Supremes in 1969 to pursue a solo career, which garnered her just as much success, including the hit “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” in 1970. Ross would go on to record several more popular albums like Diana in 1980 and The Force Behind the Power in 1991. She would also become an accomplished actress, starting with her debut role as Billie Holiday in Lady Sings the Blues in 1972 which earned her an Oscar nomination for best actress. She would go on to act in Mahogany in 1975 and alongside Michael Jackson in The Wiz in 1978.  Ross would continue to perform and act will into the new century.  In her career, she has won a Golden Globe, Tony and several American Music awards and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988. Ross was married twice and divorced twice and has five children.

Diana Ross has an enough net worth to buy:

1. 294,117.6 Tacori City Girl Diamond Necklace ($680.00 each)

2. 66,666.6 Fendi Crazy Carats Watch ($3,000.00 each)

3. 1,739,130.4 J’Adore Dior Eau de Parfum 3.4oz ($115.00 each)

Diana Ross has enough net worth to give almost everyone in Brazil $1.

 

 

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Written by Raquel Davies

Raquel is a staff writer for PlentyofCheddar.com. She received her Bachelor's of Arts in Public Relations from Barry University. Raquel enjoys reading Sci-Fi/ Fantasy novels and watching films of that same genre. Raquel is also enjoys the theater arts and fine dining. She was raised in Maryland but currently resides in Miami. Check her out on !

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