What is Lisa Gastineau's net worth?
Lisa Gastineau is an American television personality and entrepreneur who has a net worth of $1 million. Lisa Gastineau (born Lisa D'Amico) is a television personality and socialite best known for starring in the early 2000s reality TV series "Gastineau Girls" alongside her daughter Brittny Gastineau. The show, which aired on E! Entertainment Television from 2005-2006, followed the mother-daughter duo's lives in New York City.
Lisa D'Amico was born in Rockland County, New York, on December 11, 1959. She is a 3rd generation native of New York. She was discovered as a teen and became a model. She went to the University of Alabama and studied broadcasting and communications.
When she was 19, Lisa met New York Jets football player Mark Gastineau. Mark was a prominent NFL player in the 1980s, known for his flamboyant personality and being part of the Jets' "New York Sack Exchange" defensive line. The two got married in 1979 and welcomed a daughter, Brittny, in November 1982. Lisa and Mark separated in 1986 when she found out that he was having an affair with actress Brigitte Nielsen. Mark and Brigitte were engaged but never married. They did have a child together, a son named Marcus.
Lisa and Mark officially divorced in 1991. Their divorce reportedly drained ALL of Mark's NFL earnings, leaving him nearly broke. Several years after the divorce, it was reported that Lisa was intending to sue Mark for lack of spousal and child support payments and for not contributing to Brittny's college tuition. In 2019, Mark's financial position was so bad, after a series of difficult medical issues, that he set up a GoFundMe to help raise funds for his medical and living expenses. He raised $47,000.
Lisa Gastineau and Brittny Gastineau (Photo by Carley Margolis/FilmMagic)
Following her divorce, Lisa established herself in New York's social scene and fashion industry. She worked as a model and later developed her own jewelry line. In the early 2000s, she and Brittny became fixtures in the New York socialite community, which eventually led to their reality show opportunity.
"Gastineau Girls" portrayed Lisa and Brittny's close relationship and their adventures in New York's high society, including their dating lives, shopping expeditions, and social events. The show helped establish both women as reality TV personalities during the genre's boom in the mid-2000s.
Lisa has faced several health challenges in recent years. In 2009, she underwent treatment for lung cancer. She has been open about her experiences with various cosmetic procedures and has appeared on shows discussing plastic surgery and beauty treatments.
Throughout her public life, Lisa has maintained connections to the fashion and entertainment industries. She has appeared on various television shows and red carpet events, often alongside her daughter Brittny, who went on to become a successful model and television personality in her own right.
Since her reality TV days, Lisa has maintained a lower public profile while continuing to work on her jewelry business and other entrepreneurial ventures. She occasionally appears in the media, particularly in relation to her daughter's career or in retrospective pieces about New York society in the 1980s and early 2000s.
Lisa is the president and designer of Tres Glam fine jewelry and designs and appears on HSN as part of Gastineau Glamour.
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