What is Karolina Kurkova's net worth?
Karolina Kurkova is a Czech lingerie model who has a net worth of $16 million. She is best-known for being a Victoria's Secret Angel. At her peak she was one of the highest-paid models in the world, earning $5-10 million per year.
Early Life
Karolina Kurkova was born February 28, 1984 in Děčín, Czechoslovakia. Her father was a Czech professional basketball player. Karolina started modeling at the age of 15. She started out doing runway appearances and magazine print ads in eastern Europe. She eventually landed a breakthrough campaign in the American version of Vogue magazine when she was just 17 years old.
Career
Soon after, Karolina moved to New York City to pursue modeling full time. Not long after moving to the United States she landed the cover of Vogue. This cover blew the lid off Karolina's career and landed her many more jobs. She eventually became a Victoria's Secret lingerie model which has been her most high profile and lucrative modeling job.
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Gryph and IvyRose
Karolina is the founder of an herbal care product company called Gryph and IvyRose.
Personal Life
Karolina Kurkova has two children with her husband Archie Drury. They own properties in New York City in Miami.
Real Estate
In 2005 Karolina paid $2.3 million for a 2,000 square-foot apartment in NYC's Tribeca neighborhood. In 2010 she spent a year performing a major renovation. In September 2021 she put the property on the market for $4.7 million.
In Florida Karolina and Archie own a property on a private island in Miami called Fisher Island. Fisher Island is the wealthiest zip code in the country. The island is only accessible by boat and helicopter. Other notable island residents include Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, Caroline Wozniacki and Boris Becker. They paid $1.7 million for their condo in 2020.
