Christine Diane Teigen was born on the 30th November 1985, in Delta, Utah USA of Norwegian and Thai descent. She is a model particularly noted for modeling swimwear, and on the cover of Sports Illustrated, which is the prime source of Chrissy Teigen net worth. She has been active in the entertainment world since 2006.
How rich is this model? Under the latest estimations, Chrissy Teigen is inducted into the list of model millionaires, as her net worth is estimated at over $2 million.
Chrissy Teigen Net Worth $2 Million
To start with, Chrissy Teigen was born into a family of workers who often moved, so she lived in Seattle, Washington, in Hawaii, Idaho and in Huntington Beach, California, where she graduated from the high school. In the latter town, Chrissy worked in a surf shop and was accidentally discovered by a professional photographer. Fortunately, this evolved into a successful career which has added consistently to the net worth of Chrissy Teigen.
Initially, Teigen signed a contract with IMG Models. Among the most significant achievements in the beginning of her career were being named IGN Babe in 2004, topping the cover of the calendar Maxim in 2007, and acting as an alternative model for the international game show “Deal or No Deal” (2006–2007). Chrissy Teigen has also added sums to her net worth modelling for such companies as Billabong, Rock and Republic, UGG Australia, XOXO, Gap Factory, Skullcandy, Nike, Olay, Gillette and many others.
In fact, Chrissy rose to fame appearing in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue in 2010. She was cast for other issues of Sports Illustrated in 2011, 2012, 2013 as well as in 2014 when she appeared on the cover alongside Lily Aldridge and Nina Agdal. It was an historical cover, as the magazine celebrated the 50th anniversary. On the whole, the deals with Sports Illustrated increased the net worth of Chrissy Teigen.
More, Teigen has added revenues appearing on various television programs. As a guest host she has been seen on MTV, E! and FUSE/MSG television channels. Teigen has also participated in the reality television series “America’s Next Top Model” and the game show “Watch What Happens Live”. Further, Teigen hosted the show “Model Employee” in 2013. She then landed a role in the sketch comedy series “Inside Amy Schumer” (2013) created by Amy Schumer and Daniel Powell. Her latest television appearances include showing herself in the series “The Mindy Project” (2015) and co-hosting the show “Lip Sync Battle” (2015).
As well as modelling and appearing on television shows Chrissy writes a blog and gets deep into cooking. She has filmed several specials on the Cooking Channel, including “Chrissy Teigen’s Hungry” and “Cookies and Cocktails”. This hobby which evolved into the television programs has also increased the net worth of Chrissy Teigen, too.
Concerning the personal life of the model, she was in the long term relationship with the singer and musician John Legend which to marriage that took place in Como, Italy in 2013. “All of me”, the song written by John Legend, was dedicated to Teigen.
