Joyce Marie Giraud Mojica was born on 4 April 1975, in Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico, and is a model, actress, producer, and philanthropist, perhaps best known for being Miss Universe Puerto Rico 1998 and named runner up in the Miss Universe 1998 contest itself. She then found her way into an acting career, but all of her efforts have helped put her net worth to where it is today.
How rich is Joyce Giraud? As of late-2016, sources estimate a net worth that is at $10 million, mostly earned through a successful career in acting. She has appeared in films such as “Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”, and TV shows including “Baywatch”. As she continues her career it is expected that her wealth will increase.
Joyce Giraud Net Worth $10 million
After matriculating from high school, Joyce started working as a model while attending the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico. She completed two degrees by the age of 19, one in Special Education and the other in Social Work, and after graduating, she would then start working with underprivileged children.
Giraud would also compete in a number of beauty pageants, winning many including becoming Miss Puerto Rico twice; she won the 1994 Miss World Puerto Rico along with numerous titles, followed by the Queen of Atlantics in 1995, and Miss Venus International two years later. In 1998, she was crowned Miss Universe Puerto Rico which would lead her to a runner-up finish in the Miss Universe 1998 pageant. Later in the year, she would write a book “Joyce, Dreams and Realities” and would become undefeated in the show “Star Search”. Her numerous aforementioned wins helped raise her net worth significantly.
After winning Miss Universe Puerto Rico, Joyce discovered her love for acting when she was cast in “Coralito Tiene Dos Maridos”. She performed in several roles in Puerto Rico before moving to Miami to continue her modelling career, and then to Los Angeles to fully pursue an acting career. Since then, she’s appeared in the films “Dude, Where’s My Car?”, “Slayer” and “Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”, and has also starred in shows such as “Heist”, “House of Payne”, and “Joey”. In 2013, she joined the cast of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills”, and would later produce the film “Shadow People”. Thanks to her popularity, her net worth continues to steadily increase.
One of her latest endeavors is the reality show entitled “Rica, Famosa, Latina” which she serves as the executive producer. She is also the director and producer of the beauty pageant “Queen of the Universe”, and the executive producer and host of the talk show “Rica la Noche”.
For her personal life, it is known that Joyce married producer Michael Ohoven in 2009, and they have two children. She also had a miscarriage early in their marriage. Aside from these, Giraud often uses the last name De Ohoven in various documents and social media sites. Joyce is very active on social media, having more than 76,000 followers on Twitter. She also has more than 82,000 followers on Instagram and over 181,000 likes on Facebook. All of her social media pages are updated on a regular basis.
