Michelle Georgina Allan was born on October 8, 1971 in Glasgow, Scotland, and as Michelle Mone is known as an entrepreneur, innovator, and designer, public speaker, and a House of Lords parliamentarian.
So just how rich is Michelle Mone as of late 2017? Authoritative sources estimate that Mone’s net worth is as high as $60 million, accumulated from her over two decades-long career in the previously mentioned fields. Her assets include a £1.5 million valued property bought in 2016 – the house includes 12 rooms and a personal bar.
Michelle Mone Net Worth $60 million
Michelle grew up in Glasgow’s East End. Michelle had a brother who died of spina bifida, and due to the financial problems her family was facing, she had to drop out of school at the age of 15, and went on to support her mother and father, who was confined to a wheelchair. She joined the Labatt brewing company, and was eventually promoted to head of marketing for the company. In late 1996, her husband Michael established MJM International, a company that focuses on women’s underwear, and the duo designed the Ultimo bra. Three years later, they released their design at Selfridges department store in London, and the couple went on to establish a business worth over £40 million.
At that time, Mone was one of the most successful women in UK, with a net worth to match, and so caught the attention of the media. In the same year, she made an appearance in ‘’Loose Women’’, a British talk show focused on current events and important personalities. The cast discussed topics such as celebrities, gossips and politics. Michelle subsequently appeared in three episodes ‘’Mind Your Own Business’’ – the primary theme of the show was helping smaller companies, and is still running as of today.
Michelle continued to make television appearances throughout the 2000s. In 2008, she appeared in the documentary entitled ‘’Bra Wars: Boom or Bust’’, and went on to appear in an episode of ‘’Coleen’s Real Women’’ entitled ‘’Ultimo’’. Following in the same manner, Mone was a guest star in two episodes of ‘’ The Apprentice’’, a critically acclaimed reality TV show, and in the following year, Michelle made another appearance in the previously mentioned franchise of series, when she joined the cast of movie documentary ‘’Comic Relief: The Apprentice’’. As of the same year, she was included in the television special entitled ‘’ Pride of Britain Awards 2009’’, and subsequently reappeared in ‘’Loose Women’’ in 2012.
She continued to be seen on television throughout 2013 – once again, she was a part of ‘’ Daily Mirror: The Pride of Britain Awards’’ in the same year, however, later in 2013 she divorced her husband, which resulted in Michelle leaving the MJM International for a short period of time, but then she bought the company from her husband.
Having done that, she established a partnership with Sri-Lankan company MAS Holdings. In the forthcoming year, Michelle established UTan & Tone, a fake tan company. She made an appearance on ‘’ The Great British Break-Up? The Live Debate’’ in 2014 and ‘’Pointless Celebrities’’ in the following year. As of the most recent past, Mone was a guest star in ‘’The Pledge’’ and ‘’Good Morning Britain’’.
She is active in politics as of today, having been elevated to a peerage and then the House of Lords in 2015 by The Queen, as a result of her contribution to business.
In her personal life, She has three children with her ex-husband Michael who she married in 1989 – their first daughter, Rebecca, was born when Michelle was 18 years old. Subsequently, she converted to Roman Catholicism.
Mone has been dating golf professional Stefan Soroka and the couple now live together. She was also the first assisted businesswoman to be invited to serve on the The Princes Scottish Youth Business Trust by Prince Charles. Michelle holds a HSBC special lifetime Achievement award.
