Erica Mena Net Worth 2022: An American Model, Singer, and Television Star
Erica Mena Net Worth: Erica Mena is a $1 million net worth American model, singer, and reality television star as of 2022. Mena is a well-known reality star who rose to fame after appearing on Love & Hip Hop: New York. She started her career as a model, appearing in music videos for well-known artists. She has also appeared in Kourtney and Kim Take Miami and VH1 News Presents: Hip Hop Videos, in addition to Love & Hip Hop.
The number of glamour magazines in which she has appeared, including as the cover girl in some, demonstrates her success. She has also written two books about her life, which cover her difficult childhood and love life, which eventually led to her becoming a single mother.
Erica Mena Early Life
Erica Jasmin Mena was born on November 8, 1987, in Newburgh, New York, and was raised in the Bronx, New York City, by her parents and older sister. Her father was a drug dealer, which caused complications for the family. Her mother was forced to trade drugs, which landed her in prison, where Mena was born.
When Mena was five years old, her father began abusing her until her mother was released from prison. Her older sister ran the house and raised Mena, and the difficult circumstances at home had a significant impact on her.
Erica Mena Net Worth
Erica Mena’s net worth is estimated to be around $1 million in 2022. She maximised her earnings from her lucrative television career. She makes a fortune from modelling, brand sponsorships, and book royalties.
Mena has also appeared in print campaigns for Tommy Hilfiger, L’Oreal, and Roca Wear, as well as being a spokesmodel for a number of brands both domestically and internationally.
Erica Mena Career
Mena was fascinated by the world of glamour and began sketching clothes at the age of eight. She was always interested in the arts as a child, and at the age of 14, she won the MTV Jenifer Lopez Look-Alike Contest.
She was also a “Dash Doll,” working as a sales associate in Kourtney Kardashian’s new Dash Miami boutique. She was fired, however, because of her arrogant attitude toward both her boss and her customers.
Mena began working before graduating from high school; due to family issues, she was unable to obtain her formal diploma. Her greatest teacher, however, has been experience, and she has had the honour of addressing the Unity Center for Urban Technology graduates.
Erica Mena Personal Life
Mena has had a number of relationships. She fell in love with American actor and rapper Bow Wow on the hip-hop and R&B music video show 106 & Park and had a miscarriage during their relationship. She’s also been linked to actor Shad Moss and rapper Rich Dollaz in the past.
She has a son, King, with rapper Raul Conde, but the couple divorced again, and she decided to raise the child alone. Following that, she was in a relationship with Hip Hop: Season 4 co-star Cyn Santana, which ended quickly.
Mena married rapper and television personality Safaree Samuels in 2018. They married in 2019 and welcomed their first child, Safire. In May 2021, the couple announced her third pregnancy. Later that year, Mena formally filed for divorce from Samuels.
Erica Mena House
Mena and Safaree spent $848,000 on a property in Fayetteville, Georgia, in 2020, listed the house for sale in 2022, and sold it a week later for $1.3 million, which was their exact asking price.
Magazine
To name a few, she has appeared in MAXIM KING magazine, The Source, and XXL magazine. She also starred in Tommy Hilfiger’s print advertising campaign and endorsed a number of other brands, including Loreal and RocaWear.
Mena has always wanted to be a designer, so she worked for a while with Randa Quraan of Socially Loud before launching her own clothing line, HER. In reality, she appeared on the fifth season of Love & Hip Hop in 2015, wearing clothes from her own “Spring/Summer” line.
Underneath it All, her autobiography, was released in April 2013, revealing her dark family secrets. Chronicles of a Confirmed Bachelorette, her second book, is about her love life.