Celebrity
Is Jessica Simpson a billionaire?
Jessica Ann Simpson is an American singer, actress, businesswoman, and fashion designer.
After performing in church choirs as a child, Simpson signed with Columbia Records in 1997, at age 17.
Simpson’s debut studio album, Sweet Kisses (1999), sold two million copies in the United States and saw the commercial success of the single “I Wanna Love You Forever”.
Simpson adopted a more mature image for her second studio album, Irresistible (2001), and its title track became her second top 20 entry on the Billboard Hot 100, while the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
In This Skin (2003), Simpson’s third studio album, sold three million copies in the United States.
Aside her musical pursuits, Simpson launched The Jessica Simpson Collection in 2005, a fashion line of clothing and other items and her brand has gone on to earn over $1 billion in revenue.
Simpson also starred on;
- The reality television series The Price of Beauty in 2010,
- Was a judge on two seasons of Fashion Star between 2012 and 2013, and
- Published a memoir in 2020, Open Book, which reached number one on The New York Times Best Seller list selling over 59,000 copies in its first week.
With a an estimated net worth of $200 million, Simpson is a whopping $800 million extra away from becoming a billionaire.
