Often, transgender names appear in the press simply because they have chosen an unusual way of life. But these ten richest transgender people According to the popular foreign Internet resource Richestlifestyle, they can boast not only of a mismatch between the anatomical and psychological sex, but also that they don’t peck their money.
10. Chaz Bono
Opens the top 10 richest transgender people in 2015 with a net worth of 500 thousand dollars. This is the only child of Sonny Bono and singer Cher. By nature, Chaz was a girl and his name was Honesty. But in 2008, he underwent a sex change operation and officially changed his name. In 2010, Chaz wrote about his experience and appeared in the movie Becoming Chaz nominated for an Emmy Award.
9. Kelly Maloney
The state is estimated at 600 thousand dollars. Formerly known as Frank Maloney, Kelly collaborated with Lennox Lewis as a boxer promoter. In August 2014, Maloney announced plans to undergo a sex change operation and appeared on the Celebrity Big Brother reality show. In April 2015, Kelly already stated that the sex change was successful.
8. Amanda Lepore
This living transgender symbol, who earned $ 1.7 million, underwent a sex-reassignment surgery at the age of 17. Then he underwent many additional operations to achieve the perfect female appearance. Now the millionaire appears in fashion magazines, has released her line of cosmetics (Lepore Collection) in partnership with CAMP Cosmetics and is considered the muse of many fashion photographers, including David Lachapelle and Terry Richardson.
7. Carmen Carrera
She became famous thanks to the reality show RuPaul’s Drag Race, appearing in the spin-offs of the series RuPaul’s Drag U. Carmen makes no secret of her many plastic surgeries, thanks to which she looks like a very attractive woman. And having a fortune of $ 2 million, she is also a very rich bride.
6. Laverna Cox
Net worth: $ 2 million. She was the first transgender ever to be nominated for an Emmy Award, and even hit the cover of Time magazine.
5. Conchita Wurst
Someone admires this pop star, who began her singing career as Thomas Neuwirth. And someone thinks that a bearded woman is vulgar and even disgusting. But one thing is certain: Conchita is a very memorable person. In 2014, she won the Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen, performing the song Rise Like a Phoenix, and won thousands of fans around the world. At the same time, rumors that Conchita is a transgender may not correspond to the truth, since the singer herself (and on weekends - the singer) did not confirm them and did not make gender correction. Well, when the bank has 3 million dollars, you can afford to be anyone.
4. Laura Jane Grace
Net worth: 5 million. Laura Jane Grace - vocalist for the punk rock band Against Me! Previously known as Thomas James Gable. Gable said that Laura is the name her mother planned to give her daughter.
3. Caitlin Jenner
Olympic decathlete star with a net worth of 100 million was included in the ranking of the richest transgender people in the world. Previously known as Bruce Jenner, Caitlin made her debut as a transgender woman on the cover of Vanity Fair magazine in June 2015.
2. Martina Rothblatt
In 2015, she took 45th place in the list of the richest women in America who “made themselves” (according to Forbes). Her fortune is estimated at 390 million. He heads the pharmaceutical company United Therapeutics Corp .., is engaged in social activities. Martina, formerly known as Martin, changed sex at the age of 30 and continues to live with her wife Bina in peace and harmony.
1. Jennifer Pritzker
The list of the richest transsexuals in 2015 is headed by a representative of the American business clan Pritzker. He was previously known as James, a retired Army lieutenant colonel who founded the Pritzker Family Military Library in Chicago. Ex-James publicly announced his identity as a woman in 2003. He is the first transgender person on the Forbes list of billionaires thanks to a capital of $ 1.8 billion.
