MARTHA STEWART – EST. $638 MILLION

Television personality, host, business mogul, author and, well, convicted felon Martha Stewart, gained worldwide recognition—or worldwide notoriety—as the host of Martha Stewart Living, the half-hour syndicated television program that featured Stewart doing all kinds of DIY crafts, recipes, and decorating. She did a lot of those and the public quickly embraced the concept of her show, which led her to become one of the country’s top personalities.

She is reported to have a net worth of $638 million, and it is not surprising to see that she’s worth this much, considering she’s built a media empire. She also has a huge investment portfolio which consists of real estate properties, a publishing company, and various other media companies that rake in millions of dollars every year. She truly knows her stuff and that suits her best. Even though she faced a lot of personal issues in the past, that didn’t stop her from gaining traction and commanding her finances in the right place.