Martha Stewart broke barriers as the oldest-ever model to grace the cover of Sports Illustrated’s swimsuit issue in early May 2023, at 81 years old.
The appearance of such a prominent pop culture figure, still slaying after all these years, prompted a widespread conversation about aging in the public sphere. Love her or hate her, Sports Illustrated is not wrong to classify Stewart as “the very definition of ‘influencer’” in its breakdown of her longstanding icon status.
For literal decades, Stewart has been working her magic across mediums. She’s released books, headlined shows, maintained a hugely popular monthly magazine, launched several brands, and even dipped her toes into real estate. She’s one of the most broadly successful multimedia personalities out there, and all that work has certainly paid off.
Martha Stewart’s net worth
More than 50 years of hard work, and the careful establishment of what is now a massive, well-known brand, has served Stewart well. The 81-year-old continues her streak of success even now, with her appearance on the cover of Sports Illustrated and with several still-running programs, like 2021’s Martha Gets Down and Dirty.
She’s not likely to slow down anytime soon, but she certainly could if she wanted to. Stewart has a cozy net worth millions of dollars deep, but she’s not set to retire on it just yet. She’s still adding to her $400 million net worth, which could lead it to balloon even more in the coming years.
After all, Stewart was once worth even more. She even became the world’s first female American self-made billionaire, back in 1999. She lost a good chunk of her accumulated wealth over the following years, and during her brief incarceration, but managed to rebuild her brand and return to prominence following the completion of her sentence. She’s far from the first celebrity to serve a jail sentence and maintain popularity, of course, but Stewart’s ability to bounce back is truly admirable.
