Kathy Hilton

Kathy Hilton’s name is known globally for many reasons. At a young age, she appeared on popular TV shows, and would eventually marry into the wealthy Hilton family. Know stranger to living the luxurious life, what exactly is Kathy Hilton’s net worth?

KATHY HILTON BEGAN BUILDING HER NET WORTH APPEARING ON SHOWS LIKE BEWITCHED AND HAPPY DAYS

Kathy Hilton was born Kathleen Elizabeth Avanzino on March 13, 1959. Growing up in Los Angeles, she attended a private school where she would meet and become good friends with Michael Jackson.

But other than getting in with some famous names, she quickly garnered her own attention, landing multiple TV gigs.

At nine years old, Kathy Hilton began growing her own net worth by appearing on hit TV series such as Bewitched and The Rockford Fires. She even appeared on Happy Days and Family Affair, among others.

It was when she turned 15 and met Richard Hilton, the young heir to the Hilton Hotel chain, that she would soon solidify her high-profile status in life. 

SOLIDIFYING HER FINANCES, SHE MARRIED HILTON HOTEL HEIR RICHARD HILTON

In 1979, at just 20 years old, Richard and Kathy Hilton were married, combining their net worths. Throughout the ’80s and ’90s, Kathy would retire from acting and focus on her family. The couple welcomed Paris, Nikki, Barron, and Conrad between 1981 and 1994. 

But during that time, Kathy didn’t just stay at the home to raise her children. Between those two decades, she owned and ran a novelty gift shop in LA called The Staircase.

But as the Hilton wife continued to grow her wealth through her inherited name, she decided to continue racking in cash with a return to TV.

KATHY HILTON BUILDS HER NET WORTH WITH A RETURN TO TV HOSTING AND ON THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF BEVERLY HILLS

In 2002, Kathy Hilton grew her net worth by returning to TV. She was welcomed to the QVC network as a shopping host. In 2005, she joined her daughters in their search for reality fame, hosting the reality show I Want to Be a Hilton on NBC.

The show wasn’t nearly as monumental as her daughter Paris Hilton’s coinciding reality show, The Simple Life. After just one season, the network canceled the gameshow. Next, Kathy Hilton joined the home-shopping network HSN to sell skincare products. 

Through those years and current times, Kathy Hilton has perpetually grown her net worth earning paychecks for her small screen cameos. In 2008, she appeared on an episode of The Young and the Restless playing herself. She has also made plenty of reality show cameos on her daughter Paris’ series.

In 2011, she appeared on The World According to Paris. Recently, she appeared on her daughter’s Netflix baking show, Cooking With Paris along with a few episodes on her Peacock series, Paris in Love.

But the most common place to find Kathy is in her guest appearances on the popular Bravo series, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.

Kathy Hilton isn’t a star of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills per se, but she has been seen on the show for the past decade due to her half-sisters’ continued casting.

Both her sisters, Kim Richards and Kyle Richards have been on the series since 2011. But compared to Kathy Hilton’s net worth, even combining her sisters’ net worth doesn’t come close to Kathy’s.

To add to all of that, Kathy Hilton also makes money on side gigs modeling. Alongside both her daughters, the 63-year-old has been known to strut the runway for high-end fashion lines. The Hilton ladies even had their own run in a Valentino campaign. 

HER HUSBAND OWNS PROMINENT BEVERLY HILLS REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE HILTON & HYLAND 

So we already know that Kathy Hilton has built her net worth from her husband’s inheritance, with a little help from her own celeb status, but just how did her surname build up to a total of $350 million? Let’s take a look at the Hilton’s business and assets.

The Hilton family may have sold the hotel chain in 2007, but Richard and Kathy Hilton still own plenty of stock in the business and they continued to grow their net worth through their real estate empire.

Richard is the chairman and co-founder of Hilton & Hyland, a brokerage based in Beverly Hills. It remains one of the top firms in luxury real estate for its pricey location. 

In Bel-Air, the couple owns a mansion they bought in 2004 for $9.2 million. Today, it is surely worth much more than that. They also own a home in the Hamptons which they have been known to rent out during the summer for anywhere between $300,000 and $400,000.

Most recently, Kathy was heard announcing the sale of a new house the couple was building on the last season of The Real Housewives.

Kathy took Housewife Sutton Stracke on a tour of a luxurious mansion she built to sell. Originally, she noted that she planned on moving into the home, but her husband didn’t want to leave their Bel-Air one. The home is still listed for sale, with a price tag of nearly $43 million. 

There’s no telling how much Richard and Kathy’s net worth might be if the family remained in control and ownership of Hilton hotels. However, their venture into real estate and Kathy’s long career among Hollywood’s elite helped them build their comfortable nest.

While details of their wills and estate are unknown, their four children will likely inherit their immense wealth someday. 

KATHY HILTON’S NET WORTH IS $350 MILLION DOLLARS

From beginning to rack in the dough at the young age of nine to marrying into one of the richest American families, Kathy Hilton’s net worth sits at $350 million.

This places the 63-year-old worth $50 million more than even her well-recognized daughter, Paris Hilton, who became the face of celebrity socialites in the early 2000s due to her famous entourage and reality shows. Let’s take a look at Kathy’s life and see what led to her massive fortune.