What Is Camila Alves' Net Worth?
Camila Alves McConaughey is a Brazilian model, designer, television host, and author with a net worth of $20 million. She is the wife of actor Matthew McConaughey, and they co-founded the Just Keep Livin' Foundation. Camila Alves achieved success in the modeling industry upon moving to the U.S., and she later collaborated with her mother, Fatima Saraiva, to design the Muxo handbag line. She appeared in Bon Jovi's "Misunderstood" (2002), Chingy's "Pullin' Me Back" (2006), and Ne-Yo's "Because of You" (2007). Alves hosted Bravo's "Shear Genius" in 2010 and co-hosted Food Network's "Kids BBQ Championship" with Eddie Jackson in 2016. She became the face of Macy's I.N.C. International Concepts in 2012 and launched Women of Today in 2016. Since 2014 she has co-owned Yummy Spoonfuls, an organic baby food company, with Agatha Achindu. In 2022, she co-authored the children's book "Just Try One Bite" with Adam Mansbach.
Early Life
Camila Alves was born on January 28, 1982, in Itambacuri, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Her mother is an artist and designer, and her father is a farmer. She has a brother who developed diabetes at a young age. At 15, Camila visited her aunt in Los Angeles and decided to stay. She spent four years working as a cleaner and waitress before becoming fluent in English and making the U.S. her permanent home.
Career
At 19, Camila Alves moved to New York City to pursue modeling, eventually designing the Muxo handbag line with her mother after three years of development. Alves gained prominence for hosting Bravo’s "Shear Genius" in 2010 and co-hosting Food Network’s "Kids BBQ Championship" in 2016. She launched Women of Today in 2016, a lifestyle website focusing on recipes, health, fashion, and home decor. Alves has appeared on shows like "Chelsea Lately," "Jimmy Kimmel Live!", "The View," "The Chew," and "The Kelly Clarkson Show."
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Camila and Agatha Achindu founded Yummy Spoonfuls in 2014, offering organic baby food. The brand started selling at Target in 2016. In 2022, Alves published her children's book "Just Try One Bite," co-written with Adam Mansbach.
Personal Life
Camila met Matthew McConaughey in 2006 at a West Hollywood bar, became engaged in 2011, and married on June 9, 2012. They have three children: daughter Vida (born January 2010) and sons Levi (born July 2008) and Livingston (born December 2012). Alves naturalized as a U.S. citizen in 2015. She and Matthew established the Just Keep Livin' Foundation in 2010, focusing on empowering high school students. They partnered with Veronica Beard in 2019 and distributed over 100,000 face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
Real Estate
Camila and Matthew reside in a 10,800 square foot mansion in Austin, Texas, featuring seven bedrooms, eight bathrooms, and a guest house. They previously owned a Malibu mansion, purchased for over $10 million in 2007 and sold to filmmaker Phil Lord for $14.8 million in 2020.
