What is Towanda Braxton's Net Worth?
Towanda Braxton is an American singer, actress, and reality television personality with a net worth of $100,000. In the late 1980s, Towanda and her sisters signed with Arista Records. However, they were dropped due to poor sales and marketing challenges due to the wide age range of the sisters. The oldest sister, Toni Braxton, went on to have a highly successful solo career. The remaining sisters, known as The Braxtons, released a few singles in the 1990s and served as Toni's opening act and backup singers.
Towanda and her sisters began starring on the WE tv reality series "Braxton Family Values" in 2011, which became the network's #1 reality show during its first season. Towanda has executive produced many episodes of the series and was an associate producer on the 2016 TV film "Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart." She has appeared in the films "Misguided Behavior" (2017), "Every Day Is Christmas" (2018), "Merry Wish-Mas" (2018), and "It's Major" (2019) as well as TV series like "Family Time" (2018) and "Last Call" (2019). Additionally, she played Lorelle in an off-Broadway production of "Dreamgirls" and launched her skin care line, T. Braxton Skin Care, in 2020.
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Early Life
Towanda Chloe Braxton was born on September 18, 1973, in Severn, Maryland. Her father, Michael, was a Methodist clergyman and power company worker, and her mother, Evelyn, was a pastor, cosmetologist, and former opera singer. Towanda has a brother, Michael, Jr., and four sisters: Toni, Trina, Tamar, and Traci. The Braxton sisters performed gospel music in their youth. Towanda attended Bowie State University, where she joined the Zeta Phi Beta sorority and earned a degree in music education.
Career Highlights
In 1989, the Braxton sisters signed with Arista Records and released the single "Good Life" in 1990, which peaked at #79 on the "Billboard" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart. After being dropped by Arista, Toni signed with LaFace Records as a solo artist and invited her sisters to be backup singers on her first U.S. tour and appear in her 1993 music video for "Seven Whole Days." In 1993, The Braxtons signed with LaFace Records before moving to Atlantic Records. The group recorded the album "So Many Ways" in 1996, which reached #2 on the "Billboard" Heatseekers Albums chart and #26 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
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The Braxtons disbanded in 1998 after Tamar pursued a solo career. Towanda appeared on the reality series "Starting Over" in 2003 and recorded "Here I Am" for the show. WE tv's "Braxton Family Values" began airing in 2011 and has aired over 148 episodes across seven seasons. The Braxtons released "Braxton Family Christmas" in 2015, peaking at #1 on the Heatseekers Albums chart. That same year, the Braxton family competed on "Celebrity Family Feud," winning money for Lupus LA, an organization significant to the family since Toni's lupus diagnosis in 2008. Towanda also appeared on talk shows, including "The Mo'Nique Show," "The Arsenio Hall Show," and "The Wendy Williams Show."
Personal Life
Towanda married author Andre Carter in 2004. They have two children: Braxton, born on November 11, 2005, and Brooke, born on December 27, 2006. The couple divorced in 2017 and share joint custody of their children. Towanda became engaged to music producer Sean Hall in the fall of 2020.
Bankruptcy
In April 2019, Towanda filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, reporting $537,000 in debt and $277,000 in assets. Her monthly income was $4,000 against monthly expenses of $6,000. Among her creditors is her sister Tamar, owed $35,000 from a personal loan.
Real Estate
In 2018, Towanda Braxton purchased a 5,797 square foot home in Snellville, Georgia, for $442,200. The house includes five bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms, a gourmet kitchen, wine room, billiards room, and swimming pool.
