Camila Alves McConaughey, commonly known as Camila Alves, is a famous Brazilian fashion designer, as well as a model. To the public, Camila Alves is perhaps best known as a host of a popular reality series called “Shear Genius”. The series focuses on the contestants’ ability to create unique hair styles within a given time and material limit. They are then judged by the panel of judges, which consists of Alves, Jonathan Antin and Kim Vo, with an additional guest judge invited to join the panel every week. The show first aired on television screens in 2007, and was originally presented by the actress and businesswoman Jacelyn Smith. However, when Smith left the show, Camila Alves took over her position as a judge, joining the show in season three. So far, “Shear Genius” has released three seasons, and a total of 29 episodes on the Bravo network. The popularity of the show inspired the release of various international versions, among which the most notable air in China and Brazil.
Camila Alves Net Worth $5 Million
A well-known model, TV show host as well as a designer, how rich is Camila Alves? According to sources, Camila Alves’ net worth is estimated to be $5 million, the majority of which she accumulated due to her appearances on television screens, and her involvement in the fashion industry.
Camila Alves was born in 1982, in Minas Gerais, Brazil, where she spent most of her childhood. Camila’s mother worked both as a fashion designer and an artist, while her father had a job as a farmer. Alves decided to follow her mother’s footsteps, and establish herself in the fashion industry. She left her hometown when she was 15 years old, and relocated to Los Angeles in order to stay with her aunt for a while. What seemed to be a short stay eventually extended to several years, during which Alves took up a variety of jobs, some of which included waitressing, as well as house-cleaning. Soon though, Camila Alves improved her English speaking abilities, and decided to start her career in the United States. When she was 19 years old, Alves decided to leave Los Angeles and moved to New York City, where prospects of becoming a model were ample. Alves soon found a job at “Major Model Management” company, where she works nowadays.
Aside from being a model, Camila Alves joined her mother in order to design a line of handbags called “Muxo”, and in 2010 joined the cast of “Shear Genius”, where she works as a host on the show. More recently, in 2012 Alves received an opportunity to represent a clothing line called “I. N. C. International Concepts” as its face model.
In regards to her personal life, Camila Alves has been in a relationship with the popular actor Matthew McConaughey since 2006. The couple celebrated their engagement in 2011, and married a year later. Together they have a daughter Vida, and two sons named Livingston and Levi.
