She beat Angelina Jolie and Gal Gadot to be crowned 2020’s highest-paid actress, so how does Modern Family star and America’s Got Talent judge Sofía Vergara spend her US$180 million fortune?
With a Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Range Rover and Bentley in her garage, Sofía Vergara has come a long way from Pepsi commercials, splurging on a lavish wedding and even a show-off birthday party for her son’s dog
Vergara’s rise to fame began at age 17 when she was noticed on the beach in her native Colombia by a photographer who cast her for a Pepsi commercial. Then she moved to Miami in the mid-90s, booked a job with Spanish language TV network Univision, and hosted a travel show called Fuera de Serie. She also landed roles in films Big Trouble, Four Brothers and Entourage and in TV shows Hot Properties, The Knights of Prosperity and Dirty Sexy Money.
Then along came her breakout role in Modern Family, which got her US$500,000 per episode and made her a household name. Her new job as a talent judge on America’s Got Talent pays her at least US$10 million per season, too, contributing greatly to her net worth, reported to hover around US$180 million in total.
So that’s how the actress earned her fortune, but more importantly, what does she spend it on?
She owns several businesses
Vergara’s business ventures are rooted in empowerment. She owns an underwear subscription service called EBY where 10 per cent of net sales go to underprivileged female entrepreneurs. In 1994, she launched talent management firm Latin World Entertainment with co-founder Luis Balaguer in a bid to better represent Latinos in the industry. She also established and co-founded Raze, a Latino-focused digital media company, with Balaguer and Emiliano Calemzuk, former president of Fox Television Studios.
She splashes her money on real estate
