Netflix’s Bling Empire star Kelly Mi Li is a highly accomplished businesswoman who produced a film with Arnold Schwarzenegger’s son, turned Jim Morrison’s former home into a bar and loves dogs
Dubbed ‘Keeping Up With The Kardashians meets Crazy Rich Asians’, Bling Empire is about to be huge – here’s what you need to know about the show’s glamorous, China-born star, Kelly Mi Li
While the cast of the new reality series has been kept under wraps by Netflix until now, we can confirm that one of the show’s leads is none other than China-born serial entrepreneur Kelly Mi Li. Following Mi Li and her friends (and frenemies), the series brings the first-ever all-Asian-American cast to a reality television format.
And while this will be Mi Li’s first on-screen debut, the 35-year-old star has dipped her perfectly-pedicured toes into the world of film and television before. Here’s what we already know about the enterprising LA celebrity.
Her parents are doctors
Mi Li was born in Kunming, China, but moved to Chicago when her mother got a job at the University of Illinois. Her father, also in medicine, ultimately had to return to China due to lack of employment. As a result, Mi Li was raised by her mother, a single parent in America working towards a better life for her daughter.
She’s industrious and innovative
Mi Li started young in the job market – and hasn’t stopped since.
Her first stint was in life insurance at the age of 18 while living in New York. She then made the move to Los Angeles and worked in real estate development (did someone say, Selling Sunset?), as well as in the food and beverage industry. After she conquered the sector – including turning The Doors rock legend Jim Morrison’s old flat into an exclusive speakeasy – she eventually entered the world of tech investment.