They didn’t use the title “Bling Empire” for nothing. All the stars on the reality show are covered in riches from head to toe. According to Lifestyle Asia, before her death, Anna Shay was the richest cast member (before Mimi Morris entered the second season, of course). Shay reportedly had a net worth of $600 million, which left many fans wondering how she became so successful. Well, according to Harper’s Bazaar, Shay long lived a wealthy lifestyle thanks to her parents.
According to the outlet, her co-star, Kane Lim, revealed how Shay obtained her wealth in season 1 of “Bling Empire.” Lim said, “[Anna’s] money comes from weapons. Her father sells bombs, guns, defense technology and it’s worth, like, a few billion.” Turns out, this wasn’t 100% accurate. Shay told People that she asked Lim why he would say her father was in “weapons” when that wasn’t the truth. She said, “Why did you say my dad was in arms? He goes, ‘I don’t know.’ He thought he knew, but maybe he didn’t know and was just guessing.” NBC revealed that Shay’s father was actually the “founder of the American defense and government services contractor Pacific Architects and Engineers.”
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After her father passed in 1995, Shay and her siblings received shares in their father’s company, per Marie Claire. She and her siblings later sold their shares in 2006 for 1.2 billion — that’s right, billion! — dollars.
