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Brenda Harvey-Richie Biography: Age, Net Worth, Height, Family

Brenda’s current net worth is estimated at well over $15 million.

Brenda Harvey-Richie

Do you know Who is Brenda Harvey-Richie?

Brenda Harvey-Richie is most known for being Nicole Richie’s adoptive mother and the wife of iconic musician Lionel Richie. Nicole Richie is also a TV personality and fashion designer. Let’s learn more about her background, present income, age, etc.

Brenda Harvey-Richie: Early Life and Family

Brenda Harvey was born on September 2, 1952, in Brewton, Alabama, in the United States, making her a Virgo by birth sign and an American citizen. Marshall Harvey, her father, was a World War II soldier. Her mother, Lucille Harvey, taught social studies and English in the school Brenda attended while also serving as a guidance counselor.

Lucille was the first person of color to graduate with honors from Central College, which is located in Pella, Iowa. Brenda once revealed on her Instagram post that Lucille was the black woman in Alabama who authored proposals for Head Start and Upward Bound. Stephen C.

Harvey is their brother of Brenda. It’s important to note that her mother’s family members were teachers as well. At Southern Normal High School, her aunt Evelyn Woods taught biology and chemistry to Brenda, her cousin Dr. William Harvey (who is currently the president of Hampton University), and all of the younger members of her family.

Brenda took classes from another aunt, Mary Louise Tucker, a teacher, at the Jr College in Monroeville. The models Mariella and Isabella Davis Rickel, as well as the real estate manager and developer Ryan Hanna King, are among Brenda’s godchildren.

Education Details

Brenda took her education seriously because so many people in her family were educators. In 1970, she graduated from Brewton’s Southern Normal School. She competed in cheerleading-specific dancing competitions while in high school and cheered at all of the school’s sporting events. Soon after graduating, she enrolled at Tuskegee University, where she earned a BA in social work in 1974.

Brenda Harvey-Richie Dating Life (Relationship)

Brenda dated Bruce Willis, the brother of Ingrid Willis, throughout her time at school. She quickly changed her mind, though, and chose Lionel, whom she had met while attending Tuskegee University for her education. Many of their acquaintances believe that because Brenda and Lionel both loved tennis, it was the place where they first met.

The couple married on 18 October 1975; they weren’t blessed with their own children, however, they got a chance to become parents, adopting Nicole Camille Escovedo (Richie) from their friends Peter Michael Escovedo and Karen Moss, who just couldn’t afford to bring up a child, as they had really hard times when she was born.

Nicole was three years old when she came to the Richies and was officially adopted when she reached nine. In 1986, Lionel began his relationship with Diane Alexander, a dancer from his troupe. In June 1988 Brenda was broken-hearted to witness their covert encounter, as he and Diane met in her Beverly Hills hotel flats.

Brenda entered the room introducing herself as a room-service worker from behind the door and then attacked both Lionel and Diane. The cops let her go after bail of $21,000 was paid. Brenda and Lionel officially divorced on 9 August 1993. Brenda hasn’t married anybody since and is still single.

Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. was born on 20 June 1949, in Tuskegee, Alabama USA, to his parents, Alberta R. Foster and Lionel Brockman Richie Sr. He started playing whilst a student at his Alma Mater, Tuskegee University, in 1968 with his band “The Commodores”.

Brenda Harvey-Richie Net worth, Earnings

Brenda’s current net worth is estimated at well over $15 million, collected from her own business endeavors, and the settlement from ex-husband Lionel, although the latter number hasn’t been publicized. It is known that her ex-husband has over $200 million, and her daughter, Nicole Richie over $10 million. Brenda still profits from her publishing company, which has the rights for the most popular songs of Lionel Richie; yet, her annual revenue is still hidden.

Professional Career

Brenda is a music composer who has encountered tremendous demand for her work, penning songs for a variety of performers. Music has always been her love. For instance, she contributed to the writing of “Penny Lover,” the 1984 single by her ex-husband, and “You Are,” his follow-up duet with well-known country artist Blake Shelton (released in 2012).

The corporation that owns the rights to Lionel Richie’s songs “All Night Long,” “Hello,” “Say You, Say Me,” and “Dancing On The Ceiling” is run by her and she serves as its CEO and President.

How Tall is Brenda Harvey-Richie? Weight, Hair Color

Brenda has beautiful dark brown naturally curly hair and brown eyes. Her height, weight, and vital information are not known at the moment. As to her wardrobe style, she prefers wearing beautiful long dresses, blazers and high heels, as she often attends numerous dinners and parties.

Social Media

Brenda is highly active on numerous social media networks. Her Instagram account has more than 1,400 posts and is followed by over 10,000 subscribers. She is also quite active on Twitter, with over 38,000 tweets, while her profile is seen by roughly 16,000 people; she also has a Facebook page.

As to other members of her celebrity family, her ex-husband’s Instagram is followed by almost a million subscribers, and her daughter, Nicole, has a Twitter profile read by 4.66 million people, and an Instagram account followed by 4.3 million fans. Sofia Richie, Lionel and Diane Alexander’s daughter whom Brenda considers ‘her youngest’, has an Instagram account has acquired more than 5.5 million subscribers.

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