Diana Ross is a legendary American singer and actress. She rose to fame as the lead singer of the girl group The Supremes, which became Motown’s most successful group of the 1960s and one of the world’s best-selling girl groups of all time.

According to The Richest, Diana Ross has an estimated net worth of $250 million (£192 million). She has gained such wealth through her album sales, acting career, business, and investments.

Who is Diana Ross?

Diana Ross is the second of six children of soldier Fred Ross and teacher Ernestine Ross. She was born on March 26, 1944 in Detroit, Michigan. Ross began singing with his friends in the band The Primettes as a teenager.

They became the booming 1960s R&B and pop group The Supremes. In 1961, the group signed with Motown Records. They had their first number one hit in 1964 with “Where Did Our Love Go?” » With four other chart-topping singles, “Stop!” “In the Name of Love”, “Come See About Me”, “Back in My Arms Again” and “Baby Love”, they became the first American group to have five consecutive number one songs.

Along with several other hits, the group became the American group with the most Billboard singles in history. Ross launched a solo career in 1969 and continued to be a mainstay in the music scene, releasing numerous hit singles and albums.

In 1972, she began acting and starred in the biopic “Lady Sings the Blues”, which earned her an Academy Award nomination for best actress. She later starred in other films.

Ross released the platinum album “Diana” in 1980, which featured the No. 1 hit “Upside Down.” His 1981 duet “Endless Love” with Lionel Richie was also a number one hit. Albums Ross released in the new millennium include 2006’s Blue and 2007’s I Love You.

Diana Ross was married twice and had five children. In 1965, she began a relationship with Motown leader Berry Gordy. It took several years and she gave birth to their child, Rhonda Suzanne Silberstein, in 1971.

Two months after her pregnancy with Rhonda, she married music manager Robert Ellis Silberstein, who raised Rhonda as his own daughter. Ross told Rhonda that Gordy was her biological father when she was 13.

Diana also has two daughters with Silberstein: Tracee Joy and Chudney Lane Silberstein, born in 1972 and 1975, respectively. She and Silberstein divorced in 1977. She dated Kiss singer Gene Simmons from 1980 to 1983, but they broke up after that she believed he had resumed his relationship with Cher.

Diana met her second husband, Norwegian shipowner Arne Næss Jr., in 1985 and married him the following year. She became a stepmother to his three children; Katinka, Christoffer and folk singer Leona Naess.

They also have two sons together: Ross Arne (born 1987) and Evan Olav (born 1988). Ross and Næss divorced in 2000 after learning that Naess had fathered a child with another woman in Norway. He died in a mountaineering accident in South Africa in 2004.

She also has five grandchildren: grandchildren Raif-Henok (born 2009 to Ross’s daughter Rhonda) and Leif (born 2016) and Idingo (born 2017 to Ross’s son Ross Næss), as well as as the granddaughters of Callaway Lane (born 2012 as the daughter of Chudney, daughter of Ross) and Jagger Snow (born 2015 as as the son of Ross’s son, Evan).

How many houses and cars does Diana Ross own?

Diana purchased a number of homes, including a waterfront mansion for $15.5 million in Miami. She is known for driving a Chrysler 300.

How much does Diana Ross earn per year?

The legendary singer earned over $10 million a year at her peak.

What are Diana Ross’s investments?

She has a lot of money invested in smart stock investments, significant real estate holdings, and a clothing line called Diana Ross Seduction.

How many endorsement deals does Diana Ross have?

Ross has secured several lucrative endorsement deals throughout her career, the most notable being CoverGirl cosmetics.

How many philanthropies has Diana Ross supported?

Diana Ross supports several charities, including the Elton John AIDS Foundation, the United Service Organization, and the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center.

How many businesses does Diana Ross own?

She founded Anaid Productions.

How many tours has Diana Ross been on?

Diana Ross has participated in 12 tours throughout her career, including “Always is Forever Tour”, “Diana Ross on Tour”, “Eaten Alive Tour”, “More Today Than Yesterday: The Greatest Hits Tour” and “Up Front Round”.