Kathy Hilton Net Worth (Money & Salary)

Kathy Hilton’s Net Worth: What Is It?

As an American actress, fashion designer, and philanthropist, Kathy Hilton boasts a net worth of $350 million. This figure is a combined total shared with her husband, Rick Hilton, whom she married in 1979. The couple is perhaps best known as the parents of Paris Hilton and Nicky Hilton.

Background and Early Life

Kathy Hilton, born Kathleen Elizabeth Avanzino on March 13, 1959, in New York City, is the daughter of Kathleen Mary and Laurance K. Avanzino. Kathy has Italian roots through her paternal grandfather, along with Irish and Scottish ancestry. After her parents’ divorce, her mother remarried Kenneth E. Richards, who had three older children from a previous marriage. Kathy subsequently gained half-sisters, actresses Kim and Kyle Richards, and has five additional paternal half-siblings from her father’s second marriage. Attending a private high school in Los Angeles, she became best friends with Michael Jackson and maintained a strong friendship with him until his passing in 2009.

Starting her career at a young age even before meeting Richard Hilton, the heir to Hilton Hotels, Kathy began acting at just 9 years old. She appeared in several television series, including “Bewitched,” “The Rockford Files,” “Nanny and the Professor,” “Happy Days,” and “Family Affair,” along with roles in films like “The Dark” and “On the Air Live with Captain Midnight.” At 15, she met Richard, coinciding with her temporary retirement from acting; they married five years later in 1979. During the 1980s and early 1990s, Kathy ran her own novelty gift and antique shop named The Staircase, located on Sunset Plaza in Los Angeles.

After joining the Hilton family, Kathy ventured back into show business. In 2002, she took on the role of host for the home-shopping network QVC, and by 2005, she hosted the NBC reality show “I Want to Be a Hilton.” Two years later, she began marketing skincare products on HSN, a competing home-shopping channel. Kathy made a cameo appearance as herself on the soap opera “The Young and the Restless” in 2008, and in 2011, she was featured on “The World According to Paris.” Both of Kathy’s half-sisters, Kim and Kyle Richards, star in the popular Bravo reality series “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.” By 2012, Kathy expressed her disinterest in watching her sisters on the show due to the emotional turmoil it caused her. She made sporadic appearances during the earlier seasons but became a regular cast member in season 11. In June 2023, it was reported that Kathy would be leaving “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.” Since 2012, Kathy has created the Kathy Hilton Collection, featuring party dresses sold in four hundred stores globally, including Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Nordstrom. In December 2020, alongside her daughters, Paris and Nicky, Kathy modeled the Valentino 2021 resort collection showcased in “Vogue” magazine.

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Personal Life

In Bel Air, Kathy and her husband, Richard Hilton, reside with their four adult children: Barron and Conrad, the sons, along with daughters Paris and Nicky. Overall, the Hiltons are grandparents to seven grandchildren: three from their daughter Nicky and her spouse James Rothschild, two from Paris, and two from Barron. The couple calls Bel Air, Los Angeles, their home.

Known for her charitable endeavors, Hilton has been active in philanthropy. In efforts to support the Make-A-Wish Foundation in 2007, she organized a fundraising event urging celebrities to auction their items and direct the earnings to the foundation. Additionally, in 2011, she and her daughters were honored with an award from the Starlight Children’s Foundation during its gala “A Stellar Night” held in Los Angeles.

Personal Real Estate

Having acquired a magnificent 7-bedroom estate spanning 3 acres in Water Mill, New York, in 1999 for $3.385 million, Rick and Kathy Hilton have since rented the property during summer seasons for between $300,000 and $400,000. In February 2024, the couple put their Hamptons mansion on the market with a price just shy of $15 million.

In 2014, they invested $2.5 million in a residence located within New York City’s Pierre Hotel. The following year, they purchased a spacious mansion in Bel-Air for $9.2 million, subsequently demolishing the existing structure. By September 2021, they had listed this property for $55 million and ultimately accepted an offer of $25 million in January 2024 from Zong Qinghou, one of China’s wealthiest individuals. Below is a video tour of their former Bel-Air estate: