Sonya Kraus, 5 million euros

The 48-year-old presenter has been an integral part of the German television landscape for over 20 years and has been involved in almost everything from game shows to comedy and reality TV formats to serious acting and moderation. It is quite likely that a nice profit could jump out of it. But Sonya Kraus became literally filthy rich through a completely different line of business. It may not fit together right away, but in fact the mother of two is extremely active in real estate transactions, as she revealed in the financial podcast “Money Money” by ProSieben presenter Steven Gätjen. Their total assets are estimated at around 5 million euros.

Carmen Geiss, €30 million

Robert Geiss’ wife, Carmen Geiss, has been married to the entrepreneur since 1994. At the time she was still working as a fitness trainer. They have two children together, both girls.

The sale of the fashion brand “Uncle Sam”: forms the basis of the Geissen fortune. This earned Robert Geiss around 30 million euros. Most of which he invested in stocks. According to Carmen’s statement in an interview with the BILD newspaper, this investment has been extraordinarily worthwhile.

After selling the fashion company, the television series is her biggest source of income. The family received 50,000 euros for one of the 120 episodes of the RTL2 docu-soap “The Geissens – A Terribly Glamorous Family”. Earnings that brought in 6 million euros in fees.

Ilka Bessin, €7 million

Most Germans are familiar with “Cindy from Marzahn”. While only a few might know her by her real name, Ilka Bessin. The first name is an imaginary fictional character which is embodied by Ilka Bessin when she is on stage in a pink jogging suit. D

These performances helped her to become well known in Germany and beyond.

Bessin had the peak of her career between 2000 and 2016. In the meantime, the actress had withdrawn into her private life.

Apparently she is happily engaged, although her wish to have children has not yet come true. Ilka Bessin’s fortune is around 7 million euros.

Andrea Berg- singer 30 million euros

It doesn’t matter whether you’re a Schlager fan or not, Andrea Berg is the German singer who is known to almost everyone. She is currently one of the best-known and most successful German pop singers. The 55-year-old from Krefeld had her breakthrough with the album “Schwerelos”, which was released in 2010 and was produced by Dieter Bohlen. Her fan base is growing every day, and that’s not only because her singing skills are so appreciated, but also because this powerhouse keeps showing her fans that she’s a down-to-earth woman, despite counting on a total fortune of 30 million euros.

 Claudia Schiffer,  €60 million

Claudia Schiffer achieved world fame as an internationally successful model. She earned a net worth of €60 million. She rose to fame as a cover model for magazines such as  Elle . As the face of  Chanel , she quickly attained supermodel status. Originally, Schiffer owed her initial success in the modeling industry to her unusually close resemblance to actress Brigitte Bardot.

She promoted several products, including well-known world brands such as  Pepsi ,  Citroen  and  Fanta . Schiffer also shares the fate of most models as they get older, and their careers are slower and slower. However, it is safe to say that Schiffer’s success will reverberate in the fashion world for a long time to come.

Lionel Messi, $600 million

If there’s anything Lionel Messi has been successful at besides football, it’s finance. He’s worth around $600 million and with all the changes in his career, it’s not going to change either. After moving to France, he will surely use the money to buy a big house like the one in Spain. Thanks to his goals and achievements, football clubs will do everything to extend the successful player’s contract, and it won’t come cheap as Messi’s current salary is $300 million. Millions more come from advertisements by numerous and well-known brands. Lionel is one of the richest soccer players in the world.

Manuel Neuer, €60 million

As a goalkeeper at FC Bayern Munich, Manuel Neuer earns a salary of around 18 million euros a year. Added to this salary are the numerous advertising deals with which he has been and is still under contract with various companies such as Adidas, Coca-Cola and Allianz. That should earn him about another million a year. Overall, Manuel has an estimated fortune of around 60 million euros. And with an increasing trend. Due to his most recent contract extension (2020) at FC Bayern Munich, Neuer now receives a salary of 18 million euros per season up to and including 2023.

Lucas Hernandez, 13 million euros

We all know the French soccer player Lucas François Bernard Hernández Pi. After a successful 12 years at Atlético Madrid, the 25-year-old has been playing for FC Bayern Munich since the summer of 2019, with whom he won the treble in the 2019/20 season. He was able to play his first international match in March 2018 as part of the preparation for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. France coach Didier Deschamps also took Hernandes with him. Hernández was used in all World Cup games and eventually became world champion with France. His fortune is estimated at around 13 million euros.

Andrei Mangold, 3 million euros

Andrej Mangold is a famous German professional basketball player and reality TV participant. He played for the Fraport Skyliners of the German Basketball League. In 2019 Mangold signed a contract with the Bundesliga club Skyliners Frankfurt, but due to his injury he was only used once. His contract was not renewed and he finally announced the end of his professional career in September 2019. In the summer of 2020, Andrej and his partner Jennifer Lange took part in the RTL reality show “Das Sommerhaus der Stars – Kampf der Promipaare”. The two’s behavior towards roommate Evanthia Benetatou on the show sparked numerous negative comments. His total assets are estimated at around 3 million euros.

Angelo Kelly, 4 million euros

The singer Angelo Gabriele Kelly became known in the 90s as the youngest member of the Irish-American music group “The Kelly Family”. In Europe, “The Kelly Family” was one of the most commercially successful bands with over 20 million records sold and numerous awards. Although the band made it to number 1 in the Belgian and Dutch charts in 1980 with the song “Who’ll Come with Me”, their final breakthrough came in 1994. The album Over sold over 4.5 million copies the Hump” in Europe. Angelo Kelly’s total assets are estimated at 4 million euros.