Brooke Shields | $40 million

Both a child star and a child model, Brooke Shields was off to a good start at the tender age of 12. She starred in Pretty Baby in 1978 and followed this up with other movies in the 80s, including Endless Love and The Blue Lagoon. In 1983, Shields suspended her career and attended Princeton University to obtain a bachelor’s degree in Romance Languages. When she went back to acting, the actress appeared in minor films and landed a major role on NBC’s Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

Over the years, Shields has accumulated a net worth of $40 million, and a big chunk of that money came from her TV shows and movies. She likes promoting fitness as an extension of being feminine and believes that femininity and being athletic are compatible, contrary to what the media has always portrayed. Shields also had a very deep friendship with Michael Jackson and delivered a tearful eulogy during his wake.