Bravo fans are curious to know more about the new addition to The Real Housewives of Orange County, Elizabeth Lyn Vargas. After her premiere on RHOC season 14, fans are desperate to know the smart blonde just a little better.
Fans were introduced to the Missouri native on the premiere episode of RHOC season 14 at her beach house. She opened up quickly about her divorce from Bernt Bodal, who she was married to for 17 years. Bodal was also the CEO of American Seafoods. Fans learned he got another woman pregnant during his relationship with Elizabeth. Luckily, the blonde bounced back with a new, younger boyfriend who plays by the rules. If her tag line is any indication – "I earned my money the old-fashioned way, marrying it, then making more" – she is not a woman to be messed with.
Elizabeth was fairly open with fans during her debut season. At one point, she explained her father was a traveling preacher, so the family never had much money and moved around a lot when she was younger. But after marrying money, Elizabeth also decided to make her own nest egg and is now the CEO of an online music company. Cheat Sheet reported she is worth a pretty penny, too.
Elizabeth’s ex-husband once appeared on Undercover Boss and has a net worth of approximately $200 million. According to the outlet, the newest housewife has a contract with Eagle Rock Entertainment, who owns rights to concerts and documentary films. In her savvy way, Elizabeth made a deal with the entire Universal Music Group and is estimated to be worth $30 million. Elizabeth is not about sitting back and resting on her laurels. She recently revealed she started a new business venture called Vargas Vodka. As for her formal education, Elizabeth attended Cornish College of the Arts and majored as a jazz vocalist. She even had her own dinner theater called the Vargas Girls Cabaret.
Elizabeth got her breakthrough on Bravo from Kelly Dodd. Over the years, the two hung out on the Newport party scene. While she has no children, Elizabeth does have a Siberian Husky named Coda who fans got to meet during the season.
The Real Housewives of Orange County airs Wednesday at 9 pm EST on Bravo.
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