Martha Stewart Biography
Martha Stewart is a former model, television personality, author, and convicted felon from the United States. She achieved success as the founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia through a variety of business ventures, including publishing, broadcasting, merchandising, and e-commerce. She is the author of several best-selling books.
Martha Stewart Age
Stewart was born Martha Helen Kostyraon 3 August 1941, in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. She is 81 years old as of August 2022.
Martha Stewart Education
She attended ‘Nutley High School’ in New Jersey before going on to ‘Barnard College,’ where she earned a double major in history and architectural history.
Martha Stewart Height
She stands at a height of 5’9″ (175 cm), tall.
What nationality is Martha Stewart?- Ethnicity
Martha is an American national and citizen by birth. She was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, United State of America. She is of mixed ethnicity/heritage/ancestry of Polish American.
Martha Stewart Family- Parents
Stewart was born in Jersey City, New Jersey. She is the second of six children born to Polish parents Edward Kostyra and Martha . Her parents were both teachers, and her father later became a pharmaceutical salesman.
Is Martha Stewart in a relationship?- Daughter- Grand Children
She married Andrew Stewart in 1961, and they had a daughter named Alexis. The couple divorced three years later after splitting up in 1987. She had relationships with actor Anthony Hopkins and billionaire Charles Simonyi.
Martha Stewart Career
She co-founded her own catering company with Norma Collier, a friend from her modeling days, in 1976. The business was a complete success, but disagreements between her and Collier arose, and as a result, Martha purchased her share of the company. She was fired from her job at a gourmet store. This inspired her to open her own grocery store. In the meantime, she met Alan Mirken, the CEO of ‘Crown Publishing Group,’ at a party. Mirken, who was astounded by her knowledge and abilities, encouraged her to create a cookbook. Her first book, ‘Entertaining,’ was published in 1982. The book included recipes and photos from previous parties she had hosted. In 1983, she published ‘Martha Stewart’s Quick Cook.’
She published ‘Martha Stewart’s Hors D’oeuvres’ in 1984, which was about finger foods that could be served at various types of parties. There were 150 recipes in the book. She published a number of books on cooking and homemaking in the late 1980s. She had also written many columns on homemaking for magazines and newspapers by this point. In 1990, she launched ‘Martha Stewart Living,’ a quarterly magazine published by ‘Time Inc.’ She became the magazine’s editor-in-chief, and the first issue was published in the winter of 1990. ‘Martha Stewart Living’ debuted on television in September 1993 as a weekly half-hour syndicated show. She served as the show’s host.
In September 1997, Martha secured funding to purchase the Stewart brand’s various print, television, and merchandising ventures. She then merged them into her new company, ‘Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia’ (MSLO). Later that year, in 1997, she launched her ‘Martha Everyday Bed’ collection of exclusive and affordable bedding sets and bath accessories. The collection was available at Kmart, a discount store chain. MSLO went public on the ‘New York Stock Exchange’ in 1999. The stock reached a high of $38 per share, making Stewart America’s first female self-made billionaire. In December 2001, she sold 3,928 ImClone Systems shares to avoid a loss, and the stock’s value fell by 16% the next day.
In 2003, she was charged with securities fraud and obstruction of justice. In January 2004, she faced the charges against her in a six-week jury trial, and she was found guilty. She was charged with conspiracy. In July 2004, she was sentenced to five months in a federal correctional facility. She was also sentenced to supervised release and electronic monitoring for two years. After her release in 2005, she launched ‘Martha Living Radio,’ which aired on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 112. She also hosted NBC’s ‘The Stewart Show’ that year. She hosted the reality game show ‘The Apprentice: Women in Business’ in the fall of 2005.
In 2008, Martha Celebrate and Martha Create labels were introduced for craft merchandise. The collection was available at all Wal-Mart locations. She began airing her show, ‘The Stewart Show,’ as ‘Martha,’ on the Hallmark Channel in 2010. Interior design, cooking, gardening, and arts and crafts were all featured on the show. The PBS network aired a television series called ‘Martha Cooking School’ in 2012. The show, which airs once a week for 30 minutes, focuses on cooking basics and techniques. The majority of its content is based on her eponymous book. In 2016, she began appearing on VH1’s show ‘Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party,’ where she and her friend Snoop Dogg host games and parties for musical guests.
Martha Stewart Net Worth
Stewart has an estimated net worth of 400 million dollars as of 2022.