Xuxa net worth is
$1 Billion
Xuxa Wiki Biography
Maria da Graca Xuxa Meneghel was born on 27 March 1963, in Santa Rosa, Brazil, of part Italian descent, and is a singer, actress, and businesswoman, best known for her various Spanish, Portuguese, and English shows. She is a two time winner of a Latin Grammy award, but is also known as the “Queen of the Shorties”. All of her efforts have helped put her net worth to where it is today.
How rich is Xuxa? As of late-2016, sources estimate a net worth that is at $1 billion, mostly earned through success in entertainment and business. She rose to prominence when she became part of “Xou da Xuxa” and is one of the first Brazilians to appear as part of Forbes Magazine’s richest artists. As she continues her endeavors, it is expected that her wealth will increase.
Xuxa Net Worth $1 billion
At the age of 15, Xuxa was discovered by a modelling agency which would start her career as she then appeared in various men’s and fashion magazines in Brazil as well as in the US. She appeared in Playboy, and was also known for her love affair with soccer legend Pele. In 1984, she was hired by Ford Models.
In 1983, her net worth was increasing at a fast rate, and she was offered a television role in the children’s program “Cluba de Crianca” – during this time, she taped during the weekends and modeled in New York City during weekdays. In 1986 she then received an offer to host a national children’s program, and her following was starting to increase as her program had an estimated viewership of 33 million, helping to significantly raise her net worth. Her show had skits, jokes, dancing and singing, and although “Xou da Xuxa” would end in 1992, it was followed up by another program called “Xuxa” which would continue to run for another six years. The popularity of “Xou da Xuxa” would lead to other opportunities for her, and in 1991 another show entitled “El Show de Xuxa” would become a hit.
She would release her first Spanish album entitled “Xuxa 1” which sold well. “El Show de Xuxa” also had an increasing viewership, and she would continue filming for the show until 1993. She was penned by New York Magazine as the “Latin American Madonna” and was then recognized by Forbes as one of the world’s highest paid entertainers. Her success in North and South America and Europe would continue to expand over the next few years, especially when she hosted an English show called “Xuxa”, although it did not find the same popularity and was cancelled after a season. The show would, however, be sold to other countries though she decided to stop working on her international career.
In 1994, she returned to Brazilian TV with “Xuxa Park”, and it helped create “Planeta Xuxa” which stayed on air until 2002. In 2001, the “Xuxa Park” set would be destroyed by a fire and it would lead to another show called “Xuxa no Mundo da Imaginacao”, however, this show had lower ratings. Four years later, “TV Xuxa” would debut as a daily morning show for kids of all ages, and it became very popular. The show had numerous international celebrities as guests and it would continue to run until 2014, when Xuxa had to stop television work due to sesamoiditis which effected her foot and therefore mobility. However, she recently signed a contract with Rede Record in2015 and is currently working on a new show.
For her personal life, Xuxa has never married, but it is known that she has a daughter with actor Luciano Szafir. She dated Pele in the 1980s and later Formula 1 legend Ayrton Senna. In 2012, she revealed that Michael Jackson once courted her, and one of her recent relationships has been with actor Junno Andrade.
| Full Name | Xuxa |
| Net Worth | $1 Billion |
| Date Of Birth | March 27, 1963 |
| Place Of Birth | Santa Rosa, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Profession | Television presenter |
| Nationality | Brazil |
| Children | Sasha Meneghel |
| Parents | Luiz Floriano Meneghel, Alda Meneghel |
| Siblings | Solange Meneghel, Cirano Meneghel, Bladimir Meneghel, Mara Meneghel |
| Nicknames | Maria da Graça Meneghel , xuxa , Xuxa Meneghel , Rainha dos Baixinhos , Maria da Graça Xuxa Meneghel |
| Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/XuxaOficial |
| Twitter | https://twitter.com/xuxameneghel |
| Instagram | http://www.instagram.com/xuxamenegheloficialhttp://www.instagram.com/xuxamenegheloficial |
| IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0579430/ |
| Awards | Latin Grammy Award for Best Latin Children's Album, Latin Grammy Award for Best Latin Children's Album |
| Nominations | Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro for Best Childhood Film, Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro for Best Childhood Film |
| Movies | , Love Strange Love, Xuxa in Crystal Moon, more |
| TV Shows | As Brasileiras, Xuxa, Xuxa Meneghel |
| # | Trademark |
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| 1 | Voluptous figure |
| 2 | Her pitched voice |
| 3 | Blonde hair and piercing blue eyes |
| 4 | Different, eccentric looks |
| # | Quote |
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| 1 | [on being brunette for a cosmetics commercial ad] I always dreamed of being a brunette like Snow White. |
| 2 | [on Luciano Szafir's family] Nobody is beautiful in that family. Only Luciano. |
| 3 | [at the press conference that announced her a Rede Record' newest cast member] When I was getting ready to come here, I was thinking, 'It's really hard, ain't it? To say that now I'm at Record [TV]. So many years unable to even say its name. [After] 29 years at Globo, it's hard. Now after I walked through there and saw the [Record's] emblem I thought, 'man, I'm really at Record now'. |
| 4 | [on Xuxa (1993)] "When I got here, the first day, I was freaking out. English is difficult. They have nicknamed me 'But why,' because I keep asking about the rules of the language." |
| 5 | [on children] If you wanna make me happy, let me be so among children. |
| 6 | [on Ayrton Senna] If that soul mate term really exists, mine was there in front of me. Some day we'll meet once again. |
| 7 | [on her professional and personal breakup with Marlene Mattos] I lived in a easy and protected world. But without Marlene, the "Barbie" here now speaks by herself. |
| 8 | in my house even he has to smile." (refering to a picture of a smiling Jesus which hangs in her house.) "Kisses Kisses |
| # | Fact |
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| 1 | Her brother Cirano Rojabaglia, died from a heart attack at 60 years old.(09/13/2015). |
| 2 | Filmed the entire event while her flight went into forced landing after the plane was struck by lightning, in December 2016. The incident happened in the same week the Brazilian soccer team Chapecoense crashed in Colombia, killed 76 people. Similarly, Angélica (who had a similar career focused on children and replaced her as a host in Clube da Criança (1983)) also survived a plane crash with her fiancee Luciano Huck and their three sons in 2015. |
| 3 | Had never done a live television show prior to "Xuxa Meneghel". |
| 4 | In the night of her Rede Record show "Xuxa Meneghel"'s premiere, both 'Patricia Abravanel' and Danilo Gentili spoofed Xou da Xuxa (1986) in their respective shows. A replica of the spacecraft was constructed for Abravanel's performance, in which she performed Xuxa's songs herself. |
| 5 | Inspired herself in both Ellen DeGeneres and Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) for her Rede Record program "Xuxa Meneghel". |
| 6 | She has signed to host a TV Program in the Record in Brazil.(2015). |
| 7 | Was personally invited in the 90s by SBT's (Rede Globo's former main rival TV channel) owner and host Silvio Santos, who knocked on her door with a flower bouquet, to "move house" and go to SBT. Her career being at the height in Rede Globo, she refused but reportedly found it "cute". |
| 8 | Pulled Rede Globo's prominent director Mariozinho Vaz from the channel to head her Rede Record show. Andrezza Cruz, her former "paquita" from Xuxa Park (1992) and also a Rede Globo director was also invited, but refused. |
| 9 | After eleven different TV programs in twenty nine years, and several months of rumors, dropped out from Globo network and moved to Rede Record, signing contract with the new channel live on March 5, 2015. |
| 10 | In a 2012 Interview she stated that when she met singer Michael Jackson, he had offered a proposal for marriage to her. She declined. |
| 11 | Got inspiration for her trademark spaceship introduced in Xou da Xuxa (1986) from Wilson Viana's character "Capitão AZA". The ship's design came from Penelope Pitstop's vehicle in Wacky Races (1968). |
| 12 | Inspired on educative videos such as The Wiggles (1998) to create and produce her "Xuxa Só Para Baixinhos" series. Many songs in the first videos are Brazilian Portuguese versions of Wiggles songs. |
| 13 | In the 80s, shortly after her work for children started, Pelé reportedly collected every sensual photograph of hers (from her time as a model) he found and gave them to Xuxa, mentioning that she should be careful with her new career. |
| 14 | Considered ending her career after a fire generated by short circuit interrupted a shoot of the Brazilian version of her Spanish show Xuxa Park (1992). Some of the present children were injured, and Xuxa escaped unharmed. |
| 15 | Caused initial controversy after changing the tone of her shows, from a more mature genre of Xuxa Park (1992) and _Planeta Xuxa (1997)_ to a more educational premise focusing on a youngest audience with _Xuxa no Mundo da Imaginação (2002)_. |
| 16 | Creative differences between her and close friend and manager Marlene Mattos led to their break-up in 2002. Marlene is the godmother of Xuxa's only daughter, Sasha Meneghel. |
| 17 | She is with her TV show, "Xuxa no Mundo da Imaginação" and she produces a new movie each year featuring her and other Brazilian actors and actresses. [June 2004] |
| 18 | Host two Shows "Xuxa Park" and "Planeta Xuxa". [November 2000] |
| 19 | Making her TV show, Xuxa no Munda da Imaginação. [December 2003] |
| 20 | She is with her TV show, "TV Xuxa". [October 2005] |
| 21 | Had a six-year romance with Brazilian soccer legend Pelé (1980-1986). Met on a modeling assignment that paired them for a magazine cover. |
| 22 | Xuxa was the first Brazilian to be on the list of the 40 artists more rich of the Magazine Forbes (1991). She placed 37º. |
| 23 | She won the 2001 Latin Grammy Awards of Best Album for Children for Xuxa Só Para Baixinhos (2000). The project focused on a much younger audience and caused controversy among her crew and friends. |
| 24 | As a model, appeared in on the cover Manchete magazines (Rede Manchete was the network where Xuxa debuted as a TV host), often alongside Luiza Brunet with whom she is good friends to this day. |
| 25 | The father of her only child (Sasha) is actor and former model Luciano Szafir. |
| 26 | Siblings: Solange, Mara, Cirano and Bladimir. |
| 27 | Mother: Alda. Father: Luiz Floriano Meneghel. |
| 28 | She posed for Playboy in December 1982. |
| 29 | Her nickname Xuxa is pronounced "Shoo-sha". |
| 30 | Her TV show Xou da Xuxa (1986) spawned several of Brazilian children-TV presenters and shows that referenced much of her style, including Angélica, Mara Maravilha, Mariane Dombrova and Patrícia Nogueira (as Pat Beijo). Angélica and Nogueira assumed by their respective times the show Xuxa hosted presented before moving to Rede Globo, Clube da Criança (1983). |
| 31 | Has allergies to meat and fish products. |
| 32 | Mother of Sasha Meneghel |
| 33 | Once went out with John F. Kennedy. Jr. |
| 34 | Dated race car driver Ayrton Senna, who died in a car wreck in Italy during a race in 1994. |
| 35 | Gave birth to daughter Sasha Meneghel in 1998. The first 10 minutes of Rede Globo's Jornal Nacional (1969) ("National News") were dedicated to the girl's birth. |
| 36 | Is a vegetarian |
| 37 | Her nickname "Xuxa" was given by her brother Bladimir. Added this name to her birth certificate in 1998. |
| 38 | Despite not being a professional singer, four of her albums are placed among the best selling list in Brazil. "Xou da Xuxa 3" reached Guiness Book as the number one seller of all time in Brazil. |
| 39 | Her father was in the Military. |
| 40 | Was nearly a victim of a 1991 kidnapping at the Rede Globo studio where Xou da Xuxa (1986) was filmed. Letícia Spiller was also planned to be taken by the gang. |
| 41 | Considered Brazil's answer to Madonna. |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Xuxa Só Para Baixinhos 3 | 2002 | Video | |
| Xuxa e os Duendes 2: No Caminho das Fadas | 2002 | | Kira |
| Xuxa Só Para Baixinhos 2 | 2001 | Video | |
| Xuxa e os Duendes | 2001 | | Kira |
| Xuxa Só Para Baixinhos | 2000 | Video | |
| Xuxa Popstar | 2000 | | Nick |
| Xuxa Requebra | 1999 | | Helena (Nena) |
| Não Fuja da Raia | 1995 | TV Movie | |
| Xuxa | 1993 | TV Series | |
| Gaúcho Negro | 1991 | | Narrator |
| O Mistério de Robin Hood | 1990 | | Tatiana |
| Lua de Cristal | 1990 | | Maria da Graça |
| A Princesa Xuxa e os Trapalhões | 1989 | | Princesa Sharon |
| Grupo Escolacho | 1988 | TV Movie | |
| Super Xuxa Contra o Baixo Astral | 1988 | | Xuxa |
| Xou da Xuxa | 1987 | Video | Xuxa |
| Os Trapalhões no Reino da Fantasia | 1985 | | Irmã Maria |
| Os Trapalhões e o Mágico de Oróz | 1984 | | Aninha |
| O Trapalhão na Arca de Noé | 1983 | | |
| Black Beetle | 1983 | | Diana |
| Amor Estranho Amor | 1982 | | Tamara |
| Elas por Elas | 1982 | TV Series | |
| Guerra dos Sexos | 2012 | TV Series | Teresinha Romano (2013) |
| As Brasileiras | 2012 | TV Series | Rita |
| Aventuras do Didi | 2010 | TV Series | Various (2010) |
| Xuxa em O Mistério de Feiurinha | 2009 | | Cinderela |
| Natal Mágico | 2009 | TV Movie | Maria / Natália |
| Xuxa e as Noviças | 2008 | TV Movie | Irmã Maria da Graça |
| Xuxa em Sonho de Menina | 2007 | | Kika |
| Xuxa Gêmeas | 2006 | | Mel Montiel / Elisabeth Dourado |
| Xuxinha e Guto Contra os Monstros do Espaço | 2005 | | Xuxa / Voice of Narrator |
| Xuxa e o Tesouro da Cidade Perdida | 2004 | | Bárbara / Deusa Blomma |
| Xuxa Só Para Baixinhos 5 | 2004 | Video | |
| Xuxa Abracadabra | 2003 | | Sofia |
| Xuxa Só Para Baixinhos 4 | 2003 | Video | |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Morfi, todos a la mesa | 2016 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Tu cara me suena - Argentina | 2014 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Televisión registrada | 2013 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Criança Esperança 2012 | 2012 | TV Special performer: "Garota de Ipanema" - as Xuxa | |
| 220 Volts | 2012 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Aquele Beijo | 2011 | TV Series performer: "Garota de Ipanema" - as Xuxa | |
| Senna | 2010 | Documentary as Maria da Graça "Xuxa" Meneghel, "Papai Noel Dos Baixinhos" / performer: "Papai Noel Dos Baixinhos" - as Xuxa | |
| Xuxinha e Guto Contra os Monstros do Espaço | 2005 | performer: "Caminhos do Amor" | |
| Xuxa Abracadabra | 2003 | performer: "Abracadabra" | |
| Xuxa e os Duendes | 2001 | performer: "O Maravilhoso Mundo dos Duendes" versão de Nel meraviglioso mondo degli gnomi | |
| Xuxa Requebra | 1999 | performer: "Efeito Dominó", "Só o Nosso Amor" | |
| Vila Madalena | 1999 | TV Series performer: "Profecias Fim do Mundo" | |
| El árbol azul | 1991 | TV Series performer: "El Milagro de la Vida" | |
| Ritmo de la noche | 1991 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Lua de Cristal | 1990 | performer: "Lua de Cristal", "Verde Que Te Quero Verde", "Contos de Fadas" - as Xuxa | |
| Super Xuxa Contra o Baixo Astral | 1988 | performer: "Arco-íris", "Alto Astral", "Eu Quero Saber" | |
Music Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Aquele Beijo | 2011-2012 | TV Series performer - 2 episodes | |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Xuxa Só Para Baixinhos 6 | 2005 | TV Movie | |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Xuxa em O Mistério de Feiurinha | 2009 | producer | |
Sound Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Unissex | 2007 | Short sound | |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Mato Sem Cachorro | 2013 | special thanks | |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Porta dos Fundos: Contrato Vitalício | 2016 | | Herself |
| Xuxa Meneghel | 2015-2016 | TV Series | Herself - Host / Herself |
| Programa da Sabrina | 2016 | TV Series | Herself |
| Hora do Faro | 2015 | TV Series | Herself |
| Todos juntos 2015: 25 años de Telefé | 2015 | TV Movie | Herself - Guest |
| Altas Horas | 2009-2014 | TV Series | Herself |
| TV Xuxa | 2005-2013 | TV Series | Herself - Host |
| Fantástico | 2008-2013 | TV Series documentary | Herself / Herself (segment "O Que Vi da Vida") |
| vem_aí | 2013 | TV Special | Herself |
| Cheias de Charme | 2012 | TV Series | Herself |
| Na Moral | 2012 | TV Series | Herself |
| Criança Esperança 2012 | 2012 | TV Special | Herself |
| Mulheres Ricas | 2012 | TV Series | Himself - Mecânico da Equipe RM |
| Ivete Gil Caetano | 2011 | TV Special | Herself - Audience (uncredited) |
| Criança Esperança | 2011 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Caiga quien caiga - CQC | 2011 | TV Series | Herself |
| Susana Giménez | 2011 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Domingão do Faustão | 2010 | TV Series | Herself |
| Hebe: Mulher e Amigos | 2010 | Video | Herself - Audience (uncredited) |
| Senna | 2010 | Documentary | Herself (uncredited) |
| Hebe | 2010 | TV Series | Herself |
| Por Toda Minha Vida | 2007-2009 | TV Series | Herself |
| Live Earth | 2007 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
| Sob Nova Direção | 2006 | TV Series | Herself |
| Xuxa 20 Anos | 2006 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Mañanas informales | 2005 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| La noche del 10 | 2005 | TV Series | Herself |
| Xuxa Só Para Baixinhos 6 | 2005 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Casseta & Planeta Urgente | 2004 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 5th Annual Latin Grammy Awards | 2004 | TV Special | Herself |
| Zico | 2002 | Documentary | Herself |
| Xuxa no Mundo da Imaginação | 2002 | TV Series | Herself - Host / Various (2002) |
| Festival Internacional de la Canción de Viña del Mar | 1990-2000 | TV Series | Herself - Performer |
| TV Ano 50 | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Mundo VIP | 1996-1999 | TV Series | Herself |
| Pecado Capital | 1998 | TV Series | Herself |
| Torre de Babel | 1998 | TV Series | Herself (uncredited) |
| Planeta Xuxa | 1997 | TV Series | Herself - Host (1997) |
| Duro de acostar | 1997 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Xuxa Hits | 1994 | TV Series | Herself - Host (1994) |
| Queridísimos 93 | 1993 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Xuxa Park | 1992 | TV Series | Herself - Host (1994-2001) |
| Navidades con Xuxa | 1991 | TV Movie | Herself - Hostess |
| Gala TP de oro 1990 | 1991 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Ritmo de la noche | 1991 | TV Series | Herself - Musical Guest |
| El show de Xuxa | 1990 | TV Series | Herself - Host (1990) |
| Roberto Carlos Especial | 1990 | TV Series | Herself |
| Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon | 1990 | TV Series | Herself |
| Xou da Xuxa | 1988 | TV Series | Herself - Host |
| Rio de Janeiro - Terra Mágica | 1985 | Documentary | Herself |
| Clube da Criança | 1983 | TV Series | Herself - Host (1983-1986) |
Archive Footage
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|
| 2011 | Honorary Award | Extra Television Awards, Brazil | | |
| 2009 | Special Kikito | Gramado Film Festival | | |
| 1999 | Extra Award | Extra Television Awards, Brazil | Best Host (Melhor Apresentador(a)) | |
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