What is Misha Nonoo’s net worth?
Misha Nonoo is a British Bahraini fashion designer who has a net worth of $5 million. In addition to her line of womenswear, she is also known for her friendship with the US actor Meghan Markle.
Misha Nonoo was born in 1985, though her exact date of birth is unknown.
She was born in Bahrain, and has an English mother and an Iraqi father (Meir Nonoo).
The correct pronunciation of her surname is noo-noo.
At the age of 11, her family relocated to London. She attended the American Community School – a specialist international school with campuses throughout the world – in Cobham, and was later a student at Guildford High School in Surrey.
During her high school years, she worked as a fashion model.
In 2009, Nonoo relocated to New York to work as a fashion designer.
Designer Misha Nonoo attends New York Academy Of Art’s Tribeca Ball – @Getty
“I’d always dreamt of living here, and I think that there’s an entrepreneurial spirit that exists here that doesn’t really exist anywhere else to the same capacity,” Nonoo said in an interview in 2017.
She added: “I think we’re living right now in the day and age of the disintermediation of the middleman, so there’s this disruption in a way back to simplicity where you speak to your customer directly.”
Professional Career
Nonoo’s fashion career had modest roots.
After relocating to New York, she began work at a small tailor’s in the Garment District of New York City.
Nonoo’s first job was different from her later career path in that she was working on primarily menswear, while her ultimate focus would be on womenswear. She later stated that she saw it as an opportunity to learn as much as she could while she was working under the head designer of the company.
Misha commented that she learned several tricks of the trade while working in the Garment District.
These included sourcing fabrics, production, and patternmaking.
Misha Nonoo and model Irina Shayk attend the 2016 CFDA Fashion Awards – @Getty
While working there, Nonoo also began to hone her skills in womenswear design; she designed and manufactured a number of coats and jackets for her own personal use.
One such jacket would lead Nonoo to the next step in her career. While wearing it, she was approached by a senior buyer at the fashion company Intermix who was impressed with her sartorial skills.
Nonoo attended a meeting with other items from her personal collection, and Intermix soon placed a large order with Nonoo.
Nonoo, who had no background in finance, turned to her father for assistance.
The two of them figured out how to incorporate the production of the garments into her busy schedule at the tailoring company, and Nonoo’s personal fashion label was born.
Misha rapidly became a well-known name in the New York fashion scene.
She quickly debuted on a number of ‘people to watch’ lists and became renowned for being the first designer to debut a collection on Instagram (rather than through more traditional channels).
Friendship with Meghan Markle
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex embraces designer Misha Nonoo as she launches the Smart Works capsule collection – @Getty
Nonoo was catapulted to further fame when Meghan Markle, wife to Prince Harry, was spotted wearing items from Nonoo’s line.
Markle is reportedly close to Nonoo, and it is rumored that the latter was responsible for setting Markle up on a blind date with Prince Harry.
They first met at an event in Miami in 2010. “We sat down, and we started, actually, right from the get-go,” she recalled.
Husband
Misha Nonoo married the British venture capitalist and auctioneer Alexander Gilkes in a lavish ceremony in Venice, Italy in 2012. The singer Lana Del Rey performed at the wedding.
Alexander Gilkes and Misha Nonoo attend the VIP Sneak screening of “”99 Homes” at Guild Hall on July 26, 2015 – @Getty
Nonoo and Gilkes divorced in 2016, with sources close to the couple stating that their relationship was “a casualty of their ambition.”
Misha Nonoo remarried in September 2019. Her new husband was Michael Hess, heir to the Hess Oil fortune. Their wedding was held in Rome, with Jason Derulo and Paul McCartney performing at the ceremony.
Mikey Hess and Misha Nonoo attend The 2022 Met Gala Celebrating “In America: An Anthology of Fashion” – @Getty
Net Worth 2024
So, how much is Misha Nonoo worth? Nonoo earned most of her wealth from her career as a clothing designer as well as from managing her own fashion label. “I’ve always had that I needed to create my own vision and execute it in my own way,” Nonoo stated. Therefore, Misha Nonoo has an estimated net worth of $5 million.
“The biggest challenge to get to this point, I’d say focus I’d say it’s really easy in this overstimulated world that we live in to lose focus,” Misha revealed in an interview.
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