Angela Simmons Net Worth

What Is Angela Simmons' Net Worth?

Angela Simmons is an American businesswoman, reality television personality, producer, fashion entrepreneur, and social media personality who has a net worth of $9 million. Angela Simmons first became famous on the MTV reality series "Run's House," which followed her father, Rev Run of Run-D.M.C., and the Simmons family. She later co-starred with her sister Vanessa Simmons on the spinoff "Daddy's Girls" and became one of the best-known members of the Simmons family through reality television, fashion, and entrepreneurship. Angela co-founded the footwear brand Pastry with Vanessa, served as an executive producer and cast member on "Growing Up Hip Hop," and has built a public career around fashion, beauty, wellness, motherhood, and business. Her income has come from television, brand partnerships, appearances, producing, social media, and her early success with Pastry.

Early Life

Angela Simmons was born on September 18, 1987, in Queens, New York. She is the daughter of Valerie Vaughn and Joseph Simmons, better known as Rev Run. Her father was a founding member of Run-D.M.C., the pioneering hip-hop group behind songs such as "It's Like That," "My Adidas," "It's Tricky," and the Aerosmith collaboration "Walk This Way."

Angela's siblings include Vanessa Simmons and Joseph "JoJo" Simmons Jr. After her parents divorced, her father married Justine Jones, and Angela gained younger half-siblings Daniel "Diggy" Simmons, Russell "Russy" Simmons, and Victoria Anne Simmons. Victoria died shortly after birth in 2006. Rev Run and Justine later adopted a daughter named Miley.

Angela attended the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York but left after about a year to pursue business and entertainment opportunities.

"Run's House" and "Daddy's Girls"

Angela became famous in 2005 when she appeared with her family on MTV's "Run's House." The series showed Rev Run's life as a hip-hop legend, minister, father, and husband, while also giving viewers a close look at the Simmons children as they came of age.

Angela stood out on the show as ambitious, stylish, outspoken, and business-minded. Her storylines often focused on fashion, relationships, family expectations, and her desire to build something outside her father's fame.

After "Run's House," Angela and Vanessa starred in the MTV spinoff "Daddy's Girls." The show followed the sisters as they moved to Los Angeles and worked on their business ventures, including Pastry. It helped position Angela and Vanessa as young female entrepreneurs and reality-TV personalities during the late-2000s celebrity-fashion boom.

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Pastry Shoes

Angela and Vanessa launched Pastry in 2007 as a colorful, female-focused sneaker and fashion brand. The company's early shoes were inspired by desserts, with playful names, bright designs, and packaging that made the brand instantly recognizable to young shoppers.

Pastry quickly became the sisters' biggest business success. Angela later said the company grew to roughly $75 million in annual sales and that its sneakers at one point competed with Jordan Brand at Foot Locker. She credited the brand's success to a gap in the market: sneakers designed for women by women who understood style, color, and youth culture.

The brand expanded beyond sneakers into apparel and accessories before eventually repositioning itself as a dance and performance footwear company. At its peak, Pastry was a major example of how reality television could be used to launch a real consumer brand.

Television, Producing, and Business Career

In addition to "Run's House" and "Daddy's Girls," Angela became a major cast member and executive producer on "Growing Up Hip Hop." The WE tv series follows the children of hip-hop legends as they build careers, manage family legacies, and navigate fame. Angela appeared across the show's run and became one of its central figures.

Angela was also featured in the Bow Wow music video "Shortie Like Mine" and built a media presence through magazines, talk shows, and brand appearances. She has been featured in People, Essence, Teen Vogue, Seventeen, Vibe, Us Weekly, and Life & Style, and has appeared on Fox Business, "The Wendy Williams Show," "Good Day NY," "Access Hollywood," and "The Real."

Her other business ventures have included fashion, beauty, lifestyle, and wellness projects. She launched Angela I Am as a lifestyle platform and has been involved with clothing lines and brand partnerships tied to her personal image. Angela has also been an advocate for animal welfare and has worked with PETA. Her fashion work has often emphasized alternatives to fur. She has also served as an ambassador for the Children's Miracle Network.

Personal Life

Angela Simmons is a mother of one son, Sutton Joseph Tennyson, who was born in September 2016. Sutton's father was Angela's former fiancé, Sutton Tennyson. Angela and Tennyson ended their relationship in 2017 but remained connected as co-parents.

In November 2018, Sutton Tennyson was shot and killed outside his home in Atlanta. His death had a profound impact on Angela, who has spoken publicly about grief, single motherhood, and the effects of gun violence.

Angela has also been public about wellness, faith, parenting, and personal growth. Her adult career has been shaped by several overlapping identities: daughter of a hip-hop legend, reality-TV personality, entrepreneur, mother, and survivor of personal tragedy. Through Pastry, television, producing, fashion, and social media, she has built one of the most visible solo brands in the Simmons family.

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