What Is Lauren Scruggs' Net Worth?
Lauren Scruggs is an American fashion journalist and blogger who has a net worth of $2 million. In December 2011, Lauren Scruggs accidentally walked into an airplane's spinning propeller. The collision caused her to lose her left eye and severed her left hand. The accident occurred as she was exiting the plane in the dark after flying to view Christmas lights in the Dallas-Fort Worth Area. In May 2014, she became engaged to boyfriend Jason Kennedy. The couple got married in December 2014.
Early Life
Lauren Scruggs was born on July 18, 1988, in Redondo Beach, California. She is the daughter of Jeff and Cheryl Scruggs. She grew up with her one sister. The family later moved to Texas, where she attended high school. Lauren then enrolled in and graduated from Dallas Baptist University.
Plane Accident
Scruggs had been interested in fashion while in high school. She subsequently started a moderately popular fashion blog. However, it wasn't until a serious accident in 2011 that she was pushed into the mainstream spotlight. In December 2011, she went flying with a friend in the Dallas area to see Christmas lights. After exiting the plane, she walked into the spinning propeller of the plane. The accident resulted in the loss of her left eye and left hand, among other injuries, including a brain injury. The freak accident made national news.
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Recovery and Philanthropy
After less than a year, Scruggs made a remarkable recovery. She received a prosthetic hand and left eye. In 2012, she gave an interview to the "Today" show, her first public appearance since the accident. She also wrote a book about her life and the accident called "Still Lolo: A Spinning Propeller, a Horrific Accident, and a Family's Journey of Hope," which was published in 2012. In 2015, she released her second book, "Your Beautiful Heart."
In December 2017, Scruggs launched a nonprofit called LSK Foundation. The organization covers the cost of prosthetics for other individuals who have lost limbs. Specifically, it focuses on women who have suffered accidents and whose insurance does not have the full cost of prosthetics. After having suffered her own accident, Scruggs was happy to learn her insurance policy covered the entire cost of her prosthetics and shocked to learn that many people did not benefit from such coverage. Lauren was not aware of this until hosting the Beautifully Flawed Retreat with Bethany Hamilton, who had also lost an arm in a shark attack. There, she met many other women who had also suffered limb losses but were not satisfied with the artificial look of their prosthetics. Scruggs then spent the next years setting up the LSK Foundation, which has successfully helped many women obtain realistic prosthetics.
Personal Life
In May 2014, Scruggs became engaged to television personality Jason Kennedy after they had dated for nearly two years. The couple married in December 2014. In April 2022, Lauren and Jason welcomed their son, Ryver, into the world after struggling with infertility for over five years. In April 2023, the couple announced they were expecting a second child together. Scruggs and her family are Christian and reside in California. Lauren continues to share much of her life on her various social media platforms like Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.
Real Estate
In 2014, prior to marrying, Jason paid $900,000 for a home in Studio City, California. In January 2019, Jason and Lauren listed this home for sale for $2.4 million. They accepted $2.25 million a month later.
