Joyce Giraud Net Worth

What Is Joyce Giraud's Net Worth?

Joyce Giraud is a Puerto Rican actress, model, reality TV personality, writer, director, and producer who has a net worth of $10 million. Joyce Giraud won the Miss Universe Puerto Rico 1998 pageant, and she competed in the Miss World 1994 pageant and Miss Universe 1998 pageant. Joyce was a cast member on the Bravo reality series "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" from 2013 to 2014, and she hosted the 2015 TV show "Rica la Noche," which she also wrote, directed, and executive produced. Giraud has appeared in the films "Dude, Where's My Car?" (2000), "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" (2011), and "Jeepers Creepers 3" (2017) and the television series "The Bold and the Beautiful" (2000), "Heist" (2006), and "Siberia" (2013), and she played Angel on the TBS/BET sitcom "House of Payne" (2007–2012; 2020). She also served as a costume designer on "Siberia," and she directed four episodes of the reality TV series "Rica Famosa Latina" (2014–2015); she was an executive producer on both projects as well. Joyce executive produced the 2013 film "Shadow People," and she co-produced the films "Back Roads" (2018) and "Jeepers Creepers: Reborn" (2022).

Early Life

Joyce Giraud was born Joyce Marie Giraud Mojica on April 4, 1975, in Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico. Joyce graduated from high school when she was 16 years old, and she took a job at KFC, where she was discovered by a photographer in the drive-thru. The photographer asked Giraud to model for a campaign, and she kept modeling while she attended the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico. Joyce graduated at the age of 19 with degrees in Special Education and Social Work, then she worked with public housing projects and underprivileged children.

Career

Giraud has graced many magazine covers, and when she was crowned the winner of the 1994 Miss World Puerto Rico pageant, she also earned the titles of Most Beautiful Smile, Best Runway, Most Beautiful Hair, and Most Beautiful Face. Joyce won the 1998 Miss Universe Puerto Rico pageant, and though she almost lost her crown due to some risqué modeling photos, she was ultimately allowed to compete in the Miss Universe 1998 pageant, where she was the second runner-up. That year she published the book "Joyce, Dreams and Realities," which was about her experiences with the pageant. Giraud was soon cast in the lead role in the 1999 film "Coralito Tiene Dos Maridos," earning positive reviews for her performance. She later moved to Miami, Florida, then Los Angeles, California. In 2000, Joyce appeared in the 98 Degrees music video "Give Me Just One Night (Una Noche)," had an uncredited role in the film "Dude, Where's My Car?," and guest-starred on "Baywatch" and "The Bold and the Beautiful." In 2004, she co-starred with Michael Jackson and Eric Roberts in the TV movie "Miss Castaway and the Island Girls" and starred in the film "Latin Dragon."

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Giraud  guest-starred on "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody" (2005), "Joey" (2005), and "Heist" (2006), and she appeared in the 2006 TV movie "Slayer." In 2007, she began playing Angel on the Tyler Perry sitcom "House of Payne," appearing in 36 episodes during the show's original run (which ended in 2012). When the series was revived in 2020, Joyce returned for one episode. She had a small role in the hit 2011 film "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," then she starred as Carolina / Joyce on the 2013 NBC supernatural drama "Siberia." From 2013 to 2014, she was the first Latina housewife on "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills," and between 2013 and 2016, she appeared in four episodes of the reality series "Vanderpump Rules." In 2015, Giraud hosted the TV show "Rica la Noche," and in 2017, she played Deputy Dana Lang in the horror film "Jeepers Creepers 3" and was featured in the documentary "Women Like Us," which is about "women who are changing the world."

Personal Life

Joyce married Michael Ohoven on March 8, 2009, and they welcomed son Leonardo Alexander Michael Mario Benjamin Giraud de Ohoven in 2010, followed by Michael Valentino Mario Arthur Benjamin Giraud de Ohoven in 2011. Ohoven is a producer who earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Motion Picture of the Year for the 2005 film "Capote." Giraud has worked with the charitable organization the UNESCO Foundation for Children in Need (YOU Foundation for Children in Need), and she established Queen of the Universe, an international beauty pageant that gives women the opportunity to "promote their charity work and pursue their life's goals." Joyce's work with Queen of the Universe enabled her to open a school in Senegal, Africa, with the YOU Foundation for Children in Need.