Cardi B is an American singer, songwriter and stripper.
Her estimated net worth is somewhere around 650$ thousand.
Early life
Belcalis Almanzar was born on October 11, 1992. Her parents are Caribbean and they moved to New York before Belcalis was even born. Belcalis got her name after a famous brand of alcohol called Bacardi. Her family is of Dominican/Trinidadian descent.
She was always an attention-seeking child and she knew that she wanted to become famous when she grows up. Cardi got into college but after a while she realized that college life is not for her. She then started working as a stripper when she was only 18 years old.
Career and rise to fame
Cardi worked as an exotic dancer for a while in famous New York clubs, but she knew that she had to strive for more if she wanted to become famous. She retired from stripping at the age of 23 and started working as a model.
Her first bigger job was at the New York Fashion Week. After that many famous producers and media moguls noticed this sassy and outspoken girl. Cardi appeared in a music video for Farruko’s song ChapiChapi and
MTV hired her to host the show Uncommon Sense and with Revolt TV for a show where a part of her personal life was shown to the audience. DVD about her life was released under the name “I am Cardi B”.
Cardi often addresses her fans on social media. She has many followers an all social media platforms and her pages get a ton of views on daily basis.
Her most recent job was her appearance on the show Love and Hip Hop: New York. She joined the show in the sixth season and caused a real commotion after her appearance. She was previously known as a straight-forward person without any problem with saying what she means.
She often addressed many people publically and also talked about burning issues without censorship. Most of her net worth comes from her modeling, social media activity and appearance on the reality TV show.
She also stated in an interview that she wants to focus more on her singing career and that has been her dream since she was really young. Because of her appearance on the show she became more popular and certainly more familiar to a larger number of audiences.
Personal life
Cardi B often speaks openly about her stripping career and reasons why she did it. She grew up in Bronx and her parents worked to support her and to provide for her. She even said that her plan was to retire from stripping at the age of 25 to focus more on her family.
Cardi didn’t have a great relationship with her mother and at one point she even kicked Cardi out of the family home. Cardi then started attending college classes but because she didn’t have enough money, she had to figure out a way to earn enough so she can live independently.
Her relationship with her mom improved over the years and Cardi is a supports action against domestic violence and believes that children should not live in an environment in which she grew up.
Cardi is currently in a relationship, but her boyfriend is in prison. She doesn’t believe in the idea of marriage but she would like to have kids one day, if everything falls into place. Her preoccupation now is her career and getting her music out to the public.
Quick summary:
Full Name: Belcalis Almanzar
Date of Birth: October 11, 1992
Birth Place: Bronx, New York, United States
Age: 25 years
Profession: stripper, songwriter, singer
Height: 1.80 m
Weight: 75 kg
Net worth: 650$ thousand