ANNA Shay became an overnight sensation after her appearance on the Netflix series Bling Empire.
Bling Empire looks into the lives of the wealthiest Los Angeles natives of Asian decent.
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Who was Anna Shay?
Anna Shay, 60, was the only daughter of billionaire parents, Edward Shay and Ai-San Shay.
In 1955, Edward founded the Pacific Architects & Engineers, a private defense company whose clients include countries like the United Kingdom and the United States.
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Her father hailed from the South Side of Chicago, and her mother was Japanese with a Russian background.
Edward died in 1995, and Ai-San passed away in 2015.
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According to Variety, the Shay family sold Edward's company to Lockheed Martin in an all-cash, $1.2billion deal in 2006.
Shay has a son Kenny Kemp, who is a self-described "passionate stoner".
She revealed in the Netflix series that she had been married and divorced four times.
Shay was an active member of the George Lopez Foundation, created by the Mexican-American comedian himself.
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The foundation raises awareness about kidney disease and organ donation.
She also worked for the Shay Foundation, which was founded by her late parents, as it focuses on the areas of education, arts, performing arts, and music.
What was her net worth?
Shay had a reported $600million net worth.
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Shay's Beverly Hills mansion, which is recorded in the Netflix series, is worth $16million.
The massive estate was originally built in 1926, the Spanish-inspired mansion sits in one of the best plots off of Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, California.
Clocking in at 9,000 square feet - the home is tiled throughout with stone and features hand-painted ceilings and gold-brushed wooden beams.
With original features including an indoor fountain and a traditional Spanish door carved from wood, the house has been brought into the modern era bit by bit.
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What was her cause of death?
Anna Shay's family reported to People on June 5, 2023, that the Bling Empire star passed away due to a stroke. She was 62 years old.
“It saddens our hearts to announce that Anna Shay, a loving mother, grandmother, charismatic star, and our brightest ray of sunshine, has passed away at the early age of 62 from a stroke,” her family said in a statement.
