‘Bling Empire’ Season 3: Who are Anna Shay’s parents? Here's all about Edward Shay and Ai Oizumi
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: ‘Bling Empire’ recently launched Season 3 for its fans with triple the drama and bling. The show follows the lives of the wealthy Asian community living in LA, and gives viewers an insight into their dazzling world. Starring socialites Anna Shay, Christine Chiu, Kane Lim and Kelly Mi Li, among many others, the show has garnered plenty of attention for being one-of-a-kind.
The unscripted show’s godmother, Anna Shay, is the most well-known among the cast. Anna is a multi-millionaire with a net worth of about $600 million. Anna was born into money as her father was a billionaire and her mother was a direct descendant of the aristocracy. Anna and her sibling inherited their father’s shares and sold them for a whopping $1.2 billion in 2006. Time and again, the Japanese-Russian socialite has mentioned that because of her vast amount of wealth, she’s never had to work for even a single day of her life. Anna’s wealthy background makes many fans curious about her parentage and history. So here’s all that we know about the 'Bling Empire' star's billionaire parents, Edward Shay Ai and Oizumi
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Who are Anna’s parents, Edward Shay and Ai Oizumi?
Edward Albert Shay hailed from the South Side of Chicago and was the contractor of Pacific Architects and Engineers. He founded the American defense and government services contractor in 1955 in California. Edward made an absolute fortune from his business exporting weapons. Anna’s father had joined Japan during the Allied Occupation of Japan. And that was where he met Anna’s mother, Ai Oizumi.
Anna’s mother, Ai Oizumi, was Japanese with a Russian grandfather. Edward was her second husband, and she had one son from her first marriage named Jun. Ai Oizumi was a survivor of the second World War and was also an entrepreneur. Her family was in the business of exporting pearls and silk flowers. It was said that the businesswoman was of direct descent from Japanese aristocracy.
Edward passed away in 1995, leaving his company to his children. The siblings sold their father’s shares for a whopping $1.2B in 2006. Anna’s mother passed away in 2015, 20 years after her husband. The vast wealth Anna’s parents left her resulted in the socialite’s affluent lifestyle. Ai would often tell Anna that she was ‘born in a crystal ball with a silver spoon’.
Catch the heiress dabble in some delicious drama in the latest season of ‘Bling Empire’ as she takes on her frenemy, Christine Chiu.
‘Bling Empire’ Season 3 premiered on Netflix on October 5 at 12.00 am PT and 3.00 am ET.
