Shanna Moakler Net Worth (Money & Salary)

What Is Shanna Moakler’s Net Worth?

Shanna Moakler is an American actress, model, and reality TV star with a net worth of $4 million. In 1995, she was crowned Miss New York and subsequently became the first runner-up in the Miss USA pageant that year. After the original winner, Chelsi Smith, clinched the Miss Universe title, Shanna was later named Miss USA.

During that period, she began her acting career and became a regular cast member for two seasons on the USA show “Pacific Blue.” In 2001, she earned the title of “Playboy” Playmate of the Month.

Shanna is perhaps most recognized today for her high-profile relationships. In 1997, she was in a relationship with Billy Idol, even appearing together in a scene from Adam Sandler’s 1998 movie “The Wedding Singer.” Later that same year, she began a relationship with boxer Oscar De La Hoya, and they got engaged in 1998 but did not marry. They share a daughter, and their relationship reportedly ended in September 2000 when Shanna saw Oscar attending the Latin Grammy Awards with another woman. As detailed later in this article, she pursued a palimony suit against De La Hoya for $62.5 million, which was settled out of court.

From February to October 2001, she dated Dennis Quaid. In October 2004, she married Travis Barker and had two children before their divorce in 2008.

Early Life

Born on March 28, 1975, in Providence, Rhode Island, Shanna Moakler hails from German, Irish, Portuguese, and Polish roots. She grew up with her two older brothers and sister, attending Barrington High School, where she was voted best-dressed. For 12 years, she was also a competitive roller skater. After high school, Shanna relocated to Miami to pursue modeling, later moving to New York City and then to Los Angeles.

Career

At the age of 17, Moakler competed in the 1992 Miss Teen USA pageant and in 1993 won the Miss Teen All American title. Two years later, she earned the title of Miss New York USA. She was the runner-up in the Miss USA Pageant but was later crowned Miss USA after the original winner went on to become Miss Universe.

By the time she was 15, Moakler had begun modeling for publications such as “Cosmopolitan” and “Brentwood.” After her Miss USA tenure, she worked with “Playboy,” earning the title of Playmate of the Month in December 2001.

Moakler entered the television industry in 1996 with appearances in “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman” and “Due South.” She appeared in the NBC movie “Friends ‘Til the End” in 1997, followed by a role in the “Timecop” episode as Allison Kendall the next year. In 1998, she became a regular cast member on the drama “Pacific Blue,” portraying Officer Monica Harper in seasons four and five. From 1999 to 2000, she made appearances in three episodes of “Search Party.”

In 2003, Moakler guest-starred on “Punk’d,” helping Ashton Kutcher prank her then-boyfriend Travis Barker. A few years later, she appeared as Mariska on “Joey,” starring Matt LeBlanc, and made an appearance on “Jake in Progress.” That same year, she and her husband featured in “Meet the Barkers,” a reality series on MTV that premiered on April 6, 2005. The show, documenting their daily life and wedding, lasted for two seasons until February 2006.

In April 2006, Moakler guest-starred with Barker on “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.” Later in 2006, she participated in ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” for its third season, but was eliminated in the second week. Other guest appearances followed on shows like HBO’s “Entourage,” “Mas Vale Tarde,” “Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants,” and “Minute to Win It.”

In 2014, she appeared on the game show “Price is Right” as a celebrity judge for selecting a new male model. Shanna was also announced as a HouseGuest for the third season of “Celebrity Big Brother” in 2022, where she placed seventh out of eleven.

Beyond television, Moakler has acted in a number of films. In 1997, she appeared in “Poison Ivy: The New Seduction,” followed by roles in “Telling You” and “The Wedding Singer” in 1998. She was also featured in “Love Stinks” (1999), “Critical Mass” (2000), “Pauly Shore is Dead” (2003), and “Seeing Other People” (2004). In 2006, she appeared in “Big Momma’s House 2,” and later made an appearance as herself on VH1’s “I Love the New Millennium.”

Personal Life

Shanna Moakler briefly dated rock star Billy Idol in 1997. Their joint appearance in a scene from “The Wedding Singer” was notable. In October 1997, she entered a relationship with boxer Oscar De La Hoya, and they began living together in early 1998, announcing their engagement later that year. They had a daughter together, but their relationship ended in 2000 when Shanna saw De La Hoya with another woman at the Latin Grammy Awards. She subsequently filed a palimony suit for over $60 million against her ex-fiancé, accusing him of being an alcoholic and abusive towards their daughter, which was settled out of court in 2001.

Moakler then had a brief relationship with Dennis Quaid before dating Travis Barker. They married on October 30, 2004, and welcomed two children, a son and a daughter. Travis filed for divorce on August 8, 2006, amid reports of him seeing Paris Hilton. This led to a confrontation between Hilton and Moakler at a Los Angeles nightclub in October, during which both women accused each other of battery, though no charges were filed.

In February 2014, Moakler began dating Hells Angels biker Bryan Sollima, and their relationship lasted until July 2019.

Real Estate

In 2002, Travis purchased a home in Calabasas, California, for $1.461 million, which Shanna gained in their divorce settlement. She sold it for $2.157 million in March 2016.