Malaysia Pargo biography: net worth 2021 age, husband, brother, children, height

Malaysia Pargo appears on the hit reality show Basketball Wives. Becoming a popular and respected personality through her appearance.

She is also a jewelry designer and entrepreneur. In addition to being the ex-wife of basketball player Jannero Pargo, Los Angeles. Works hard to earn a living through her efforts. Her own jewelry lines include 3BeatsL and Three Beats Jewelry.

Pargo winning many hearts with her humble personality and the charming smile. The beautiful American reality TV star always carries with her these traits wherever she is spotted. As a result, Malaysia has amassed a strong fan base across social media platforms. She boasts over 1.6m followers on Instagram and more than 358k followers on Twitter.

How old is Malaysia Pargo?

Malaysia Pargo’s birthdate is August 12, 1980, and as of 2021, she is 41 years old.

How tall is Malaysia Pargo?

The social media personality and entrepreneur stands at six feet and one inch tall. Malaysia Pargo’s height in centimetres is 185. Also, she weighs 145 pounds.

Career

Pargo made her debut into the limelight with an appearance on the reality television series. As earlier mentioned, Basketball Wives Los Angeles on VH1. Which features a group of women who have a relationship with professional basketball players. Apparently, it was her marriage to the baller Jannero Pargo that landed Malaysia on the show. But interestingly, she totally owned it in the end.

Pargo became one of the cast members on popular demand. She played a lead role and subsequently the popular demand came. This media attention opened doors for more exploits in reality shows. Sadly, she turned them down in order to grow herself in other areas. Nevertheless, she made guest appearances in a few shows. Besides featuring in Mase’s music video titled Nothing (2014).

After putting up a great show on the aforementioned reality TV series many other offers came. Pargo rejected to appear on them due to her other ventures.

• Basketball Wives (2017-2021)
• Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta (2020)
• Hip Hop Squares (2019)
• Basketball Wives: LA (2011-2016)
• The Eric Andre Show (2016)
• Home & Family (2016)
• Noches con Platanito (2015)
• AbSIRd (2014)
• The Arsenio Hall Show (2014)
• Datzhott (2013)
• Big Morning Buzz Live (2012)

When she is not on TV series, she runs her businesses. The TV star owns a custom jewellery brand called Three Beats Jewelry. She partnered with Hedgecock Creed, a furniture and upholstery company, to make a unique bedding brand. Additionally, she is a businesswoman and owns a ladies clothing line called Vanity World.

Who was Malaysia Pargo married to?

Malaysia Pargo’s ex-husband name is Jannero Pargo. She met him at a party in Los Angeles, California, in 2001 when she was 21 years old. The duo fell in love and dated for approximately five years before tying the knot at The Wattles Mansion in California in 2006.

Malaysia and her ex-husband welcomed their first child, Jannero Pargo Jr., one year after marriage in 2007. Later, they had twins, Jayden and Jayla, in 2011. It seemed a blissful marriage until it was rocked by cheating allegations that led to the couple separation in 2012.

The Compton native filed for divorce, and in 2014, the estranged couple was granted a divorce, ending their eight years of marriage. Malaysia Pargo’s kids are currently under her custody and care.

What did Malaysia receive as the divorce settlement?

A divorce is always a heartbreaking experience, especially when children are in the mix. Even though Malaysia opted for the divorce with Jannero, she admitted that they could have sought couple counselling before making the decision.

As the divorce settlement, Jannero was ordered to pay $15,380 monthly in child support and $7,500 in spousal support. The verdict also directed him to give half of his NBA pension and half of his 401K savings plan to Malaysia.

The former NBA player also surrendered a 2015 model Mercedes Benz G550, access to three checking accounts and the right to jewellery collection company Three Beats.

Who is Malaysia Pargo dating?

Malaysia has not yet come out openly about whether she is currently dating or not. However, she was reportedly involved in a few romantic relationships after her divorce from Jannero.

In 2016, she seemed to have found love with rapper O.T Genasis as the couple were seen together in several events and shared their pictures on social media. Unfortunately, they broke up after dating for a short time.

Malaysia of Basketball Wives was introduced to Debonair Ron by her cousin Byron Scott and Cecilia Scott. After the introduction, there is no indication of whether the pair dated. She had also dated basketball player James Harden and music producer Jamal Rashid.

Who is Jannero Pargo’s wife?

After his divorce from Malaysia, Pargo has never married. No details are available on whether he is dating.

Net worth

Pargo is living a comfortable life with her impressive net worth of $3.5 million. Of course, she has worked hard to amass over the years. Thus no doubt that her endeavors paid off as the reality TV star and businesswoman. More so, as of 2016, she had enough fortune to put her name on the list of creme de la cremes.

Notably, Pargo does not rely on her man’s wealth. Thus works hard and is successful in her own right.

Social media presence

She is a social media celebrity with a huge fan base on various platforms. Malaysia has 2.7 million followers on Instagram and 397 thousand followers on Twitter. She uses the platforms for marketing her businesses and for promoting other sponsored brands. Despite being a soft-spoken lady, she likes posting about her family.

Malaysia Pargo is a likeable person, which made her a fan-favourite on Basketball Wives show. Also, she has shown her capabilities beyond TV by venturing into businesses, making her quite wealthy.