Anna Shay mother Ai Oizumi Shay had a business of silk flowers and pearl export. Ai Oizumi left billions of money to the heirs as the matriarch of the family.
Anna is an American philanthropist, socialite, and most importantly a reality television star. She has appeared on Netflix’s Bling Empire since season one and has stolen the show. She appears alongside Kelly Mi Li, Dorothy Wang, and Tina Leung.
The show follows rich friends around Los Angeles as they go about their day-to-day activities. The show has been described as Crazy Rich Asian in real life partly because all the major cast members are either Asian or Asian-American and partly because of the insane amount of money involved.
Shay signed up for the show but was not expecting to have an onscreen role, but after appearing in front of the camera she stole the show.
Ai Oizumi Shay Was An Entrepreneur
Anna Shay mother Ai Oizumi Shay was a Russian-Japanese entrepreneur. Ai had a business exporting pearls and silk flowers out of Japan.
Ai survived World War II before starting her business. She soon became a successful businesswoman making a mark in Japan. According to Meaww, Ai is also said to be a direct descendant of Japanese aristocrats, making her powerful and rich from day one.
Oizumi was born in Tokyo, Japan on November 26, 1922. Her grandfather Alexandar was a Russian Count working as a Russian ambassador for China and Japan under Czar Nicholas. Alexander met his Japanese wife Kay Oizumi and had only one son, Kay passed away in childbirth.
Their son Kiyoshi lived with his maternal family and married Miyo Fukahura. Kiyoshi and Miyo had nine children and Ai Oizumi was fourth among their nine children.
Ai migrated to the United States of America in the 1950s with her husband and settled in Los Angeles. She held the family together as a matriarch and kept the business running making it a billion-dollar empire. Oizumi sadly passed away on September 23, 2015, at the age of 92 in Los Angeles.
Edward Shay Was An American Engineer
Anna Shay father Edward Shay founded Pacific Architects and Engineers in 1955. Edward remained the sole owner of the company till 1995.
Edward was originally from the South side of Chicago. He moved to Japan for a brief period during the occupation of Japan during World War II. Anna Shay parents met during this time in Japan.
He returned to the United States of America in the early 1950s and established PAE in 1955, his clients included the U.S. Department of State, the New Zealand Defence Force, and the UK Ministry of Defence, among others.
Anna Shay father’s net worth comes primarily from his long-term holding of the company, Edward was the sole share owner and CEO of the company until 1995, he sold 40% of the company’s shares to the Employee stock ownership program between 1974 and 1988.
Edward left his company to his children following his death in 1995, his son Allen assumed the role of CEO and Chairman of the company until it was sold in 2006 for a whopping $1.2 billion.
Anna Has Two Siblings
Anna Shay siblings include her brother Allen and her half-brother Jun. Her mom gave birth to Jun during her previous marriage.
Anna is the only daughter among three siblings, she has one brother and one half-brother in the family. Her sibling Allen held the helm of their’s father’s company PAE from 1995 until it was sold in 2006.
Allen was the CEO and the chairman of the company. He also later filed a lawsuit against the purchaser Lockheed Martin seeking $100 million after the company tried to bail out on previously agreed terms. According to Law360, Lockheed was trying to find a way out of paying the remaining debt to former shareholders of the company.
Anna half-sibling Jun was born during Ai’s first marriage. Jun was born in the year 1948 and Ai’s first marriage ended shortly after, reports Legacy. Much information about Jun’s personal life has not come to the surface.
Furthermore, there are no reports of Jun getting a piece of the pie from the sales of PAE in 2006. He might not maintain a relationship with his half-siblings anymore.
Anna Inherited Her Fortune
How did Anna Shay get her money? The simple answer is that she inherited most of her fortune from her parents.
Anna Shay net worth is reported to be $600 million by Meaww.
Anna and her brother sold their family business in 2006 for a whopping disclosed price of $1.2 billion, Anna and Allen split the pie between themself with each getting half of the fortune.
According to Oprah Daily, Anna admitted she did not work for anything and everything was provided by her parents during an interview. She added, she did not do anything except be born into the right family.
She also remembered her mother telling her she was born in a crystal ball with a silver spoon, meaning she was born to an ultra-rich family with everything money can buy.
Interestingly, Anna who has never worked before in her life was confused after receiving a paycheck from Netflix after the show. She has not cashed the check and has kept the money in a savings account, she believes the money belongs to the crew who had to put up with her during the entire filming.
Anna Shay Has Married Four Times
Anna Shay husband is nowhere to be seen as of 2023. Anna has married four times in her life.
Despite being hitched four times in the past, Anna does not have a husband as of now. She has not revealed anything about her romantic life or her partner on the web.
In fact, Shay has kept all of her four ex-husbands away from the web and has not identified anyone of them. She has not shared pictures with her beaus online or has been pictured getting cozy in public.
According to Zula, Anna is best friends forever with Florent Bonadei, Boucheron’s client executive. The two met while Florent was working for Valentino in Paris and the two immediately clicked.
They are seen hanging out together quite often and shared glimpses of their luxurious day outs on their Instagram accounts. Shay is found on Instagram with her username @annashay93 and has over 507k followers.
Her Son Is Kenny Kemp
Anna Shay son Kenny Kemp is her only child. Kenny made headlines of his own in 2015.
The 28-year-old made headlines in 2015 for his half-a-million-dollar worth of custom smoking glass pipes. According to BuzzFeed News, Kemp had carefully decorated his prized collection in a vault at their Beverly Hills mansion.
Apart from his passion for collecting bongs, Kenny has also made a few appearances in Netflix’s real-life Crazy Rich Asian show Bling Empire alongside his Anna.
Kenny is the sole heir to Anna’s multi-million dollar empire but information about his father has not come to the surface. He has also followed in his parent’s footsteps in not revealing the information about his family.
Kemp also brought in his beau Nicki to the show. The pair were seen in a bowling alley when his mom was trying to clear the conflict with fellow cast members after the previous mishap at her home.