Jenny Craig

Jenny Craig Net Worth

Jenny Craig Net Worth: Jenny Craig is an American businesswoman and entrepreneur who has a net worth of $300 million. Jenny Craig was born Genevieve Guidroz in Berwick, Louisiana in August 1932. She is the weight loss guru that founded the company Jenny Craig, Inc. Jenny was raised in New Orleans. She married Sidney Harvey Craig in 1979 and the couple created a fitness, nutrition, and weight loss program in Australia, which was offered in the United States in 1985. Jenny Craig has been a part of Nestle Nutrition since 2006. The company operates over 700 weight loss centers around the world and has more than 3,000 employees. The company was acquired by MidOcean partners in 2002 and sold to Nestle in 2006 for nearly $600 million. The system has been endorsed by Monica Lewinsky, Kirstie Alley, Valerie Bertinelli, Queen Latifah, Jason Alexander, and Mariah Carey. Jenny is a philanthropist who has donated $10 million to Fresno State University and the University of San Diego. Jenny and Sidney bought a thoroughbred horse ranch in 1995 and have horses race in the Kentucky Derby and the Breeders' Cup. Jenny's husband Sidney passed away in 2008.