Businesswoman Kelly Mi Li is a part of Netflix’s brand new series called Bling Empire. She is also a film producer who produced a film with Arnold Schwarzenegger’s son.
On January 15th, the show Bling Empire premiered and already promises to be seriously binge-worthy. Plus, the show also tracks the richest Asian and Asian-American socialites in Los Angeles.
Kelly Mi Li Quick Facts
| Full Name | Kelly Mi Li |
| Birthdate | 13 November 1985 |
| Birthplace | China |
| Age | 35 years old |
| Height | N/A |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Profession | A serial entrepreneur |
| Husband | N/A |
Kelly Mi Li Wiki / Biography
Bling Empire cast Kelly Mi Li was born to doctor parents in Kunming, China. When her mother got a job at the University of Illinois, she moved to Chicago.
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Due to a lack of jobs, her father, also in medicine, eventually had to return to China. As a result, her mother, a single parent in America who struggled for her daughter to live a better life, raised Mi Li. While talking about her father’s absence, Mi Li revealed,
My dad left my mom and me when I was 10 years old. He couldn’t ‘stay in the U.S.’ because he wanted to go back to his high position job in China. He didn’t want to struggle. His ego as a man couldn’t let him struggle,
We all deal with a lot … and the past shapes how we are today.
In the job market, Mi Li started young and hasn’t stopped yet. Her first life insurance stint was while living in New York at the age of 18. She then moved to Los Angeles and worked both in the food and beverage industry and in real estate development.
She finally joined the realm of tech investment after she dominated the market, like converting the old flat of The Doors rock legend Jim Morrison into an exclusive speakeasy.
Kelly Mi Li Married / Husband
Bling Empire Kelly Mi Li is in an on-again-off-again relationship with her Power Rangers Megaforce actor boyfriend Andrew Gray. Although Kelly says she’s not at the center of a lot of drama, her storyline is just about her relationship with Andrew and “finding love and getting to know ourselves at a deeper level.”
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Mi Li also disclosed that showing her love-life publicly was a “scary process.” She said,
In the Asian culture, you don’t air out your dirty laundry … whatever happens at home it’s supposed to stay inside,
So, for us, it was just the dynamic of me and Andrew’s relationship. Most people didn’t know how difficult it was at times. People kind of see the happy moments of us when we’re out, but there’s a lot of difficult times.
Kelly Mi Li Ex-Husband
Bling Empire star Kelly Mi Li stated in a recent interview that her ex-husband was a man who “committed one of the biggest cyber scams in American history.”
In the first episode of the Netflix reality show and elsewhere in the media, she elaborated on the dramatic chapter in her life. On the show’s premiere, Kelly Mi Li explained,
In my twenties, I was married to a Chinese guy, and we lived in a privileged, outrageous lifestyle,
You know, seven cars, four houses. I think at the time we were spending, like, 400k a month on our black [American Express card] until one day [when] the government showed up and took everything from us, and my ex-husband was arrested.
On the show, Kelly Mi Li spoke about her ex-husband and the viewers could see a multimillion-dollar text messaging consumer fraud scheme.
Six defendants charged in Manhattan federal court in multimillion-dollar text messaging consumer fraud scheme http://t.co/QYz6MXnWyM
— US Attorney SDNY (@SDNYnews) May 28, 2015
Kelly Mi Li Social Media
The Bling Empire cast Kelly Mi Li is active on social media platforms. She runs her Instagram account under the name (@ kellymili) and has more than 90 thousand followers. His Instagram account reads,
Kelly Mi Li | Bling Empire
Bling Empire on @Netflix January 15
Entrepreneur💡| Producer🎬 | Travel Junkie ✈️
#womenempowerment #adoptdontshop
Mi Li is the owner of two rescue dogs, Sophia and Kilo, and also uses her online site to encourage the adoption of animals.
Kelly Mi Li Age / Birthday
Born in the year 1985, the Bling Empire star Kelly Mi Li age is 35 right now. She celebrates her birthday every year on the 13th of November.
Kelly Mi Li Height / Weight
The Bling Empire Kelly Mi Li stands at a tall height which might be over 5 feet 6 inches. As for her weight, she might be around 52 kgs.
Kelly Mi Li Career Background
Back in 2012, Mi Li founded one of Los Angeles’ first successful tech incubators and has been an early investor for big tech start-ups such as Change.org, Me Undies, and Nature box.
Mi Li was also a pioneer in the music industry as a talent manager at East-West Artists, representing and linking talents in Asia and the U.S. In 2015, she also set up a merchandising business that now manufacturers PPE pandemic equipment.
Philanthropic Work
Mi Li advocates for children in need as for her organized philanthropic work. In 2013, Mi Li was named the first foreign ambassador for the charitable organization WellChild of Prince Harry.
The Bling Empire star is also heavily interested in Pencils of Promise, a charity in developing countries that build classrooms. She is also a member of the advisory board for the Chinese Children Initiative of UNICEF, a project that builds child-friendly services in some of the impoverished provinces of China.
Kelly Mi Li Net Worth 2021
The Bling Empire tar Kelly Mi Li is an accomplished businesswoman. She co-founded Organic Media Group (OMG) in 2018 and now works as a producer of television and films.
Mi Li is one of the three self-made millionaires on the show Bling Empire. As of 2021, Kely Mi Li net worth is under review.
