Korie Howard Robertson was born on 27 October 1973, in Louisiana, USA, and is a businesswomen and reality television personality, probably best known for her appearances as the wife of Willie Robertson in the show “Duck Dynasty”. She’s also known to be the owner of many businesses, and all her efforts have helped in putting her net worth to where it is today.
How rich is Korie Robertson? As of mid-2017, sources estimate a net worth that is at $12 million, mostly earned through the success of “Duck Dynasty” and her various business endeavors. Korie has been known to appear in music, on television and in publications, and is also widely known in business circles. All of these have helped in ensuring her steady increase of wealth.
Korie Robertson Net Worth $12 Million
Korie was born into a family with a recognizable name – her grandfather Alton Hardy Howard was a businessman and her brother was the former mayor of Monroe; the two used to own the Howard Brothers Discount store together. Aside from them, her great-uncle V.E. Howard was a minister. Korie attended Harding University along with her husband Willie Robertson, graduating with a degree in business and later receiving awards for Outstanding Young Alumni.
Prior to attending the university, Korie and Willie had already married and were starting to handle Duck Commander. Willie’s father Phil was the founder of the brand Duck Commander and it was passed on to the couple to help flourish and expand the business. Their popularity has given them recognition and it is the reason that A&E approached them for the reality series. “Duck Dynasty” has since grown to expand to other endeavors, including an album from the family entitled “Duck the Halls: A Robertson Family Christmas”, which includes a song performed by Korie. She and her daughter Rebecca have also opened Duck & Dressing, a boutique in Monroe. “Duck Dynasty” is recognised one of the most watched shows on cable television and has high ratings. It started in 2012, and in it Korie is often seen managing the day to day work of the business.
The Robertson family is also known to be very active in charity work and can be seen helping their local church often. Most of these events have been done outside of the footage from “Duck Dynasty”. Korie can also be seen making a cameo appearance in the movie “God Is Not Dead”. The couple has also made appearances in talk shows such as “Late Night with Jimmy Kimmel”.
For her personal life, Korie and Willie have five children, who include one exchange student whom they consider family, although interestingly the child was never legally adopted. According to them, the couple met during third grade at summer camp and have been together since. They married after graduating from high school, and Korie is well known for not being good in terms of household skills. She also became well known for standing up to her father-in-law Phil Robertson during an interview by GQ magazine. She’s also very religious and is often very vocal about her faith.
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