Leighton Meester

 Leighton Meester is an American actress and singer who has an estimated net worth of $16 million dollars. This is the amount of money she has earned with her husband, actor Adam Brody. Leighton Meester is best known for her starring role as Blair Waldorf on the CW series, "Gossip Girl." She has been in a variety of other films and television series since then. Her father, Douglas, works as a real estate broker and her mother, who is writer. At the time of her birth both parents were serving time in federal prison for their role in a drug ring that transported marijuana from Jamaica to the United States. Meester was born at an in-home halfway house prior to her mother having the possibility of returning to prison. The grandparents of her father cared for Meester during this period.Once her parents were released of prison, the family moved to Marco Island, Florida. She was raised together with her brothers Douglas and Alexander Douglas and Alexander - and started participating in local stage productions. When her parents divorced in 1992, Meester's mother moved the children to New York City. Meester started going to the Professional Children's School, and she was a model for Wilhelmina. She booked worked with Ralph Lauren, Tamagotchi, Clearasil as well as Limited Too. She moved to Los Angeles when she was 14 years old to pursue more work.