‘Bling Empire’s Mimi’s Home Is Worth More Than At Least 1 Co-Star
After more than a year of waiting, Bling Empire season 2 hit Netflix this May, and one new cast member sparked a *lot* of intrigue among fans
Newcomer Mimi Morris joined Kelly Mi Li, Jaime Xie, Kane Lim, and others for the most recent season, and the Bling Empire newbie has certainly been turning heads thanks to her unique background and lavish Instagram posts of her home, style, and family.
While her humble beginnings in Vietnam set her apart from many of her cast mates, who were born into lives of affluence, her luxe Instagram grid suggests she has done quite well for herself in the intervening years. Viewers have been scouring the internet for more information on this glam LA mama ahead of season 3.
Lucky for you, WH has all the details. Read on to learn more about Mimi, her CEO husband, and her childhood in Vietnam.
Who is Mimi Morris?
Well, Mimi Morris really does it all. She's been a model, an entrepreneur, and is now a philanthropist who regularly works with charities like the Children’s Hospital of Orange County’s Children’s Foundation, according to Tatler.
Mimi (whose age is still a mystery, but who is roughly 52 or 53) was introduced to season 1 cast member Christine Chiu by Chèrie Chan, and the two are now apparently good friends, per The Tab. Christine described Mimi as “a firecracker, everything she says makes you happy."
Mimi can often be found decked out in the hottest designer items and her Instagram is always popping with lavish, colorful snapshots of her life. TBH, it definitely looks fabulous!
She has lived through a war.
Mimi is originally from Vietnam where she lived with her family and seven siblings before moving to the US, according to E! News. Although she enjoys a glamorous lifestyle now, that wasn't always the case.
Mimi and her family went through some really hard times during the Vietnam War, at one point even taking shelter in a hole in the ground for two whole years, per The Cinemaholic. The family had to subsist on very little food and water.
She now lives a very luxe life in Orange County, California, with her family. And sources say that her home cost a whopping $8.8 million, per The Tab.
Her husband is the CEO of his own company.
If you already follow Mimi on Instagram, you'll know that she loves posting photos of her family, and especially her husband, Don Morris.
You could say Don's been pretty successful. After graduating from USC in 1969, Don founded his own company, Morris Group International, which manufactures products for non-residential construction markets. Not long after, Don traveled overseas and landed himself a high-ranking position at the Acorn Engineering Company. By 1985, Don was promoted to president, and by 2003, he became the CEO, per The Cinemaholic.
Don brought Acorn under Morris Group International in 2010, and to this day, holds the title of CEO.
She met Don Morris 20 years ago.
Mimi and Don have been together for roughly two decades and have a 22-year age gap, putting him at around 74, The Tab said.
The couple has been married for a decade now, and Mimi admitted that Don was the one originally pushing for marriage, per Tatler. “I think most people thought I was pushing Don to marry me, but, no, I didn't want to marry him,” she said on the show. “He was asking, ‘Will you marry me?’ every day. So he finally convinced me to say yes,” she added.
Don is her second husband.
Mimi was originally hesitant to marry Don because she had been married before.
“I was already divorced once, so I didn’t want to make that mistake one more time, but Don really wanted it,” she said on the show, per Tatler. I guess Don convinced her to take one more walk down the aisle.
Mimi has three kids.
Mimi’s two oldest children, Huy Tran and Hannah Oquist, are from a previous relationship, while she shares her 8-year-old son, Skyler, with Don.
Skyler is most often seen on Mimi and Don’s social media. So, don't be surprised if he makes a few cameos of the show every now and then.
Mimi is a grandmother.
One of Mimi’s older children, Oquist, has a daughter of her own, according to Tatler. Mimi’s granddaughter is named Scarlett, and you'll probably recognize her from her grandmother’s frequent IG posts.
She lives in an $8.8 million mansion.
In sharp contrast to her childhood, Mimi now lives with Don in an $8.8 million mansion located in Dana Point, California, according to Tatler.
The home is a part of a gated community called the Strand at Headlands, and the couple reportedly purchased it in 2018. Looks quite glamorous to me!
What is Mimi's net worth?
As of right now, Mimi's net worth has not been confirmed. But it's estimated that Don has a net worth of about $800 million, and with Mimi's new gig on reality TV, their joint net worth could be close to $1 billion, per The Cinemaholic.
While it’s unclear if Mimi can really clench the title of “richest Bling Empire cast member,” since most of those millions seem to come from her husband’s work, but she certainly has a good chunk of change to her name.
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