Who Are Rande Gerber and Cindy Crawford? Meet Presley Gerber's Parents

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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Rande Gerber and Cindy Crawford are mourning the loss of his son, Presley Gerber, a 27-year-old model. The family asked for privacy during this difficult time, so attention has turned to Rande Gerber. The former model and businessman has built successful careers in fashion and hospitality.

Who is Rande Gerber?

According to The New York Times, Rande Gerber began his modelling career at 16 years old under Ford Models after being scouted. He later made a name and fortune in entertainment and hospitality. Alongside his brothers, he co-founded nightlife companies Midnight Oil and Gerber Group, and in 2013, he launched Casamigos Tequila with George Clooney and Michael Meldman. CNBC reported that Diageo acquired Casamigos in 2017 for around $1 billion.

How did Rande Gerber meet Cindy Crawford?

During a wedding ceremony in the early 1990s, Gerber first met Cindy Crawford. At the time, Cindy was married to actor Richard Gere. Gerber and Crawford became close friends when they first met. After Crawford divorced Gere in 1995, they married. The couple married in the Bahamas in 1998. While Rande Gerber and Cindy Crawford are known as a couple and the parents of Presley Gerber and Kaia Gerber, both have also built successful careers in their respective fields. They have amassed their wealth through careers in business, modeling, and beauty.

What is Rande Gerber and Cindy Crawford's net worth?

Rande Gerber has made his fortune through many companies. According to the Economic Times, before Casamigos, Gerber started his first business when he founded the Gerber Group in 1991. This company created and operated bars and lounges in hotels and other venues. Its first property is known as The Whiskey at the Paramount Hotel.

Casamigos is the biggest business venture for Gerber, George Clooney, and Mike Meldman, who own the tequila company. Casamigos was acquired by Diageo in 2013 for up to $1 billion. The deal included an initial payment of $700 million, with the remainder dependent on the company's performance. This deal was one of the major business transactions that contributed to Gerber's success.

Cindy Crawford has made money throughout her long career as a model, as well as through ventures outside the fashion industry. For decades, she has worked as a famous model for some of the biggest brands in the world, including Pepsi and Revlon. She continued her work later by creating new product lines.

One of her most famous business ventures is Meaningful Beauty, a skincare company she founded with French skincare expert Dr. Jean-Louis Sebagh in 2004. According to the company's website, Crawford created this company when she discovered skincare products containing a special kind of antioxidant from a melon grown in the south of France. Meaningful Beauty claimed its customer community now is over 5 million people.

Thanks to their successful careers and various business ventures, Rande Gerber and Cindy Crawford have amassed considerable fortunes. According to Celebrity Net Worth, these celebrities have an estimated combined net worth of $400 million. However, Celebrity Net Worth states that this is only an estimate of the couple's net worth.