ANDERSON COOPER – $200 MILLION

We’ve talked about Gloria Vanderbilt, now let’s talk about her son and heir, Anderson Cooper. Many of us know Anderson Cooper as the fierce CNN anchor and correspondent, but what many of us fail to realize is that Anderson is also a member of the old-money Vanderbilt clan. However, unlike most billionaire heirs and heiresses, Anderson Cooper did not inherit billions or anything at all from his late heiress mother.

The CNN host has been saying for years now that little to none of his mother’s fortune will go to him simply because the family believes inherited money is sort of like a curse that “drag kids down.” Although Anderson never had to worry about taking a payday loan ever in his life, he still worked hard to earn the name he has today. He may not be getting anything from the Vanderbilt trust fund, but at least he’s getting paid $11 million a year for being the face of CNN.