Many fans are curious about Julia Haart's financial success in April 2026. In this article, we dive deep into the assets and career highlights.
What is Julia Haart's Net Worth?
Julia Haart is a fashion designer who has a net worth of $100 million. Julia Haart previously served as the CEO of the media conglomerate Elite World Group. She also owned a namesake shoe collection and served as the creative director of the Italian luxury house La Perla. Haart is the subject of the Netflix documentary miniseries "My Unorthodox Life," which covers her decision to leave her Haredi Jewish community in New York.
Haart began her career as a Judaic studies teacher at Yeshiva Atlanta, the first Jewish secondary school in the Atlanta, Georgia, metro area. There, she went by the name Talia Hendler and was beloved for her keen teaching style. Meanwhile, she secretly sold life insurance on the side.
After being fired from EWG, Haart sued Scaglia in Delaware, the location of EWG's parent company, Freedom Holding. She claimed to be a 50-50 owner of EWG, making it impossible for her to be fired. Ultimately, in a final ruling by Vice Chancellor Morgan T. Zurn in August of 2022, it was determined that Scaglia was, in fact, the controlling shareholder of the company and that Haart had been properly terminated from her position as CEO.
In March of 2019, Haart was named the CEO and CCO of the media conglomerate Elite World Group, which oversees the talent agency Elite Model Management. Under her leadership, EWG added new divisions and focused more on assisting models in monetizing their brands. Haart also became the creative director of the EWG luxury fashion brand e1972, through which she launched an acclaimed collection. However, in early 2022, she was fired by EWG owner and her ex-husband, Silvio Scaglia, on charges of company embezzlement. Haart was replaced as CEO by her predecessor, Paolo Barbieri.
Julia Haart was born Julia Leibov on April 11, 1971, in Moscow, Soviet Russia, the eldest of eight children of Haredi Jewish parents. When she was three, she moved with her parents to the United States, settling in Austin, Texas. There, Haart attended private school as the only Jewish student in the school. The family eventually moved to Monsey, New York, to be in its large Haredi community. Haart went to Bais Yaakov Academy in Brooklyn and taught herself how to sew. When she was 18, she changed her first name to the more Hebrew-sounding Talia so she could attract an Orthodox Jewish mate.
Haart entered the professional world of fashion in 2013 after leaving the Haredi community. She founded her namesake shoe company at that time, with her goal being to produce shoes that emphasized both fashion and comfort. Partnering with some other companies, Haart used a NASA gel to create a comfortable high-heeled shoe. In 2016, she collaborated with the luxury Italian lingerie and swimwear maker La Perla for the brand's spring and fall accessory collections. Haart was also named the creative director of the brand. In her position, she created the first stretch Leavers lace and launched a ready-to-wear lingerie collection with built-in support. In 2017, Haart produced a runway show for La Perla featuring such models asNaomi Campbell, Sasha Pivovarova, andLindsey Wixson. That same year, she gained renown for the dress she designed forKendall Jenner'sMet Gala appearance, a gown consisting of 85,000 crystals adorning a single string.
Just days after the trial regarding her dismissal from EWG, Haart had another trial pertaining to claims of being abused by Scaglia. She also lost that trial, as Justice Douglas Hoffman of the New York Supreme Court determined that her accusations were false, and had been made in retaliation for her termination from EWG and to gain exclusive occupancy of Scaglia's $65 million penthouse apartment.
In summary, the total wealth of Julia Haart reflects strategic moves.
Disclaimer: All net worth figures are estimates based on public data.
