Lauren Conrad Makes $125,000 Per Episode: Zandile Blay Wonders Where She Went Wrong

I promise: I love being a journalist and was born to do it. Mom, Dad, aunts, uncles, brother and sister are all reporters. Naturally, I followed suit. Since selecting fashion as my "beat," I've never felt more whole - more complete - more fulfilled - more stupid.

As my collection of luxury shoes grow, and my collection of cash in the bank dips, I wonder why I couldn't pick a more profitable route to fulfillment.

Like the cast of the hit "reality" show, The Hills.

I just ran across their salaries on one of my favorite blogs and the numbers had me wondering if "the whole fashion thing" is working out for me.

Spencer Pratt: $65,000. Heidi Montag: $100,000. Lo Bosworth: $100,000.
Brody Jenner: $45,000. Lauren Conrad: $125,000. Audrina Patridge: $100,000. Kristin Cavallari (not pictured) : $90,000

That's not per year. That's per show. More to the point, that's not their only source of income.
For most of these "reality stars," clothing lines, commercials, and appearances fees round out their tidy financial empires.

I'm not judging. I'm jealous.

A bachelors, a masters, and an unholy number of jobs later my only chance of seeing this kind of cash remains much as it did years ago: marrying rich, filing a lawsuit, or winning the lottery. Though each option remains slimmer than the last, my spirit is not dampened. Assuming you like your job as much as I like mine, lets take courage in something my Poppa told me as a kid (and reminds me of whenever he turns me down for money): follow your passion and the profit will come.

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Comments

[ashleyriley]

Am a great fan of lauren conrad, her performance in all the episodes is heart throbbing for all youths.Thats why she's getting more money per episodes.Lauren "LC" Conrad (THE HILLS) with Lauren Slater (KOOZA ICON) promoting the upcoming Cirque du Soleil show in Santa Monica. Kindly visit www.theatremama.com/ccount/click.php?id=139 to know more.

[JScott]

Points out that you don't have to be smart or anything purposeful like that, just look pretty for the cameras and be shallow etc......sad commentary on our society.

[Garioch]

Given the choice of looking like Mr. Pratt, having that surname or missing out on 65 grand a week and not sharing those characteristics I'll go for the latter. Therefore singularly un-jealous.