Celebrity Biographies
Cookie Johnson Bio, Family, Career, Husband, Net Worth, Metrics
Occupation: | Various |
Date of Birth: | January 20, 1959 |
Age: | 63 |
Net value : | 50 millions |
Place of birth: | Huntsville, Alabama |
Height (m): | 1.68 |
Religion: | Christianity |
Relationship Status: | Married |
Cookie Johnson, also known as Earlitha Kelly Johnson, is an American businesswoman, philanthropist, and celebrity wife. Additionally, she is the wife of NBA legend Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson. Her husband Earvin has been the president of basketball operations for the Los Angeles Lakers since February 21. Johnson has been married to her husband for over 27 years now and she is still helping her husband fight HIV. After her husband went public with his diagnosis, they remained active in the fight against HIV and AIDS together. Cookie was pregnant when Magic broke the news to her, but their child was immune to disease.
After Johnson’s husband, ‘Magic’, retired from the NBA, he became a spokesperson for HIV/AIDS prevention. The couple work together to promote HIV/AIDS awareness. Additionally, the couple also established the “Magic Johnson Foundation” which aims to develop and fund HIV/AIDS prevention programs. similarly, the foundation also helps the general public with tests, treatments, and scholarships. Johnson herself sits on the organization’s board of directors.
COOKIE JOHNSON: EARLY CHILDHOOD, EDUCATION AND FAMILY
Johnson was born to her parents Earl Kelly and Cora Kelly on January 20, 1959 in Huntsville, Alabama, United States. During her childhood, she spent a lot of time with her parents in Huntsville. Talking about his parents, there are no details available. Similarly, talking about his degrees, Johnson attended Michigan State University for his graduate studies. Johnson holds a bachelor’s degree in apparel and textile retail.
COOKIE JOHNSON: CAREER AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Johnson is a businesswoman by profession. However, she involves herself in various undertakings in her life. She owns a clothing line under the name ‘CJ by Cookie Johnson’. The clothing line produces jeans in large quantities because it had difficulty finding high-end denim for women with a figure like its own. According to her, she could not find jeans adapted to her morphology. Therefore, it frustrated her to try on every pair in the store and come away with nothing. Thus, she created her own brand and produced jeans for all sizes. Currently, the brand sells its jeans in more than 500 specialty stores in the United States.
COOKIE JOHNSON: PERSONAL LIFE AND HUSBAND
Johnson is currently married to former NBA player ‘Magic’. The couple married in September 1991 in Lansing, Michigan where they held a small wedding. After two months of their marriage, Magic announced to the world his HIV infection. The couple have two children together, Earvin Johnson III and Elisa Johnson. EJ is openly gay and the couple adopted Elisa in 1995. Additionally, Johnson’s husband, Magic, has another son by another woman, Andre, 35.
COOKIE JOHNSON: NET WORTH AND SOCIAL MEDIA
The businesswoman has a total net worth of US$50 million. His main source of income is his profession as the owner of a clothing line. Likewise, speaking of its availability on social networks, it is available on Instagram as lecookiej . Similarly, Johnson can also be accessed on Twitter as cjbycookie . Johnson has more than 331,000 followers on Instagram and 22.5,000 followers on Twitter.
COOKIE JOHNSON: BODY MEASUREMENTS
The 61-year-old businesswoman is very beautiful to look at. She has charming facial features, dazzling brown eyes and chocolate skin. In addition, he is 1.68 meters tall and weighs around 60 kg. Also, his other body measurements are not available at this time.