Gayle Benson Bio, Family, Career, Husband, Net Worth, Metrics

Gayle Benson is an American billionaire businesswoman and sports franchise owner. However, she rose to prominence for her marriage to American businessman and sports team owner, Tom Benson. Sadly, he passed away from the flu after being hospitalized for a month on March 15, 2018 at the age of 90.

Additionally, she became the first woman to hold the majority shareholder of voting stock in the NFL and NBA franchises. She is also a philanthropist who has donated to several charitable events and trusts. Scroll to know more about her while reading net worth and body measurements.

GAYLE BENSON: BIOGRAPHY, FAMILY, CAREER

Gayle Marie LaJaunie was born on January 26, 1947 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was born as the daughter of Francis J. LaJaunie and Marie Folse LaJaunie. Regarding her education, she had attended St. Joseph, St. Anthony, and Holy Name of Mary schools and graduated from Martin Behrman High School in 1966. She had not provided information about her university degrees.

She started her career as a receptionist and secretary. After her second divorce, she started an interior business called Gayle Bird Interiors. ltd. She has renovated over a hundred properties. She later became owner of the Saints and Pelicans after the death of her husband Tom.

GAYLE BENSON: PERSONAL LIFE AND HUSBAND

Moreover, she has been married three times and divorced twice. She had her first marriage to Nace Anthony Salomone, on April 8, 1967. Their marriage ended in divorce in 1972. After years later, she remarried Thomas T-Bird Bird on February 14, 1977. Their marriage took place in South Pass, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. However, her marriage also ended in divorce on June 25, 1987.

She again fell in love with her future husband named Tom Benson. They married on October 29, 2004 and remained together until his death in 2018. They met at St. Louis Cathedral and began dating. Additionally, they renewed their tenth wedding vows on October 22, 2014 at St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans.

GAYLE BENSON: NET WORTH AND SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES

She has an estimated net worth of around $3.4 billion from her various business ventures. As she owns a New Orleans Saint football team and a New Orleans Pelicans basketball team after the death of her husband, Tom. She also owns a few properties, including the $4.4 million house in New Orleans.

It seems that she is not active on different social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook. However, she was spotted in media portals for her appearance in public events and team games.

GAYLE BENSON: BODY MEASUREMENTS

She has an average looking body structure with a decent height of 5 feet 4 inches or 1.64 meters. Other than that, there is no information about his body weight or measurements. She has black hair color with hazel eyes.