Marlene Knaus is a former model and American fashion icon in her 60s. Many people recognize her as the ex-wife of Austrian Fromula1 racer Niki Lauda. Moreover, she would be known for her loose hairstyle which suited her and became fashion trends before and considered as “IT girl”.

At the time, the ex-couple was the most talked about and regularly made the headlines of many news portals. Plus, the couple had spent supporting each other through many ups and downs. However, Knaus’ ex-husband died at the age of 70, found dead in bed while suffering from serious health issues. Want to know more about Knaus’ personal life, career, and net worth, then keep scrolling.

MARLENE KNAUS: BIO, FAMILY, CAREER

The lesser-known model but who became famous for her relationship with Formula 1 driver Niki Lauda had started her modeling career in the 1960s. She later established herself as a designer as well as a socialite. However, as is known, she gained fame as a public figure after marrying the racing champion. But very little information is available about Knaus before marriage to Niki regarding his childhood, family and siblings.

According to sources, she was born in the year 1956 somewhere in the United States which makes her age in her early sixties. She holds Austrian nationality but her ethnicity is unknown. There is no information about his educational background. On the other hand, her ex-husband was born into a wealthy family of paper makers in Austria. He went against his parents’ decision and made a career as a racing driver. He also became a three-time F1 driver’s world champion as well as an entrepreneur in the field of aviation.

MARLENE KNAUS: PERSONAL LIFE AND HUSBAND

Apparently, Kanus and Lauda first met in the 1970s and soon began their relationship. At that time, Niki said he was dating another girl and left her so he could be with Marlene. As shown in The Life of Niki Lauda, ​​the 2013 adopted film ‘Rush’ where they first met at a party. They spent eight years of their life together before getting married in 1976. But their relationship did not last long and decided to separate after their fifteenth birthday in 1991.

The former couple together had welcomed two sons: Mathias (born in 1979) and Lukas (born in 1981). His first son follows in his father’s footsteps and makes a career as a racing driver. While his second son, Lukas acted as Mathias’ manager. After the divorce, she began to live a quiet life away from the media and without any information about her other relationship. While her ex-husband married a 30-year-younger girl named Birgit Wetzinger , a flight attendant for her airline.

Additionally, Birgit donated a kidney to Lauda in 2005 after eight months of their relationship. Brigit and Niki welcomed their twins in September 2009. Sadly, the Formula 1 champion died in his sleep on May 20, 2019 at the age of 70. He took his last moments at the University Hospital of Zürich where he was undergoing dialysis treatment for kidney problems. .

MARLENE KNAUS: NET WORTH AND SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES

Although it is not known from her current job, she must be earning a good income from her current job. However, she received significant child support, which increased her net worth. Therefore, she has an estimated net worth of around $43 million in addition to her child support.

Knaus is not active on different social media platforms like Instagram and Twitter. It seems that she does not like to share her personal information through these social media platforms. In addition, she is one of those public figures who do not prefer to disclose their private life in these media

MARLENE KNAUS: BODY MEASUREMENTS

The beautiful lady in her 60s has also maintained her healthy lifestyle and made exercise part of her daily routines. His well groomed body is 5 feet 8 inches or 1.72 meters tall and weighs 55 kg. Her body measures 34 inches in chest, 26 inches in waist, and 35 inches in waist with 7 shoe sizes (US). She has dark brown eye color with blonde hair color.