Mckayla Maroney’s Net Worth and The Story Of How She Became Famous

An Olympic gymnast who gained a lot of fame at a young age, Maroney is loved for many reasons. Despite her popularity, she has maintained a low profile in her personal life. This may be attributed to the fact that she was homeschooled and initially restricted from having any romantic relationships on her journey to becoming an elite gymnast. Her talents and gorgeous looks have left folks interested in her love life and dating history. While those pertinent details about the gymnast remain quite a mystery to the media, the focus this time is on McKayla Maroney’s net worth and professional accomplishments.

How Did McKayla Maroney Become Famous?

Perhaps at the time of her birth on December 9, 1995, McKayla’s parents never imagined that she would be the one to put their family’s name on the global map. The Californian star inherited her athletic genes from her parents who were both sports inclined. Mike and Erin Maroney were the ones who discovered McKayla’s talents early enough and helped steer her towards a gymnastics career.

McKayla Maroney’s journey to fame began since she was two years old. She started competing at the junior level in her early teens, participating in several contests, including the Pan American Championships, CoverGirl Classic, and Visa Championships. Maroney debuted as a senior gymnast in 2011. It was that same year that she bagged a gold medal at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.

McKayla Maroney
Maroney at the 2012 Olympics Image Source

After a successful Olympic Trials, she joined the US women’s national team to the Summer Olympics in London. The 2012 tournament was a major highlight in Maroney’s career as she returned with a personal silver medal in the vault event, as well as a gold medal for the team. There was no looking back for the gymnast as she later went on to win a gold medal on vault at the 2013 World Championships. However, a few years later, McKayla Maroney officially retired as a professional gymnast in February 2016.

But sports isn’t the only thing Maroney is known for. Banking on her fame as a star athlete, she has successfully penetrated the movie industry. She debuted as an actress in 2012 while still a pro gymnast in the TV series Hart of Dixie. She has since followed up with other impressive screen credits such as Superstore and Bones. She has also made appearances on hit TV shows such as Late Show with David Letterman, Good Morning America, Dancing With the Stars, and Big Brother. 

Since her retirement as a gymnast, McKayla seems to be keen on exploring her creative sides. Though more focused on acting, the Californian-based star has also ventured into music. She has at least one single, Ghost (2016) under her belt.

What is Mckayla Maroney’s Net Worth?

There’s no doubt that Maroney enjoyed a lucrative career during her active years as a gymnast. For instance, the gymnast and her Olympic gymnastics teammates who participated in California’s 40-city Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions were each paid over $100,000 for the 2012 event. Again, it was once reported in 2013 that her salary as a United States national gymnast was about $500,000. McKayla Maroney’s net worth is currently pegged at $4 million. She accumulated her fortune from her career endeavors as a gymnast and an actress, as well as from endorsements.

What Happened to Maroney?

The star athlete’s last TV credit was in 2016 but she recently made headlines in early 2018 following a legal settlement worth $1.25 million from the USA Gymnastics. In October the previous year, Mckayla Maroney revealed that she was sexually abused by the USA Gymnastics team osteopathic physician, Larry Nassar. The athlete alleged that Nassar began molesting her at age 13 and it continued multiple times until her retirement from the sport in 2016. Maroney said she eventually decided to come forward in order to help put an end to sexual abuse.

She was one of the several women who accused the former gymnastics doctor of sexual abuse. Nassar, who molested more than 250 girls and women while pretending he was doing medical procedures is currently serving a 60-year sentence in an American federal prison.

McKayla Maroney also faced a major online backlash in 2017, following a video she posted of herself dancing in a thong on social media. The Olympic gymnast only recently returned to Twitter in late 2019 after over a year hiatus from social media.

Iheoma Okenwa
Iheoma Okenwa
Iheoma has extensive professional writing experience on topics that range from entertainment to lifestyle, finance, business, and more

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