Lydia Stirling McLaughlin, $15 Million
McLaughlin learned a lot about television from her grandfather, Geoff Stirling, who founded NTV, which was North America’s first 24-hour television station. Besides rising to fame herself as a cast member of the eighth season of “The Real Housewives of Orange County,” McLaughlin is a jewelry designer, creator of LYDIA M Jewelry and magazine editor for Beverly Hills Lifestyle.