Ashton Meem is an American insurance company executive, businesswoman, and minor popular culture celebrity. She has found solo success as a business consultant, art buyer and facilitator, and as an insurance company advertising assistant. Meem is most recognizable in the general public as the ex-wife of Russell Wilson. Wilson is the quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks
Although Meem obviously gained public notoriety as the former wife of Wilson, and in the wake of their subsequent and allegedly scandalous breakup, she almost definitely accumulated her net worth on her own terms. Meem and Wilson have known each other since they were teenagers and were married for about two years. Wilson has subsequently remarried, to R&B singer Ciara, while Meem has reportedly stayed single until now.
Early Life
Meem was born in Richmond, Virginia on September 6, 1987. She attended high school at St. Catherine’s High School in Richmond. Meanwhile, Wilson was attending Collegiate School nearby and was a local basketball, baseball, and football hero. Meem and Wilson crossed paths at various high school functions and started dating sometime in 2006.
After graduating from St. Catherine’s High School, Meem studied at the University of Georgia for over three years. Meem then decided to transfer to North Carolina State in 2009 to be closer to Wilson. Wilson was a rising football player at North Carolina state and recorded over 21 touchdowns. Meem graduated from North Carolina State in 2010 with a BA in communications.
As Meem is a very private person. Not much is known about her early employment life after her graduation from North Carolina State. For several years after graduation, she worked as a business consultant, media marketing intern, and as a buyer and facilitator of fine art. She was also the Advertising Operations Assistant at American Family Insurance in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, which Meem is reportedly still working with.
Marriage
In 2011, Wilson publicly proposed to Meem in an elaborate secret proposal ceremony that he arranged beforehand with the entire Umstead Hotel and Spa staff in North Carolina. Wilson reportedly presented Meem with an 8-carat diamond ring. Meem and Wilson were married on January 14, 2012, the same year that Wilson signed on to play with the Seattle Seahawks.
Divorce
Meem’s marriage to Wilson was reportedly unhappy and did not last very long. Their unhappy relationship undoubtedly became more stressful since Wilson’s notoriety made their public lives fodder for online celebrity and gossip websites. The couple were estranged and living separately not long after getting married. Meem and Wilson divorced in April 2014.
There were numerous rumors of an illicit affair with one of Wilson’s teammates, former Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Golden Tate. It is an allegation that Meem and Tate have vociferously denied on multiple occasions.
Not long after divorcing Meem, Wilson began a relationship with R&B singer Ciara. Wilson and Ciara married in 2016.
Meem is a fiercely private individual. Her current social status is unknown, although many believe she is still single. As evidenced by her Twitter account, Meem may still be using Wilson’s last name.
Ashton Meem’s Net Worth
The exact details of her personal finances are not public record. It is estimated that from her employment at American Family Insurance, businesses opportunities that presented themselves during her marriage to Wilson, and her own shrewd business acumen, that Meem might be worth about $4 million.
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