The Legendary Purple Pasty That Paid Off: A Deep Dive Into Stylist Misa Hylton's Net Worth
By Wanda DuncanJune 7 2025, Published 11:30 p.m. ET
The Breakdown: From Jodeci and Mary J. Blige to Beyoncé and Megan Thee Stallion, stylist and fashion designer Misa Hylton has dressed some of hip-hop, R&B, and pop's most beloved artists.
Just how much does it pay to dress some of our favorite performers? Fashion pioneer Misa Hylton's net worth of $19 million gives us just a taste of what a celebrity stylist can make. When Hylton was just 17 years old, she helped to change the very culture of hip-hop by switching up Jodeci's style from formal to streetwear.
And who can forget in 1999 when Lil' Kim popped out in her famous purple one-sleeved jumpsuit and pasty? Decades later, Hylton's gone on to drape your favorite artist, influence the next generation of stylists, and collab her way right into your closet.
Trendsetter: Misa Hylton's Net Worth is the Millions
As of 2024, Misa Hylton's net worth was $19 million. How did she stack her paper? Aside from creating drip for clients, in 2012, Hylton created the Misa Hylton Fashion Academy.
Hylton told Black Enterprise, "By the time I was 25 years old I made $1 million as a fashion stylist with no tools and no firm foundation or understanding about finance and how to take that money and build upon it. So I’ve always been passionate about continuing to learn about finance and sharing information through the Misa Hylton Fashion Styling Academy." Hylton also hosts an annual Jr. Fashion Camp for creatives ages 8-16 that combines fashion lessons with life coaching.
The fashion architect has partnered with global companies to up her profile and her paycheck including Versace, Teva, a company that makes sandals, and she's a global creative partner of the luxury fashion brand MCM. Hylton also has a line of jewelry out with Simone I. Smith.
The 2020 Harlem's Fashion Row honoree has taken her talents outside of the fashion world to work with brands such as Pepsi, Viacom, the NFL, and Amazon.
Misa Hylton
American Stylist, Fashion Designer
Net worth: $19 million
From the early 90's Misa Hylton has been a stylist and fashion designer working with famous artists such as Missy Elliot, Queen Latifa, Lil' Kim, and Cardi B.
Birth name: Misa Hylton
Birthdate: January 6, 1974
Birthplace: Mount Vernon, New York, United States
Spouses: Jojo Brim (m. 1995- div. 1999)
Kids: 3
Misa Hylton Launched a Clothing Line After Styling Beyoncé
If you don't remember the custom MCM look for Beyoncé and Jay Z's "APESH*T" video, hit rewind. Hylton styled the pop star in 2018 and then went on in 2019 to design custom MCM for Megan Thee Stallion for her Jimmy Kimmel Live! performance. On a roll, Hylton then launched The Remix Shop by Misa Hylton in partnership with MCM in 2020, offering over 800 items.
Her next collaboration came in 2021 when she launched a capsule wardrobe with Macy's through their Icons of Style initiative called the I.N.C. International Concepts fashion collection. “My designs vibrate on a high frequency. They bring happiness and excitement to the people who see them and want to wear them,” Hylton said, according to Business Wire.
From appearing in fashion magazines like Vogue to having her living art walk red carpets, Hylton has jumped from her music video era to set the fashion world ablaze. Branching out from clothing to jewelry and working with different types of brands, it's clear that Misa Hylton's net worth will continue to grow as she steadily defines and reaches new heights along her entrepreneurial path.
