#8 – Lucy Torres (Net Worth: Philippine peso 100 Million)

Lucy Marie Torres y Martinez is a Filipina actress and model. She was born in 1974 to parents Manuel Torres Jr. and Julie Martinez. Her father was into business as they owned several acres of land and it would inspire Lucy to attend school at the University of the Philippines Cebu, where she would end up graduating with a degree in Business Management. Lucy’s career choice would eventually change as someone recommended she become a model. She gave it a shot and wound up starring alongside future husband Richard Gomez in a shampoo commercial. The two had such amazing chemistry that they were cast in a sitcom together called Richard Loves Lucy. Kind of reminds you of I Love Lucy, doesn’t it? After the show ended, Lucy would continue her acting career by starring in other shows like Shall We Dance?, All About You and The Sweet Life. She also continued modeling as a side career, being involved with the clothing brands Bench and Kashieca.

In 2010, Lucy’s husband, Richard Gomez, was disqualified from his position at the Commission of Elections for failure of establishing his residency. Lucy would step in to take his place and her political career would begin to unfold. She began making propositions and sponsoring amendments that would enter into law. Richard was never able to become an elected official again but Lucy enjoyed her position so much that she decided to run again when she was up for re-election. The odds were stacked against her as she had a pending Supreme Court ruling against her but that didn’t stop her from winning the bid against the other candidates.

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