Nicky Hilton, the second daughter of Richard Hilton—a hotel heir and real estate businessman—has an estimated net worth of $100 million as of 2024. Her wealth comes from her inheritance from the Hilton family fortune and her business ventures. Nicky’s grandfather, Conrad Hilton, purchased his first hotel in 1919 and officially founded the Hilton Hotels Corporation in 1946.
By Conrad’s passing in 1969, the company had expanded to over 300 hotels in 40 countries. Nicky’s father, Richard Hilton, is also a successful businessman interested in real estate and other investments.
Wearing a dream wedding dress from Valentino, she married financier James Rothschild, the only child of Amschel Mayor James Rothschild, on July 10, 2015, in a non-denominational ceremony at The Orangery, located in Kensington Palace Gardens in London, England.
Nicky Hilton and James Rothschild attend the Fashion Institute Of Technology’s 2016 FIT Gala at the Grand Ballroom at The Plaza Hotel on May 9, 2016, in New York City (Credit: Ivan Nikolov / WENN)
How Did Nicky Hilton Meet James Rothschild?
According to The New York Times, Nicholai Olivia Hilton and James Amschel Victor Rothschild met in 2011 at Petra Ecclestone and James Stunt’s wedding in Rome.
Nicky Hilton and James Rothschild met during the cocktail hour of Petra Eccleston’s wedding to James Stunt in Italy (Credit: PA Images / INSTARimages / Cover Images)
“We didn’t meet till after the reception during the cocktail hour. I was standing there with my sister, talking to some boy who was chatting up Paris. And he walked over and introduced himself. And I was like, “He’s cute, too.” [Laughs] And then we didn’t see each other till after dinner. I was living in L.A. at the time, he was in London. So it was L.A./London long distance for about a year,” Nicky told W in an interview.
What Is James Rothschild’s Net Worth?
James Rothschild, a member of one of the richest families in the world, has a wealth that’s difficult to estimate. According to Forbes, the family’s fortune is managed by a Swiss-based holding company called Rothschilds Continuation, making it hard to pinpoint his exact net worth.
Although the Rothschild family held the largest private fortune in the world during the 19th century, James Amschel Victor Rothschild’s current stake in the family fortune remains unclear.
Some sources estimate James Rothschild’s net worth to be around $60 million, which includes proceeds from the sale of a $37 million farm he listed in 2015. The 1,700-acre estate, located near Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, England, had been in the Rothschild family since 1938.
Nicky Hilton Spotted Bonding With Family in NYC, Wearing Her Sustainable French Sole Flats
A few weeks after releasing her new footwear collection with French Sole, Nicky Hilton took time out of her busy schedule to bond with her family in New York City.
Taking advantage of the warm spring weather in May 2021, the then-37-year-old hotel heiress and her European banking heir husband, James Rothschild, treated their daughters Lily Grace and Theodora Marilyn to cupcakes in a rare family outing.
Nicky Hilton and James Rothschild head to Little Cupcakes Bakeshop with their kids Lily-Grace and Teddy in New York City on May 26, 2021 (Credit: Instar / WENN)
The family of four headed to Little Cupcakes Bakeshop in Soho with their hands clasped together. Looking chic and feminine, Nicky teamed a cute ice cream cone-printed top with skinny blue jeans.
She layered her outfit with a girly pink Alice + Olivia “Gwyneth” boxy jacket. The jacket is made from tweed fabric with lurex threading and features pearl and crystal embellishments.
Nicky Hilton looks girly in her ice cream cone-print top and Alice + Olivia pink tweed jacket (Credit: Instar / WENN)
Wearing her blonde hair in a low bun, the socialite accessorized with classic pearl stud earrings and a ring. She wore barely-there makeup and hid her blue eyes behind her Illesteva Lisbon sunglasses.
Nicky Hilton wears a low bun hairstyle and hides her blue eyes behind Illesteva sunglasses (Credit: Instar / WENN)
Continuing with the girly theme of her look, Nicky carried her essentials in a Chanel pink caviar jumbo classic flap bag and slipped her feet into a pair of “Charlott” ballet flats from her French Sole collection.
These comfy yet modern chic flats feature an embossed leather finish with laced geometric cutouts and the collar and bow-detailed vamps.
Nicky Hilton matches her feminine pink jacket with pink French Sole Charlott flats (Credit: Instar / WENN)
Available at Zappos, they also have breathable leather linings, lightly cushioned footbeds, and rubber outsoles.
A modern ballet flat made from embossed leather with laced geometric cutouts and bow vamps
Looking as chic as their fashionista mom, Lily and Teddy dressed in their floral outfits for spring. Teddy, 3, looked cute in her white floral overalls with a matching Peter Pan-collared blouse underneath.
Styling her hair into a ponytail, she accessorized with pink-framed sunglasses and finished her look with glitter jelly shoes.
Nicky Hilton’s youngest daughter, Teddy, wears floral overalls with a Peter Pan collar blouse and jelly shoes (Credit: Instar / WENN)
Lily-Grace, 4, was equally pretty in her blue floral dress that fell above her knees. She wore her hair in a neat bun with a blue bow and rounded out her look with matching blue floral shoes.
Allowing her girls to take center stage, James kept things simple with a white T-shirt and khaki pants.
James Rothschild keeps it simple in a white tee and khaki pants combo as he holds hands with daughter Lily Grace in a floral blue dress and matching shoes (Credit: Instar / WENN)
Nicky Hilton Runs Errands in Sustainable French Sole x Nicky Hilton ‘Amanda’ Sneakers
On Tuesday, prior to their family outing, Nicky was spotted running errands in Tribeca in a more muted outfit. She covered up in a black chunky-knit turtleneck sweater from Tory Burch with white chevron prints on the front, paired with Jen7 straight crop rolled white jeans.
Nicky Hilton runs errands in Tory Burch chunky knit sweater and Jen7 white jeans on May 25, 2021 (Credit: Instar / WENN)
Keeping the rest of her look simple, the mom-of-two skipped wearing jewelry and neutral makeup with Garrett Leight Hampton X round sunglasses.
She wore her shoulder-length tresses down with an off-center parting and carried a straw-woven basket tote with her initials on the front and brown leather straps.
Nicky Hilton hides her eyes behind a pair of Garrett Leight sunglasses and carries a custom large basket woven tote (Credit: Instar / WENN)
Low-key advertising her latest footwear collection, Nicky completed her look with the French Sole “Amanda” plimsolls you can buy at Zappos.
Nicky Hilton promotes her French Sole Amanda striped plimsolls (Credit: Instar / WENN)
Handcrafted in Spain, these sustainable canvas sneakers feature a recycled polyester striped upper, vegan microfiber insoles and linings, and recycled rubber and natural jute soles.
A pair of handcrafted, hand-dyed sneakers with reinforced toe bumpers and jute-wrapped soles