Facts about Lira Mercer
- Net Worth: $3 million
- Salary: Over $200 thousand/year
- Parents: Terrence (Father) and Michele Mercer (Mother)
- Height: 5ft 0inches
- Hometown: Houston, Texas
- Nationality: American
- High School: Worthington High School
- Birthday: August 31, 1993
- Zodiac Sign: Virgo
Who is Lira Mercer?
Lira Mercer is an American hip hop model and social media star and she is best known as Lira Galore and she is popular for appearing on OWN’s reality show Iyanla and for appearing alongside American rapper Rick Ross at the 2015 BET Hip Hop Awards when they were engaged.
Biography and High School
Lira Mercer was born on August 31, 1993 in Houston, Texas, United States and she was born to African-American parents, her mother’s name is Michele Galore or Momma Galore, a businesswoman and owner of Wine Fine Forever and her father Terrence abandoned them when she was still a kid.
Mercer had a tough childhood, according to her, she was born when her parents were still young and since her father couldn’t handle the responsibilities, he ran away and while growing up, she felt empty and all this made her to be involved in many relationships which resulted in her being pregnant at the young age of 14 and she blamed her father for it all.
Lira Mercer attended Worthington High School and after graduating she became an exotic dancer.
Social Media and Modeling Career
Lira Mercer’s had it all rough while on her way to stardom, at the age of 14, she got pregnant and had to go through abortion, she later became an exotic dancer and worked as a stripper and performed for celebrities such as hip hop rapper Meek Mill and many others.
She later opened an Instagram account and began to post pictures with many A-List celebrities and as time went on, she gained a lot of attention and quickly began to model for Hip Hop Weekly Magazine in 2014 and she even became more famous after American hip hop rapper Rick Ross proposed to her with an 11-carat ring in 2015.
As of recent, Mercer has accumulated over 4 million Instagram followers and she is also active on Twitter with over 3 million followers and a host of other social media networks.
Controversies, rumors and legal issues
Lira Mercer became an online sensation after she was proposed to by American rapper Rick Ross, but after a picture of her and Meek Mill surfaced online and after being labeled as being a no wife material by television show host Wendy Williams due to her past hustle as a stripper, Rick Ross called off the engagement and this made headlines.
Mercer has also been involved with celebrities such as Drake, Wale, Meek Mill, Justin Bieber and more and all these made her a name attached to the wrong headlines.
In May, 2016, her Twitter account got hacked and the hackers released her private chats with celebrities such as Mike Epps, Chad Johnson and Ian Connor and more and the chats were full of erotic messages.
In 2017, a video of her love making moment with her ex-boyfriend Lance Stephenson was leaked online and this got her into a legal tussle with those who leaked the video.
Nationality and Ethnicity
Lira Mercer is of American nationality and black ethnicity.
Height and Weight
Lira Mercer stands at a height of 5ft 0inches and she weighs 63kg.
Family
Lira Mercer was born to her parents Terrence and Michele Mercer and she grew up without a sibling.
Hometown
Lira Mercer’s hometown is Houston, Texas, as she was born and raised there.
Residence
Mercer and her family reside in Los Angeles, California, United States of America.
Lira Mercer Net Worth and Salary
Lira Mercer is an American model and social media star and her net worth is estimated to be $3 million and she earns over $200 thousand as salary annually.
Her net worth accumulated due to the success in her career as a hip hop model and social media star.
