What is Elizabeth Smart Net Worth?

Elizabeth Smart Net Worth is US$ 10 Million as of January 2023.

Net Worth US$ 10 Million
Born:November 3, 1987 (36 Years)
GenderFemale
Height5′ 6″
HoroscopeScorpio
Country of OriginSalt Lake City, Utah U.S.
Source of WealthWriting, Commentator
Marital StatusMarried
SpouseMatthew Gilmour (m. 2012)
Famous ForActivist, Journalist

Biography

American child safety advocate and ABC News contributor Elizabeth Ann Gilmour was born on November 3, 1987, in the United States. She was 14 years old when Brian David Mitchell kidnapped her from her Salt Lake City home, bringing her to global notice. Smart was held hostage by him and his wife, Wanda Barzee, for nine months before she was freed by law enforcement in Sandy, Utah. Since then, Smart has worked as a missing people campaigner and champion. Many books and movies have been made about her life and abduction.

Timeline

2006

Smart testified before the U.S. Congress in favor of the AMBER Alert system and s*xual predator legislation

2011

Smart established the Elizabeth Smart Foundation

2012

Smart received the Siena Medal recognition from the Theta Phi Alpha National Fraternity

2014

In support of HB 286, Smart spoke in front of the Utah State House of Representatives

2017

I Am Elizabeth Smart, a made-for-TV movie that Lifetime showed on the fifteenth anniversary of her kidnapping

2021

Competed in the famous program “the masked dancer” finishing in eighth place in 2021

Early Life

Elizabeth Smart was born on November 3, 1987,  in Salt Lake City, Utah. Her father was a real estate developer. She had a reputation for being a good-natured, intelligent, reserved, and submissive youngster. The harp was her greatest love, which she had practiced for hours every day since she was five. By middle school, Smart was in demand to play the harp at local weddings and funerals, and she was a regular at the autumn performance held each year in Salt Lake City’s Capitol Rotunda. When Smart started high school, she trained for cross-country competitions and was an accomplished distance runner. She attended Bryant Intermediate School, where she garnered a reputation as an intelligent and dedicated student.

Kidnapping

In Salt Lake City, Utah, on June 5, 2002, then 14-year-old Smart was kidnapped from her bedroom. She was bound up, raped every day for the following nine months, and threatened with death if smart ever tried to flee. On March 12, 2003, police officers found her on a roadway in Sandy, Utah, 18 miles away from her house. Two witnesses have recognized the kidnappers as  Wanda Ileen Barzee and Brian David Mitchell, from an America’s Most Wanted program. In accordance with a plea deal with the prosecutors, Barzee admitted to helping in the kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart on November 16, 2009. The court determined that Mitchell was qualified to face accusations of abduction and s*xual assault. He was guilty on both counts and given two life sentences in federal prison in May 2011.

Career

Activism and Media Coverage

On March 8, 2006, she spoke before the U.S. Congress in favor of the AMBER Alert system and s*xual predator laws. She gave a speech on July 26, 2006, following the agreement of the Adam Walsh Act. She visited Washington, D.C., in May 2008 and participated in the book presentation “You’re Not Alone”, released by the Department of Justice of the united states. It had writings from her and four other young people who had been rehabilitated.

At the Maria Shriver-hosted 2009 Women’s Conference which was held in California on October 27, 2009, Smart gave a speech about overcoming challenges in life. The Elizabeth Smart Foundation, which Smart established in 2011, intends to provide hope and stop s*xual assault victims and exploitation via prevention, healing, and activism. Theta Phi Alpha National Fraternity presented Smart with the Siena Medal in July 2012. The medal is the organization’s highest distinction given to a non-member. They gave it their patron saint, St. Catherine of Siena, as its name.

Smart spoke in favor of HB 286 in front of the Utah State House of Representatives in February 2014. In Utah schools, the measure would provide an optional curriculum for teaching preventing child s*xual assault. “I Am Elizabeth Smart”, a made-for-TV movie narrated and produced by Smart, was broadcast on Lifetime on June 5, 2017, the 15th anniversary of her kidnapping. It chronicles the tale of her captivity from her point of view. She also  participated in The Masked Dancer in 2021 as “Moth.” Though smart got eliminated in the 3rd place, she finished in the 8th overall position.

Highlights

  • The Elizabeth Smart Foundation, which Smart established in 2011, intends to provide hope and stop s*xual assault victims and exploitation via prevention, healing, and activism.
  • Theta Phi Alpha National Fraternity presented Smart with the Siena Medal in July 2012.
  • Smart spoke in favor of HB 286 in front of the Utah State House of Representatives in February 2014.
  • Smart participated in The Masked Dancer in 2021 as “Moth.” She finished eighth in the competition before being eliminated in the show’s third episode.

Famous Quotes from Elizabeth Smart

Famous Quote 1 from Elizabeth Smart

“Nothing in my life, I recall, had prepared me for that particular time.”

– Elizabeth Smart
Famous Quote 2 from Elizabeth Smart

“We all have problems, regardless of who we are or where we are in life.” –

-Elizabeth Smart
Famous Quote 3 from Elizabeth Smart

“The best retribution you could offer them is to be happy and go on with your life since they stole nine months of your life. You might never feel as though reparation or justice has been done. They don’t merit even another second of your existence.”

– Elizabeth Smart
Famous Quote 4 from Elizabeth Smart

“Every single one of us has a life story to tell. Life will always present us with challenges, but how we respond to those challenges makes us who we are.”

– Elizabeth Smart
Famous Quote 5 from Elizabeth Smart

“Whenever you face a challenge, never give up, never lose hope, and never let it define who you are. Believe in happiness, that there may be a happily ever after, and that it is worth enduring.”

– Elizabeth Smart

Key Lessons from Elizabeth Smart

  • The significance of teaching your kids about the “actual” world they live in
  • Most of the maturity you need to take care of yourself should have been acquired by now.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Elizabeth Smart?

Elizabeth Ann Gilmour is an American child safety activist and commentator for ABC News.

Elizabeth Smart’s net worth in 2022?

US$10 million is the approximate net worth of Elizabeth Smart.

Who is Elizabeth’s Smart Husband?

Matthew Gilmour is the husband of Elizabeth Smart.

Summary

Elizabeth Smart is an American author and commentator for ABC News. She was kidnapped in June 2002 at the age of 14. She was held captive by Brian David Mitchell and Wanda Barzee and was raped and drugged until she was freed in March 2003. Smart has since become a well-known social activist. She established the Elizabeth Smart Foundation in 2011.