Net Worth
Shyla Rae Kelley is the daughter of Mary Lou Retton, a famous gymnast. She is a popular and retired gymnast from America, having a net worth of $8 million. In the 1984 Summer Olympics, Mary Lou Retton was able to win a gold medal in an all-around competition that was conducted on an individual basis. After this Olympics, Mary Lou Retton was highlighted in the news in a variety of ways.
The interesting thing to note for her fans is that she was a supporter of the Reagan administration. Moreover, she appeared in a large number of TV commercials during his whole career. If you are one of her fans then continue reading this blog, you will get to know about her early life, personal life, and career.
Early Life
Shyla Rae Kelley’s mother Mary Lou Retton was born on 24th January 1968 in Fairmont which is located in West Virginia. The father of Retton was in charge of the transportation equipment business in the coal industry. The sad part to know about Mary Lou Retton is that she was born with a disease, hip dysplasia. This disease was getting worst with time during the extensive training of gymnastics. She was very small when she started training in gymnastics.
The family of Mary Lou Retton was quite cooperative and they did everything just to make her dreams come true. They even moved from one area to another area so that Mary could get training under highly professional staff.
Career In A Gymnastics
Karolyis was the expert trainer who trained Mary Lou Retton. Under her amazing supervision, Mary Lou Retton was able to become an expert in gymnastics. She was only 15 years old when she won the American cup due to get gymnastics skills. It was the same year when she got the second position in American Nationals. The sad part about her career is that she got a wrist injury that stopped her from getting into World Gymnastics Championships. However, she was skilled enough to win the American classic in the years 1983 as well as 1984.
Endorsements
Mary Lou Retton won a large number of endorsement deals in her career as a gymnast. Due to her great skills, she even got pictured on the front of a Wheaties box. Later, Mary became a spokeswoman for drug chain Revco of U.S. She appeared in a large number of TV commercials that were supporting Ronald Reagan as the president. It was the time when she became the biggest supporter of the Ronald Reagan administration. She participated in a large number of political events.
Personal Life
Mary Lou attended The University of Texas in Austin. She was living in Houston, Texas till 2009, after which she moved to West Virginia. She got married to a real estate developer after she moved back to Houston. The real estate developer was Shannon Kelley. He was also the former quarterback of the University of Texas. The couple got divorced in 2018. Both of them gave birth to four daughters. One of those daughters is Shyla Rae Kelley. The other daughters are McKenna, Emma, and Skyla.