In January of this year, American influencer and celebrity Candice Miller praised the benefits of an $800 ( ₹67,000) weekly facials instead of plastic surgery. A little over six months later, her husband Brandon Miller, who funded her luxurious lifestyle, committed suicide. Candice didn’t know that Brandon was $17 million in debt.
According to a New York Times report, Brandon Miller committed suicide while his wife and children were vacationing in Italy. In his final email, the New York businessman admitted to his wife that he had lied about their financial situation. In fact, the payout from his life insurance policies, totaling around $15 million, may not be enough to cover his debts.
Here’s what we know about Candice Miller:
Candice Miller is the widow of Brandon Miller, the real estate mogul who committed suicide at the age of 43. The couple have two daughters together.
She is a popular internet personality and ran the lifestyle mommy blog “Mama and Tata” with her sister Jenna Crespi. The Mama and Tata account had around 80,000 followers on Instagram. It has now been deleted.
The influencer documented her luxurious lifestyle on the blog. Her feed was filled with photos of the parties she attended, her opulent homes, private $250 fitness sessions, traveling on private planes, and more.
Despite all this, according to the New York Times, the Mama and Tata blog did not generate much revenue. Instead, the lavish lifestyle was financed by Brandon’s real estate business, which in reality was not as profitable as he had portrayed it.
Candice has previously spoken about how much she relied on her husband. “Most days I really look forward to coming home and having dinner with my husband and girls, followed by a few very tasty cuddles before bedtime where we all confess our love for each other over and over again,” she told Mini Magazine in 2019.
The couple owned a 500 square meter vacation home in the Hamptons, one of the most exclusive and wealthy travel destinations in the world with numerous luxury boutiques, trendy restaurants and sprawling estates.
Candice and Brandon Miller were a fixture of Hamptons social life. A businessman familiar with the Southampton social scene told the Post, “A lot of people rent big houses and go into debt to throw parties to get into the really rich circles of billionaires like Michael Rubin and Michael Loeb, and the Millers were like that.”
“Candice made it harder for Brandon because she showed off so much on social media,” he added.
Candice and Brandon knew each other since childhood and dated for a year before getting married in 2009. Candice was born and raised in New York City.
In addition to running the mom blog, she worked as head buyer for the Tenet shop in Southampton, according to her now-defunct website.
She is also co-founder of vintage-inspired womenswear brand Black Iris.
