She is also known as a former first daughter after her dad, George W. Bush, served as president from 2001 to 2009. Scroll down to learn some interesting facts about her and how much money she makes.
Jenna Bush Hager has an estimated net worth of $14 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
She became a correspondent for Today in 2009, contributing monthly stories on education. At the time, she stated that although it was not a lifelong dream, being open-minded to change is essential in life, as the New York Times reported. Jenna Bush Hager hopes to focus on her passions, including education, urban education, women’s and children’s issues, and literacy.
She worked at Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom Public Charter School for a year and a half in the mid-2000s. In the summer of 2006, she took a leave of absence to intern with UNICEF’s Educational Policy Department in Latin America. During this time, she worked in a shelter.
Since her early correspondent days, a lot has changed, including her salary. Now, as a full-time co-host on NBC, Jenna has a much more significant presence on the morning talk show, and her paycheck reflects this. She earns an estimated yearly salary of $4 million doing a job she loves.
Jenna Bush Hager has three children.
She married Henry Chase Hager on May 10, 2008.
Their children are Margaret Laura “Mila” Hager, born in April 2013; Poppy Louise Hager, born in August 2015; and Henry Harold “Hal” Hager, born in August 2019.
Jenna announced her pregnancy with Hal during an episode of Today on April 22, 2019.
Jenna Bush Hager has a fraternal twin sister named Barbara Pierce Bush. Barbara was born before Jenna, making her the older of the two. Before their birth, George and Laura Bush had planned to adopt.
Jenna shared this information with her former costar, Kathie Lee, Today, February 2017. The couple tried for five years to conceive but were unsuccessful. The speaker keeps a picture of their parents by their bed, which was sent to the adoption agency. The speaker’s mother often comments that the photo shows a desperate couple. However, the day the couple found out they were accepted for adoption, they also found out they were pregnant with the speaker and their sibling.
Jenna has shifted her career goals toward television news. Barbara is the co-founder and president of Global Health Corps, a non-profit focused on public health. She is dedicated to humanitarian work and improving people’s lives in underdeveloped countries. Both sisters are passionate about helping others. They are both legacy members of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority but at different colleges. Barbara attended Yale University, and Jenna attended the University of Texas at Austin.
Jenna Bush Hager has written several books.
Her first book, Ana’s Story: A Journey of Hope, was released in September 2007. It is about her experiences working with UNICEF-sponsored charities in Latin America. Her second book, a children’s book titled Read All About It!, was published in April 2008. It was her first collaboration with her mother. In June 2010, Jenna and Laura released their second children’s book. Titled ‘Our Great Big Backyard,’ this book is a love letter to nature and America’s National Parks.
‘Sisters First: Stories from Our Wild and Wonderful Life’ is Jenna’s first memoir, co-written with her sister Barbara. It teaches children about the wonders of nature. The novel provides intimate details about the twins’ lives growing up in the Texas countryside and being thrown into the spotlight during their time at the White House. In September 2020, she published a new book titled Everything Beautiful in Its Time: Seasons of Love and Loss, which shares the wisdom she gained from her beloved grandparents.
Additionally, in April 2022, Jenna and Barbara co-authored another children’s book called The Superpower Sisterhood, which celebrates the bond of friendship and sisterhood between twins.