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Who Is Stephanie Mills Husband Michael Saunders? Meet The Children and Net Worth

Who Is Stephanie Mills Husband Michael Saunders? She had her first child at the age of 45 years. Here is what we know about the R&B singer so far.

Millis is an American singer, musician, and songwriter who began her career in 1966 by appearing in the Broadway musical Maggie Flynn. She started gaining fame as “Dorothy” in the musical The Wiz. Stephanie scored five Number 1 R&B hits during the 1980s. 

She won a Grammy Award in 1981 for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. Millis won the American Music Award for the Favourite Soul/R&B Female Artist in 1982. She got cast as Aunt Em in the NBC live musical production of The Wiz in 2015. 

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Meet Stephanie Mills Husband Michael Saunders 

Michael is Stephanie’s ex-husband. They got married in 1993, and Minister Louis Farrakhan officiated the wedding ceremony. Saunders and Mills got divorced in 2001.

As Saunders is not a public personality, further details about her third husband are currently unavailable. He is not active on social media platforms such as Instagram and Twitter. 

Stephanie was previously married twice. Her first marriage was with singer-songwriter Jeffrey Daniel. He is the founder member of the R&B vocal group Shalamar. The duo got married in 1980, and they officially separated in 1983.

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— Hansom Ransom (@HansomRansom4) March 22, 2021

Mills got married for the second time to Dino Meminger in 1989, but their marriage did not last long as they got divorced two years later, in 1991. 

By the late-80s, Stephanie was wealthy and celebrated, but she was still unhappy as two of her marriages failed, and she was disappointed with the response to her 1988 release. She once dated Michael Jackson, the “King of Pop.”

Does Stephanie Mills Have Children?

Stephanie has a son, Farad Mills, and often posts his pictures on her Instagram account. Her child was born with Down Syndrome and celebrated his 20th birthday earlier this year. 

Mills was 45 years old when Farad was born, and since then, her life changed forever as he brought extreme joy into the family. 

He has special needs, and the singer has been a devoted mother. The mother-son duo shares a close bond, and Stephanie revealed that he has taught her so much over the last two decades.

What Is Stephanie Mills Net Worth in 2021?

Mills’s net worth is $1.5 million in 2021, as per Celebrity Net Worth

She made her earnings as a successful musician and Broadway actress. Stephanie is one of the most notable soul artists, and she established herself as a prominent actress in the 70s and 80s.

The New Yorker began acting on stage when she was nine years old and has won the Apollo Theatre six times. Her professional career took a shape when she acted in The WIz, an African-American variation of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. 

Mills’s best-selling albums include Stephanie, I’ve Got The Cure, Merciless, Sweet Sensation, and Tantalizingly Hot.