Former supermodel Christina Estrada poses for the cameras in front of the High Courtat Royal Courts of Justice, Strand on July 8, 2016 in ...
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| Former supermodel Christina Estrada poses for the cameras in front of the High Courtat Royal Courts of Justice, Strand on July 8, 2016 in London |
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LONDON
A British court has awarded an American model $68 million in a divorce settlement with a wealthy Saudi businessman.
Sheikh Walid Juffali divorced Christina Estrada under Islamic law in 2014. She went to court in Britain seeking $254 million to meet her "reasonable needs" — including $1.3 million a year for clothes.
A judge gave her a lesser sum, but her lawyers say it is still by far "the largest needs award ever made by an English court."
Estrada, 54, who lives in Britain, says she appreciates that "the spectacular life Walid and I led was immensely fortunate and rarefied."
Her 61-year-old ex-husband, who has terminal cancer, told the court that his wealth amounts to $148 million, not the billions estimated by Estrada's lawyers.
LONDON
A British court has awarded an American model $68 million in a divorce settlement with a wealthy Saudi businessman.
Sheikh Walid Juffali divorced Christina Estrada under Islamic law in 2014. She went to court in Britain seeking $254 million to meet her "reasonable needs" — including $1.3 million a year for clothes.
A judge gave her a lesser sum, but her lawyers say it is still by far "the largest needs award ever made by an English court."
Estrada, 54, who lives in Britain, says she appreciates that "the spectacular life Walid and I led was immensely fortunate and rarefied."
Her 61-year-old ex-husband, who has terminal cancer, told the court that his wealth amounts to $148 million, not the billions estimated by Estrada's lawyers.
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| Walid Juffali and Christina Estrada |
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