Maximilien Stern was the son of Julia Lemigova, a Russian former model Miss USSR 1990, businesswoman, and TV personality, and her ex-partner, Édouard Stern, a French banker. However, Maximilian could not live long as he died of shaken baby syndrome while he was in the care of a new nanny.
Julia gained attention when she participated in several beauty pageants in the early 1990s. The Russian-born model spent most of his early life in Russia, before moving to western Europe when she won the Miss USSR 1900 title. Although she was first runner-up at Miss USSR in 1990, she won the title after the disqualification of original winner Maria Kezha due to being underage. She was placed 2nd runner-up at the Miss Universe 1991 pageant where she represented the Soviet Union as Miss USSR 1990.
Maximilien Stern’s Family Background
Maximilien died soon after his birth in unknown circumstances. Maximilien’s mother was born Yulia Alexandrovna Lemigova on June 26, 1972, in Moscow, Russia. Julia’s father was a Red Army colonel. Julia dated French Banker Édouard Stern in 1997, but that relationship did not work out. Édouard was killed in Geneva, Switzerland by a woman with whom he was in a four-year relationship. She has two daughters Victoria and Emma from her two different partners. Julia has been in a same-sex marriage with former professional tennis player Martina Navratilova since December 2014.
Maximilien Stern’s Career
There is no information about Maximilien’s career for he died under suspicious circumstances as a newborn. His mother Julia as an actress gained popularity when she joined the crew of season 4 of the Bravo reality television series “The Real Housewives of Miami” in 2021. After Kenya Moore and Joyce Giraud, she was the third former Miss Universe finalist to join a Real Housewives franchise. Although she is on social media she is not that active in interacting with her fans. She has more than 35,000 followers on Instagram, while she has no presence on Twitter and Facebook.
Julia’s husband Martina, 65, is a Czech–American former professional tennis player. Being one of the most successful tennis players of all time, she has won several titles during her remarkable career. She won 18 major singles titles, 31 major women’s doubles titles, and 10 major mixed doubles titles.
Maximilien Stern’s Family Net Worth
Unfortunately, Maximilien died as an infant before he could grow old enough to have a career and own wealth. However, if he had survived he certainly would have had a decent lifestyle. Nonetheless, her 50 years old mother from her career as a model, actress, and entrepreneur accumulated a considerable amount of wealth. As of 2022, she has an estimated net worth of $3 million. His father Édouard Stern was the 38th richest French citizen at the time of his death in 2005.
After Julia moved to Paris, she opened her first well-being center, Joiya spa in 2003. She also owns a cosmetic company Russie Blanche, launched in 2009, that makes skincare and spa products, which is also a major source of her income.