Melissa Francis
Net Worth: $8 million*
Melissa Francis began her television career as a newborn, appearing in a Johnson & Johnson baby shampoo commercial. She then went on to appear in several films like “Little House on the Prairie” as a child actress. Melissa obtained her first work with CNBC hosting “After the Bell,” a weekday program, before breaking away from acting to get her BA from Harvard. She then went on to work for Fox Business Network and Fox News, where she is a regular panelist and commentator on the weekday afternoon show “Outnumbered.”
Gretchen Carlson
Net Worth: $16 million*
Gretchen Carlson began her career as a pageant queen in Anoka, Minnesota, before going on to become a writer. She represented Minnesota in the 1989 Miss America Pageant. Casey Close, a former professional baseball player, and sports agent is her husband. Gretchen left Fox in 2016, after hosting Fox & Friends. She is now the author of the novel Be Fierce, which has been well received. She holds the honor of being named one of Time Magazine’s “Most Influential People in the World” in 2017.