Here Is Everything To Know About Paul Qualley The Model

Quick Facts

Paul Qualley is a former model and ex-husband of popular Hollywood actress and model, Andie MacDowell. The South Carolina born actress is popular for her roles in Sex, Lies, and Videotape, Mighty Fine, The Secret of the Sahara, Short Cut, Multiplicity, The End of Violence, Bad Girls, Just the Ticket among others.

He was born in the U.S in 1958. Without so much information about his parents as well as his educational background, his fame and popularity were first tied to his marriage to MacDowell.

Qualley started his modeling career when he was quite young and thanks to the popularity that came with his marriage, Qualley further built on his career. He got involved in a lot of things including advertising before he later called it quits to become a rancher. He has also worked as a contractor at a time.

Facts Worth Knowing About Paul Qualley

1. His marriage with Andie MacDowell

As earlier mentioned, Paul Qualley became quite famous after he got married to Hollywood actress and fashion model Andie MacDowell. The couple who would later tie the knots in 1986 met while they were posing for Gap ads, got acquainted, courted for a couple of years before finally walking down the aisle.

However, after being together for 13-years, they called it quits in 1999. Their separation was strange and came as a shock to many because just months beforehand, MacDowell was gushing about their happiness and praising Paul for being a house husband, a ‘Super Mom’ who cooked and cared for their then young children. Whatever went wrong, the couple never got to say.

2. Qualley’s children

Paul Qualley and Andie MacDowell’s 13-year union produced three children (a son named Justin and two daughters named Rainey and Sarah). Justin Qualley was born in 1986 followed by Rainey Qualley in 1990, and then Sarah Margaret Qualley came in 1994.

Despite being separated, custody of the children had never been an issue for the former couple as both of them are responsible for their children. However, it was with their mother that they grew up with first in Montana before she later moved to Asheville in North Carolina.

Margaret and Rainey have both stolen from the genetic blessedness of their parents as well as the talent of their mother. Rainey is an actress and a singer while her sister also acts and dances. The mother-daughter trio once featured on the cover of “Town and Country” as the fantastic three.

On his part, Justin now works in Montana in real estate.

3. Paul Qualley’s relationship life after the divorce

Following the divorce, the duo went their separate ways to build new relationships. For Andie, she got married to businessman Rhett Hartzog in 2001. Unfortunately for her, this marriage was not to last a long time as by 2004, it had ended in a divorce. Not done, she started another relationship with Kevin Geagan which seemed as though it would go far. In 2006, they were engaged but nothing has come out of it.

Unlike MacDowell, Paul is reportedly still single, although this claim has not been confirmed. Sources say he has been off the dating scene since the divorce. There are others who claim he hasn’t gotten over his divorce from Andie.

4. This is what their children think about their divorce

Their outspoken daughter, Margaret has admitted that her mom’s choice of men sometimes shocked her, she said she was hoping her parents would get back after their divorce in 1999 but her mom’s choice of Dennis Quaid at the time actually left her stunned.

Many years since they parted ways, it’s now more unlikely than ever, that Paul and his Golden-Globe winning ex-wife are going to be back together.

5. How much is Paul Qualley worth? 

Paul Qualley did not become the most successful or popular model of his time. However, he gained his fair share of recognition and has also excelled as a rancher. With all these, it is expected that he has a good fortune.

Although some sources have placed his net worth at an estimated $100,000, other sources claim he could be worth more than that. Officially, however, it is still under review as Qualley has been a very private individual.

6. His height and weight

For a model, Paul Qualley has a height of 6 feet which is one of the things that have helped his career as a model. He also has a very good bodybuild although his body weight is not yet known in the public domain.

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