Maya Jama in fresh career boost after her seven-figure net worth surges thanks to booming beauty mask firm
Sales of her face masks and eye patches are booming, with profits up nearly 25 per cent last year.
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Companies House documents show that MIJ Masks now has net assets of £313,381, up by £75,000 from 2023.
Added to assets of £1.83million from her telly and advertising work through MIJ & Co Entertainment, it means Maya, 30, is worth more than £2million.
Maya — who last night wore a black and white love heart mini dress to present ITVX's Love Island AfterSun — launched the bio-cellulose face mask and eye patches brand in 2021.
The anti-wrinkle masks are available online for £17.99 and patches for £7.99.
Unveiling the range four years ago, Maya said: 'It took two years to get this right.
"I wanted something with super high quality ingredients that wasn't as expensive as other masks.
'You shouldn't cut corners anywhere but especially in beauty.'
Maya is reportedly paid £750,000 for each series of Love Island and earned upward of £50,000 for co-hosting this year's Brit Awards.
She was also part of the presenting line-up for this year's Comic Relief.
In the past few weeks we revealed she had landed an acting role in Netflix's The Gentlemen and is in talks with streaming giant Prime Video to host a new entertainment show.
Maya works with brands including Rimmel London cosmetics and Beauty Works hair extensions and has also put her name to ad campaigns for Adidas and Gordon's Gin.
Some 2.5million tune into each episode of Love Island and more than 100million have streamed the latest series online.
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