Debra Danielsen Biography
Debra Danielsen (Debra Lynn Danielsen) is an American reality television personality, best known for her appearance as Farrah Abraham’s mother in MTV’s 16 & Pregnant and Teen Mom.
Debra Danielsen Age
She was born on October 20, 1957 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States. She is 65 years old as of 2022.
Debra Danielsen Height
Danielsen stands at an estimated height of 5 feet 6 inches tall.
Debra Danielsen Family
Danielsen is private about her personal life, she has not revealed any information about her family.
Debra Danielsen Husband – Debra Danielsen Fiance
Debra Danielsen has been married twice. She is married to Dr. David C. Merz. The couple tied the knot on November 5, 2017 at the Scott Aquarium in Omaha, NE.
She was previously married to Michael Abraham but they divorced in 2010.
Debra Danielsen Wedding – Debra Danielsen Wedding Pictures
Debra Danielsen Daughters
She is a mother of two daughters Farrah Abraham and Ashley Danielson. Her daughter Farrah Lynn Abraham is an actress, author, businesswoman, and reality television personality.
Debra Danielsen Net Worth
Danielsen has an estimated net worth of about $5 million which she earned from her career as a reality television personality.
Debra Danielsen career
Danielsen career in telecommunications included being a call sales representative for AT&T Network Systems and Alcatel Lucent.
On January 10, 2002, she was the Relay Runner for Salt Lake Olympic Torch Relay in Omaha, Nebraska representing Lucent Technologies in the 2002 Winter Olympics.
She then took acting and modeling lessons with AMTC and completed her undergraduate degree in business administration at the University of Nebraska Omaha, for which she graduated Magna Cum Laude in May 2010.
Danielsen then completed an Executive Masters of Business Administration in December 2011 and launched S’Imaginer, Foods Inc. in March 2012.
While Danielsen was working on her thesis in Costa Rica, she was inspired to capture her Italian heritage through heirloom family recipes. She launched a website, momandmefoods.com, which included wines and condiments.
She debuted on MTV June 11, 2009 in the reality television series which began under 16 & Pregnant. The show told the stories of the hardships faced by teenage girls, families, and “baby daddies” while in high school. It was an unexpected hit and MTV picked up the series as Teen Mom and Teen Mom OG (Original Girls).
In 2013, Danielsen appeared on VH-1 Couples Therapy with her daughter, Farrah Abraham and Dr. Jenn Mann. Dr. Phil interviewed her on his talk show April 19, 2013, “Teen Mom Farrah Exposed,” concerning her thoughts about her daughters Sex Tape and DUI.
She also appeared in the WEtv television series Marriage Boot Camp for the series’ tenth season, titled Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars Family Edition, alongside her daughter, Farrah, and ex-husband Michael. The ratings for the season were among the highest for the series and other series on WEtv during May and June 2017.
She launched her music career with a MTV special Being Debra, which aired February 2017 and chronicles the making of her first music video for the song “Debz OG”. Debz OG released the singles “22X” and “Suga Momma”.
Debra Danielsen Book
In December 2014, Danielsen released her book Vapor: A True Story of How I Fell Victim to Catfishing.
Debra Danielsen Awards
- Golden Key International Honor Society
- Achievers Club (11 Consecutive Years)
- Super Achievers Club (6 Consecutive Years)
- Eagles Club (3 years)
- Sales Vice President Strategic View Club
- Global Sales STAR Award Winner 2006
- 2006 Achievers Club Award
- Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Torch Relay
- Bell Laboratories President’s Gold Award Winner 2003
- UNO Executive MBA Program International Leadership Award 2011
- UNO Executive MBA EVA Jon Sperling MVP Leadership Award 2011
- The Lucent Technologies Environment, Health, and Safety Award 2002
- AT&T Tridom Certificate of Commendation for VSAT
- Professional Services 1998 Sales Achievement Award CLEC Market
- 2009 OABR Scholarship
Debra Danielsen Cancer
In January 2018, Debra Danielsen opened up about being diagnosed with colon cancer. She opened up about the hardships in her life in her book, Vapor: A True Story of How I Fell Victim to Catfishing.
She claimed that her family abandoned her during her difficult time and explained how the only person who helped her during her grueling recovery was her then-boyfriend.
“None of my family members came to the hospital to be with me,” she wrote. “It was very scary, lonely and hurtful.”
Two weeks earlier, her father had passed away from colon cancer, which she was diagnosed with.