Former Pirelli model Christina Estrada, who won a record $100 million divorce settlement from her ex, Saudi billionaire Walid Juffali, will have to wait before getting her windfall.
A London court had ordered the funds to be paid by July 29, but Juffali died from cancer after the settlement was agreed upon. Payment will be delayed while his estate is put in order.
American-born Estrada had requested twice that amount to support a lavish lifestyle that included mansions in London, Saudi Arabia, Beverly Hills, Venice and Switzerland. Other expenses included $140,000 for couture dresses, $27,000 for shoes, and $50,000 for furs.
She said she needed such finery because “I was invited by Prince Andrew to dinner at the Royal Lodge during the week of the queen’s 90th birthday celebration,” she said in court. “I am often invited by European and other royalty to social events . . . I am close to Prince Albert of Monaco.”
Juffali divorced Estrada in 2014 without her knowledge, allowed under Islamic law. She then obtained permission to sue for divorce in England.