CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Charleston tennis star Emma Navarro – the daughter of Ben Navarro, a billionaire founder and CEO of Sherman Financial Group – is responding to labels she doesn’t like while winning at Wimbledon.
Ahead of Wimbledon, the tournament that put her on the map in 2024, Navarro was dubbed the “billionaire’s daughter.” In an interview with Tatler, Navarro indicated that though her family came from money, it wasn’t reflective of how she grew up.
“I don’t know what the fans are saying. There will be headlines and they kind of mention that [her father’s billionaire status], which is fine, but I didn’t grow up being handed things,” Navarro said to the magazine. “We grew up in a sort of traditional way. We’d get up at 6 a.m. on a Saturday morning and go play tennis. Growing up, it was a priority that we learnt toughness and we learnt work ethic and how to be intentional and purposeful and live productive lives, so I don’t love being referred to as whoever with however much money’s daughter. It’s a label I don’t really like.”…