Biography

Mary Padian (born August 24th, 1980) is a renowned American businesswoman and reality television star.

She is a personality who is best known for running the online store ‘Mary’s Finds‘ and featured in the reality show Storage Wars: Texas.

Mary Padian is known as the ‘Junkyard Queen,’ or ‘The Junkster‘ for her antique collections gathered from various auctions, estate sales, and storage facilities.

After getting a photojournalism degree, she started her career with the prestigious Architectural Digest magazine under its founder, Paige Rense and started her section called ‘Mary Finds.’

Mary Padian
Mary Padian: History, Bio, Photo
Wiki Facts & About Data
Full Name:	Mary Padian
Born:	24 August 1980 (age 43 years old)
Place of Birth:	Dallas, Texas, United States
Nationality:	American
Parents:	John Gerard Padian, Teresa Ann Padian
Children:	N/A
Height:	1.55 m
Siblings:	Luke Padian
Husband • Spouse:	Not Married
Boyfriend • Partner:	Dylan (rum.)
Occupation:	Businesswoman • TV Personality
Net Worth:	US$600,000

Early Life

On August 24, 1980, Mary Padian was born in Dallas, Texas, to John Gerard Padian and Teresa Ann Padian.

Her father was a successful businessman who owned and operated a scrap metal recycling facility. In 2009, her parents split.

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Bady Sassin, a well-known Texas attorney, is her uncle. Luke Padian, her younger brother, is her other sibling.

Her father is Irish, and her mother is Lebanese. Hence she is of mixed ancestry.

Mary Padian also has many cousins in her extended family. She maintains a tight relationship with them and makes time to spend with the entire family.

Mary Padian began working as an intern for D Magazine during her senior year of high school.

Personal Life

Mary Padian is wary of divulging her personal life to the press. However, in an episode of Storage Wars, she introduced a handsome man alongside her and stated that he was her beau.

Unfortunately, there is no further information about him other than Dylan‘s name and that she met him in Texas.

TheCityCeleb concludes that she is not married but might be keeping Dylan as boyfriend,

Education

Mary Padian studied at the University of Texas at Austin after graduating from high school and received a degree in photojournalism in 2003. After graduating, she relocated to New York City.

Career

Mary Padian spent her first year in New York looking for work in a variety of places. She was finally hired by Architectural Digest, an international design publication. Paige Rense, the magazine’s editor-in-chief and founder, was her mentor.

Mary Padian worked her way up the ladder at Architectural Digest to become an assistant editor. She launched ‘Mary Finds,’ a tutorial that featured videos teaching their viewers how to find, transform, and make furniture that was not only beautiful but also economical.

When her mentor, Paige Rense, retired in 2010, she opted to return to Texas. She planned to create her own business, which would sell antique and renovated furniture as well as various trinkets. ‘Mary Finds‘ was the name of her shop.

Her store became recognized for its unique combination of refurbished and new home décor and furnishings. She gathered these items by going to thrift stores, estate sales, and other storage units regularly.

She later decided to close the shop for financial reasons. A producer from A&E Television, on the other hand, strolled into the store and found it delightful. She eventually invited Mary to participate in a new project with her.

Filmography

Mary Padian later became part of Storage Wars: Texas, a reality television show that follows the life of professional purchasers who scour defaulted storage lockers for hidden gems. From 2011 through 2014, this show aired for three seasons.

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In Storage Wars, she was paired with Moe Prigoff, an experienced buyer who mentored her and showed her the ropes of the profession. They’d soon begin going to auctions together in order to find more strange goods.

Mary Padian was noted for her upbeat but aggressive attitude on the show, which helped her purchase furniture through bidding on storage spaces. Her bids on storage lockers based on a hunch, and her subsequent resourcefulness in putting them to use, won her a lot of followers.

Mary Padian‘s experience on the show was bizarre. First, she said, because everything seemed to be a mystery. Then, while appearing on the show, she continued to run her Texas store.

She went on to star in the original Storage Wars, which was in its fifth season at the time. The show and the majority of its findings took place in California. In the sixth season, she was promoted to a full-time member.

She appeared on the Fridays with Flea Style podcast in 2017 to discuss her profession and offer advice to anyone interested in pursuing a creative career. She also revealed how she became enamored with antiques and rubbish items.

During her time with Storage Wars, Mary Padian decided to expand her company internationally. She maintains the odd, left-over goods from the event in her shop and sells them. ‘Mary Finds‘ is now a flea market and estate sale treasure trove.

With her profile steadily expanding with each season of Storage Wars, Mary Padian decided to go to Los Angeles to focus on her business. The show has aired for a total of 12 seasons, and Mary Padian has been a part of it since the first season.

Major Projects

In the reality TV show Storage Wars, Mary Padian is known for her role as a rummager. She first appeared as a guest on ‘Storage Wars: Texas,’ but from 2011 to 2014, she was a regular cast member. In the sixth season, she joined the original ‘Storage Wars‘ team and remained with the show until its most recent season.

Since her television appearance, Mary Padian‘s reputation as a businesswoman has grown significantly. She now runs an online store to refurbish and sell the old artifacts she discovered on her ‘Storage Wars‘ journey.

Net Worth

With so much success in her business, we cannot take away her net worth in this article. Mary Padian is estimated to be worth US$600,000.

Social Media Presence

• Instagram: over 330,000 followers
• Facebook: over 270,000 followers