Candice Crawford is an American broadcast journalist, former beauty queen, and the wife of NFL Hall of Fame quarterback and CBS Sports analyst Tony Romo.
She built her own career as a sports reporter covering the Dallas Cowboys before her relationship with Romo began, making her story more compelling than the typical athlete’s wife narrative.
Romo proposed to her on her 24th birthday in 2010 with an eight-carat diamond ring, and the couple married the following year in a Dallas ceremony attended by their entire wedding party and many members of the Cowboys roster.
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Candice Crawford Biography
She was born on December 16, 1986, in Lubbock, Texas, to Chris Crawford, a dermatologist, and Dana Crawford, a teacher.
When Candice Loren Crawford was three years old, her family relocated to Bloomington, Minnesota.
At the same time, her father completed his medical training before returning to the Dallas area, where Candice and her older brother grew up.
Her older brother is actor Chace Crawford, best known for playing Nate Archibald on the CW series Gossip Girl.
Candice has spoken warmly about their close relationship and has expressed pride in his acting career on multiple occasions.
She competed in the Miss Texas Teen USA pageant in 2003 and 2005 before attending the University of Missouri, where she studied broadcast journalism, worked as a personal trainer at the university recreation center, and was active in her sorority.
In 2008, she won the Miss Missouri USA title before finishing in the Top 10 at that year’s Miss USA competition.
Career
Candice built a successful career in sports broadcasting. While attending the University of Missouri, she worked as a reporter and sports anchor at KOMU-TV, gaining valuable hands-on experience.
She later interned at KTVT, the CBS affiliate in Dallas–Fort Worth, where she covered the Dallas Cowboys, the team Romo played for at the time.
Following her internship, Crawford joined CW33 in Dallas, where she covered high school sports, hosted a program called Up All Night, and co-hosted Special Edition, a weekend show focused on the Cowboys.
In 2016, she co-founded Hawk + Sloane with her longtime friend Hollie Siglin, creating a business centered on essential oil sprays designed for mothers.
She has also taken on modeling and small acting roles while maintaining an active social media presence, including her Instagram account, (@candiceromo).
Tony Romo’s Wife
Candice Crawford is the beautiful wife of Tony Romo. They first met in 2009 while Candice was covering the Dallas Cowboys, the team Romo quarterbacked at the time.
Romo asked her out for dinner and a movie, and the pair began dating later that year.
In one of the most memorable moments of their relationship, Romo proposed to Candice on her 24th birthday in 2010 at Five Sixty, a Dallas restaurant, presenting her with an eight-carat diamond ring.
Coincidentally, the television station where Candice worked announced the couple’s engagement the very same day.
They got married on May 28, 2011, in Dallas in a ceremony planned by renowned event designer Todd Fiscus, who had also planned NFL quarterback Eli Manning’s wedding several years earlier.
The couple have three sons together: Hawkins Crawford Romo, born in April 2012; Rivers Romo, born in March 2014; and Jones McCoy Romo, born in August 2017.
Candice has spoken openly about embracing life as the mother of three boys, describing the constant activity, from sword fights to basketball games, as one of the most rewarding aspects of their family life.
The couple also appeared together in a Skechers commercial that aired during Super Bowl LV in 2021, one of the relatively few occasions on which they have appeared together in a major public advertising campaign.
They have now been married for more than 15 years, and they continue to live in the Dallas area, where Tony maintains close ties to the Cowboys organization while serving as CBS Sports’ lead NFL analyst.
Candice Crawford’s Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $1 million, generated through her broadcasting career, her Hawk + Sloane business, and brand partnerships.
Candice Crawford keeps everything about her finances private.
Her husband, Tony Romo’s net worth is estimated at $70 million, built through his NFL playing career, and his lucrative CBS Sports broadcasting contract.
He also has a range of business investments made since his retirement from professional football.