Draft:Maximillion Cooper
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{{Short description|British entrepreneur and founder of Gumball 3000}}
{{Draft topics|biography|business-and-economics}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Maximillion Cooper
| birth_name = Maximillion Fife Alexander Cooper
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|6|7}}
| birth_place = Stone, Staffordshire, England
| occupation = Entrepreneur, former model, race driver
| known_for = Founder and CEO of Gumball 3000
| spouse = {{married|Eve|2014}}
| children = 5
}}
Maximillion Fife Alexander Cooper (born 7 June 1972) is a British entrepreneur, former fashion model, and race car driver. He is best known as the founder and CEO of the Gumball 3000, an annual international celebrity motor rally that combines automobiles, music, fashion, and popular culture.{{cite web |title=Founder - Maximillion Cooper |url=https://registration.gumball3000.com/about/founder |website=Gumball 3000 |access-date=2025-05-29}}
Early life and education
Cooper was born in Stone, Staffordshire, England. He studied fashion design at Central Saint Martins in London, where his contemporaries included Alexander McQueen and Stella McCartney. He later studied law and film at the University of Sussex.{{Cite web |last=Team |first=Web |title=Notable alumni : Sussex people : Development and Alumni Relations : University of Sussex |url=https://www.sussex.ac.uk/alumni/people/notablealumni?surname=Cooper&searchSubmit= |access-date=2025-06-11 |website=www.sussex.ac.uk |language=en}}
Career
=Modeling and racing=
In the 1990s, Cooper was represented by Elite Model Management and appeared in campaigns for global fashion brands such as Giorgio Armani and Ralph Lauren.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iF9ydQW5RAs |title=Extraordinary Life Stories {{!}} Maximillion Cooper |date=2024-08-15 |last=Business TV UK Official Channel |access-date=2025-06-11 |via=YouTube}} His modeling career financed his ambition to become a racing driver, and he competed with privateer McLaren and Porsche teams throughout Europe.{{cite web |title=Mr. Gumball 3000 |url=https://gumball3000.com/pages/mr-gumball-3000 |access-date=2025-05-29 |website=Gumball 3000}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LRQ44bYlJE |title=How buying an F1 team turned into Gumball 3000 - Maximillion Cooper on Pitstop! #Formula1 #gumball |date=2023-05-22 |last=Pitstop |access-date=2025-06-11 |via=YouTube}}
In 1998, Cooper attempted to purchase the Tyrrell Formula One team{{Cite journal |last=Howarth |first=Peter |title=MAXIMILLION COOPER - FOUNDER AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF GUMBALL 3000 |url=https://www.fay.com/medias/hybris6/elaborati/fay_medias/static/FAY_Dispatches_by_Peter_Howarth_Maximillion_Cooper_ENG.pdf |journal=Fay Dispatches |pages=3}} for £12.5 million.{{cite web |title=Interview with Maximillion Cooper |url=https://gtspirit.com/2006/03/18/interview-with-maximillion-cooper/ |website=GTSpirit |date=18 March 2006 |access-date=2025-05-29}}
=Gumball 3000=
In 1999, Cooper founded the Gumball 3000 rally, originally a road trip with friends across Europe. The brands inaugural rally had an entry fee of $8,700.{{Cite web |title=Maximillion Cooper and the Legendary Gumball Rally - Team Ignition |url=https://team.ignitioncasino.eu/maximillion-cooper-gumball-3000-founder/ |access-date=2025-06-11 |language=en-US}} The event blended motorsports, celebrity culture, and media exposure, and it quickly gained popularity. Over the years, the brand has expanded into fashion, music, film, and philanthropy.
The rally has attracted various celebrities, including Johnny Knoxville and the cast of Jackass{{Cite web |title=Jackass Gumball Rally |url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000I62JNC |website=Amazon |type=Documentary series |publication-date=2005}}, who participated in the 2001 edition.{{cite web |title=Johnny Knoxville & Jackass in Gumball 3000 |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Cys7U93M8NG/ |website=Instagram |access-date=2025-05-29}}
Their most recent rally occurred in September 2024, where the brand celebrated its 25th anniversary with a route starting in Saigon, Vietnam and ending in Singapore at the F1 Grand Prix.{{Cite web |last=Junniper |date=2024-09-09 |title=The Gumball 3000 Rally celebrates its 25th Anniversary with a spectacular route from Saigon to Singapore (14-22 September, 2024) |url=https://robbreport.co.th/gumball-3000-rally-%E0%B8%89%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%9A-25-%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%B5-%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%94%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%A5/ |access-date=2025-06-11 |website=Robb Report Thailand |language=en-GB}}
Philanthropy
In 2013, Cooper established the Gumball 3000 Foundation to support underprivileged youth through educational and recreational projects. The foundation has partnered with Laureus Sport for Good, The Skatepark Project (formerly the Tony Hawk Foundation), and other organizations.{{cite web |title=Gumball 3000 Foundation: 2022 Review |url=https://gumball3000.com/pages/gumball-3000-foundation-2022-review |website=Gumball 3000 |access-date=2025-05-29}}{{cite web |title=Charity Partners |url=https://www.gumball3000foundation.org/charity-partners |website=Gumball 3000 Foundation |access-date=2025-05-29}}
Personal life
Cooper married American rapper and actress Eve{{Cite web |last=161385360554578 |date=2024-06-27 |title=All about Maximillion Cooper and his net worth |url=https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/3869441/maximillion-coopers-net-worth-eve/ |access-date=2025-06-11 |website=The US Sun |language=en-us}} in June 2014.{{cite web |title=Who Has a Higher Net Worth: Eve or Her Husband Maximillion Cooper? |url=https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/higher-net-worth-eve-husband-maximillion-cooper.html |website=CheatSheet |date=29 March 2025 |access-date=2025-05-29}} The couple has one son, Wilde Wolf Fife Alexander Somers Cooper, born in February 2022.{{cite web |title=All About Eve's Son Wilde Wolf |url=https://people.com/all-about-eve-son-wilde-wolf-7568949 |website=People |access-date=2025-05-29}}{{Cite web |last=Green |first=Kai |date=2025-04-20 |title=Get to Know Rapper and Actress Eve's Family, Including Husband, Maximillion Cooper, and Their Kids! |url=https://parade.com/1280876/kaigreen/eve-husband-maximillion-cooper/ |access-date=2025-06-11 |website=Parade |language=en}} Cooper also has four children—Lotus, Jagger, Cash, and Mini—from a previous marriage.
Net worth
As of 2025, Cooper's net worth is estimated at approximately £55 million.{{cite web |title=Maximillion Cooper Net Worth |url=https://www.idobusiness.co.uk/maximillion-cooper-net-worth/ |website=I Do Business |date=31 December 2024 |access-date=2025-05-29}}{{Cite web |date=2020-10-29 |title=Maximillion Cooper Net Worth |url=https://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-businessmen/ceos/maximillion-cooper-net-worth/ |access-date=2025-06-11 |website=Celebrity Net Worth |language=en-US}}
References
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External links
- [https://gumball3000.com/ Official Gumball 3000 website]
- [https://www.gumball3000foundation.org/ Gumball 3000 Foundation]
{{Draft categories|
:Category:British fashion businesspeople
:Category:British racecar drivers