Stitches’ ex-wife Erica Duarte Biography: Ethnicity, Siblings, Net Worth, Age, Height, Parents, Ex-Husband, Children

Erica Duarte is an American judicial assistant and model, best known as the ex-wife of controversial rapper Phillip Nickolas Katsabanis, professionally known as Stitches.

She gained public attention through her marriage to Stitches and her appearance on MTV’s Paris Hilton’s My New BFF (2008).

Since their divorce in 2017, Duarte has maintained a low profile, focusing on her private life and raising her three children.

Her professional endeavours as a social media influencer and entrepreneur in fashion and beauty have also contributed to her identity beyond her association with Stitches.

Profile

• Full Name: Erica Duarte
• Stage Name: Erica Duarte
• Born: 1990s
• Age: 30s
• Birthplace: United States
• Nationality: American
• Occupation: Judicial Assistant, Entrepreneur
• Height: 1.73m
• Parents: Unknown
• Siblings: Unknown
• Spouse: Stitches (m. 2012–2017)
• Children: Rex Katsabanis, Rocco Katsabanis, Evelyn Katsabanis
• Relationship: Single
• Net Worth: Estimated $1.5 million

Early Life and Education

Erica Duarte was born in the early 1990s in the United States, though her exact date of birth is unknown. Details about her parents and siblings remain undisclosed.

She pursued a degree in marketing, which laid the foundation for her later work as a social media influencer and entrepreneur in the fashion and beauty industries. Her educational background beyond this is not publicly documented. Her ethnicity is American, and her religious beliefs are not publicly known.

Career

Erica Duarte worked as a judicial assistant before and during her marriage to Stitches, a role that involved supporting legal proceedings, including those related to her then-husband.

She gained early exposure as a contestant on the second season of MTV’s Paris Hilton’s My New BFF in 2008, a reality show where Paris Hilton sought a new best friend, though this did not significantly boost her fame at the time. Post-divorce, Duarte has carved out a career as a social media influencer and entrepreneur, collaborating with brands in fashion and beauty.

About her ex, Phillip Nickolas Katsabanis, professionally known as Stitches (initially performing as Lil Phill), began his music journey in 2014 with the release of his debut mixtape, No Snitching Is My Statement.

That same year, his breakout single “Brick In Yo Face” went viral, accumulating millions of views and firmly establishing his presence in the underground rap scene.

Embracing an aggressive lyrical style rooted in his real-life experiences—ranging from street-level hustling to run-ins with the law—Stitches followed up his initial success with the full-length album For Drug Dealers Only in 2015.  

In the years that followed, Stitches continued to release a steady stream of alternative hip-hop and horrorcore-style projects, including Tales of a Drug Lord (2016), Cocaine Holiday and I Need Rehab (2017), Bipolar and Time for Murder (2018), and Married to the Bricks in 2020.

His prolific output comprises both mixtapes—such as Brick Bible, Supply and Demand, and Brick Bible 2—and studio albums that explore dark themes of addiction, violence, and street life.

Personal Life

Erica Duarte met rapper Stitches (born Phillip Nickolas Katsabanis) during her time on Paris Hilton’s My New BFF in 2008, and they began dating shortly after. They married on October 31, 2012, when Duarte was 28 and Stitches was 17, a significant 11-year age gap that drew media attention.

The couple had three children: sons Rex Katsabanis (born 2013) and Rocco Katsabanis (born 2014), and daughter Evelyn Katsabanis (birth date undisclosed).

Their marriage faced challenges, including Stitches’ controversial behaviour, such as promoting drugs and violence, and a publicised incident in 2014 where Duarte confronted him on stage for offering cocaine to fans at a concert.  

Rumours of Stitches’ alleged affair with Kylie Jenner in 2015, which he claimed in an In Touch interview, may have contributed to marital strain, though the exact reasons for their divorce in 2017 remain undisclosed.

Since the separation, Duarte has lived a low-key life, focusing on raising her children and avoiding media scrutiny. She is currently single, with no public reports of new relationships.

Social Media

• Instagram Handle: @ericaduart_

Net Worth

Erica Duarte has an estimated net worth of $1.5 million, primarily derived from her roles as a judicial assistant, social media influencer, and entrepreneur in the fashion and beauty industries. Her divorce settlement with Stitches, who has a net worth of approximately $500,000, may have contributed, though details are not public.