Billionaire John Paul DeJoria turned his 96-acre Texas estate into an exotic-animal haven; more than 120 gazelles, wildebeest and antelopes once roamed the property

John Paul DeJoria, co-founder of John Paul Mitchell Systems and Patrón Spirits, has sold Patrón de Paz, his ranch in Dripping Springs, Texas, for $6.93 million. The property covers roughly 96 acres, about 25 miles outside Austin, and includes a four-bedroom main house of about 7,500 square feet, a swimming pool and two barns. About 120 exotic animals, among them wildebeest, oryx, gazelle and antelope, were included in the price. The ranch also has a 2,700-square-foot underground bomb shelter stocked with food and water. The buyer, Austin-based television producer Jonathan Nowzaradan, plans to move there.How much did John Paul sell his 96-acre Texas estate forAccording to The Wall Street Journal, DeJoria sold the ranch for $6.93 million, a figure given by listing agent Dave Murray. The ranch is named Patron de Paz after DeJoria's liquor company. The property was sold fully furnished. The Journal reports that the ranch first went on the market in 2015 for $7.995 million, and the price was later reduced to $7.495 million. Murray, of the DMTX Realty Group at Coldwell Banker United, held the listing together with Gregg Sellers of Horizon Realty.According to the Journal, the ranch covers roughly 96 acres in Dripping Springs, a suburb about 25 miles outside Austin. Public records, the newspaper says, show that DeJoria bought the property in October 2008. The main house has four bedrooms and measures about 7,500 square feet. The grounds include a swimming pool and two barns, each with housing for caretakers.What exotic animals lived on billionaire John’s 96-acre Texas estateThe ranch is home to about 120 exotic animals, including wildebeest, oryx, gazelle and antelope. Murray told the newspaper that the animals were included in the sale price. The buyer is Jonathan Nowzaradan, an Austin-based television producer, who told the Journal he plans to move to the ranch. He described the experience of living there as feeling "like you're on an African safari."DeJoria also built a 2,700-square-foot underground bomb shelter. The three-bedroom space is stocked with food and water. Nowzaradan told the newspaper that the space could be used as a game room or for other purposes. DeJoria co-founded the hair products company John Paul Mitchell Systems in 1980 and went on to become one of the creators of Patrón, a premium tequila company. Sellers told the newspaper that DeJoria decided to sell because he has homes all over the world, including another on nearby Lake Travis, and was not using the ranch much.You use AI every day. Now get your AI Quotient. Take the AIQ test.