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Beauty, brains and a bank account to match? These ladies truly do
have it all. Click through to find out how these remarkable women got
their billions.
Marie Besnier Beauvalot
At the prime age of 38, Marie Besnier Beauvalot is worth an
impressive 5.5 billion USD. Marie is the heiress of her family business,
which was set up by her father in 1993. She currently owns 20% of the
French dairy business, and essentially made her billions from products
including brie, yoghurt and feta.
She has two brothers, who also own shares in the company. Marie is married and currently lives in Laval, Mayenne in France.
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Elizabeth Holmes
Elizabeth Holmes is well known for becoming the world’s youngest
female billionaire. Making her mark at the age of just 19, Elizabeth has
previously been compared to a ‘female Steve Jobs’. Today she’s said to
be worth around $4.6 billion. Holmes made her money after she dropped
out of Stanford University to start her own business – Theranos – a
blood testing company.
She founded the company in 2004, and was seen as the leading lady in
the health and tech industries. While Elizabeth initially did extremely
well with her startup business, sadly she was later met with a lot of
outrage and claims of fraud and the company was dissolved.
Charlotte Casiraghi
As eighth in line to the throne of Monaco, Charlotte Casiraghi is
strikingly beautiful and currently said to be worth $5.7 billion.
Charlotte was previously married to Gad Elmaleh from 2011 to 2015. She
has one son Raphael Elmaleh, and at the point of going to publication,
is also expecting her second child with fiancé Dimitri Rassam. At the
age of 31, in July 2018 she first revealed her bump at the Monte Carlo
International Horse Jumping events.
Perenna Kei
Today Perenna Kei is considered to be one of the world’s youngest
billionaires. At 24, she was made famous as the heiress to her family
business in the property market. Perenna owns 85% of publicly-listed
Chinese real estate development company, Logan Property Holdings. She
earned a place on the Forbes’ annual list of billionaires in 2018 after
her father transferred 85% of the business to her.
Perenna has a bright future ahead of her. She’s currently worth $1.8
billion and is single, but it both strikingly pretty and fiercely
bright.
Sara Blakely
Said to be worth $1.1 billion as of 2018, Sara Blakely is best known
as the founder of Spanx, the worldwide control underwear brand. In 2012
Sara was named by Time Magazine as one of the top 100 most influential
people in the world.
She married in 2008 and has four children. Blakely is also a covert
to Judaism. Always entrepreneurial, before Sara made it big she worked
as a door-to-door fax machine sales person. Today Sara’s products sell
in 65 countries, and she still heads up and runs the company herself.
Aerin Lauder
At 48-years old, Aerin Lauder is worth $2.6 billion. The American
heiress and business woman is a mum of two, and made her fortune in the
lifestyle and cosmetics industries. Aerin is the granddaughter of Estee
Lauder, and today she owns 16 million shares in the Estee Lauder
companies.
Aerin is active in Estee Lauder, currently being the style and image
director. She also owns her own Lifestyle brand ‘AERIN,’ and lives in
New York with her husband and two children. She swears by the benefits
of escapism too, regularly visiting her second home in Aspen, Colorado
for a little break.
Tamara Ecclestone
British model and socialite Tamara Ecclestone is the daughter of the
former chief executive of the Formula One Group, Bernie Ecclestone. With
an impressive 424k followers on Instagram, the model’s striking good
looks paired with her simple family life has made her extremely popular
on the photo sharing app.
She married Jay Rutland in 2013 and has one daughter, Sophia
Ecclestone Rutland, better known as ‘Fifi’. Fifi recently started
school, with Tamara opening up about how difficult she found it.
Dylan Lauren
As the daughter of American fashion designer Ralph Lauren, Dylan is
an entrepreneur herself, and is the owner and founder of what’s said to
be the largest candy store in the world. In 2001, the entrepreneur
opened the doors to Dylan’s Candy Bar, which claims to merge art,
fashion and pop culture with candy. Dylan said that her mission was to
‘awaken the creative spirit and inner child in everyone.’
Dylan married to Paul Arroulet in 2001 and has two children, Kingsley Rainbow and Cooper Blue.
Amanda Hearst
Amanda Hearst is the heiress to the Hearst Corporation and is
considered to be a socialite and model. She is the great granddaughter
of William Randolph Hearst, the founder of media company Hearst.
She was voted the 7th hottest billionaire by Forbes Magazine, but
she’s bright and academic too, having graduated from University with a
degree in Art History. She is currently the contributing editor for Town
& Country magazine, and also founded her own ethical fashion and
lifestyle brand ‘Maison de Mode.’
Laurene Powell Jobs
Said to be worth $20.7 billion, Laurene Powell Jobs is the founder of
Emerson Collective. Known not just for her marriage to Steve Jobs,
Laurene is also a business woman in her own rights. Widowed in 2011, her
company Emerson Collective uses entrepreneurship to advance social
reform and to assist students in need.
Laurene also cofounded College Track, that helps disadvantaged
students prepare for and graduate from college. In 2017 she was named as
the 14th most powerful woman by Forbes, and as the richest in tech at
number 9 in 2015. She has three children and is the 6th wealthiest
female in the world, based on net worth.
Ivanka Trump
Daughter of the currently controversial Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump is
known as a businesswoman, author and fashion designer. She married
Jared Kushner in 2009, and has three children.
Ivanka has published two self-help books, and is passionate about the
working woman and empowering women. Her relationship with Jared Kushner
was a little turbulent, as they initially broke up in 2008 after
objections from Kushner’s parents. They later married in a Jewish
ceremony. Ivanka has also recently spoken up about suffering from
postpartum depression with each of her pregnancies.
Josie Ho
Singer and actress from Hong Kong, Josie Ho is the daughter of
Stanley Ho, known as ‘the King of Gambling,’ Stanley owns 19 casinos. As
a billionaire’s daughter, Josie has started in a number of somewhat
risqué roles in her acting career, including prostitutes. In addition,
her aim to develop a career in singing was met with disapproval from her
father. Today Josie has been performing as part of her band ‘Josie Ho
& the Uni Boys’ for ten years now.
Georgina Bloomberg
The daughter of Michael Bloomberg, the former New York City Mayor and
philanthropist, Georgina Bloomberg is also a philanthropist as well as a
professional equestrian. She’s the heiress to her father’s $52 billion
empire, but things haven’t always been plain sailing for Georgina who
broke her back twice as an elite equestrian.
She was named as one of Forbes ‘most intriguing heiresses’ in 2007.
Today she’s also a novelist and animal rights activist. She started
riding horses at a young age, and entered her first competition when she
was just six-years old.
Holly Branson
In August 2018, the mum of two revealed that she was expecting her
third child with husband Freddie Andrews. The daughter of Richard
Branson already has twins, and stated that their new pregnancy was a
‘miracle’ after struggling with fertility problems the previous year.
Holly met Freddie when she was just 18-years old.
From a young age she dreamed of becoming a doctor, and went on to
study medicine at university, graduating in 2007. Clearly bright and
ambitious, Holly become a junior doctor for the NHS, before joining
forces with her father at Virgin.
Anna Anissimova
Popularly known as the Russian Paris Hilton, Anna Anissimova is worth
$2 billion. Her billionaire father earned wealth by metal trading. She
has done some modeling, acting, and several real estate ventures.
American fashion designer Tory Burch is said to be worth $800
million. She is the founder and CEO of Tory Burch, a lifestyle brand
known for its collections bold in colour, prints and eclectic details.
Tory started her career after graduating from university with a degree
in Art History. She then moved to New York and made her way into the
fashion industry, starting in PR and Marketing.
In 2004 she launched her own brand with a single store. Tory Burch
now has 150 stores and is stocked in over 3,000 department stores. She
also launchd the Tory Burch foundation in 2009, which supports the
economic empowerment of women entrepreneurs.
Worth $8.8 billion in 2018, Carrie Perrodo is a French billionaire
and heiresses. Born in Hong Kong, Carrie is now the owner of oil group
Perenco, which was founded by her late husband Hubert Perrodo. Widowed
in 2016, her eldest son, Francois, chairs Perenco, and her daughter,
Nathalie, looks after the family’s winery in Bordeaux.
In the 1970s Carrie was a top model when she met her husband, they
had three children together. She also launched her own modeling agency.
As one of the leading women in tech, Sheryl Sandberg is also an
activist and an author. She’s said to be worth $1.6 billion, and on a
salary of $25.2 million, as of 2017. She’s currently the chief operating
executive of Facebook, and in June 2012 she became the first ever woman
to serve on Facebook’s board, making her very powerful indeed.
Sheryl has two children and has been married twice. She also founded
her own company Lean In, a non-profit which she named after her best
selling book. Lean In supports empowerment in women.
Back in 2016, Diane Von Furstenberg boldly stated that she started
her own business ‘to pay her own bills and sleep with whoever I wanted.’
Now 69-years old, the fashion designer is worth $1.2 billion. She is
considered one of the most powerful and influential women in fashion.
She is most known for her famous wrap dress design, which became the
symbol of classic American elegance and has been worn by the likes of
Michelle Obama and the Duchess of Cambridge. Diane has been married
twice and has two children.
With a net worth of $21.3 billion, Yang Huiyan is one of the
wealthiest women in the world. She’s a property developer and is the
majority shareholder of Country Garden Holdings. Yang is currently the
richest woman in Asia. Born in China, she studied at Ohio State
University and was ranked number 43 on the Forbes billionaire list in
2018.
Her shares in Country Garden Holdings was transferred to her by her
father Yeung Kwok Keung in 2007. She also chairs Bright Scholar
Education Holdings, which is a Chinese education company. Yang Chen
Chong in 2006.
Margarita Louis-Dreyfus is a billionaire business woman estimated to
be worth $5.3 billion. The Russian-born Swiss is the chair person of
Louis Dreyfus, which was her husband’s company, Robert Louis-Dreyfus.
The mum of three is considered to be the fourth-wealthiest Swiss in the
world.
She met her husband on a Zurich to London flight in 1988. At the
time, Margarita was working in circuit-board sales. After their marriage
in 1992, she became a full-time mum, later taking over her husband’s
company as chairman, following his death in 2009.
As the founder of Zara’s daughter, it’s no wonder that Marta
Ortega-Perez is well known for her sense of style. Marta is the youngest
daughter of the Spanish billionaire Amancio Ortega Gaona, and is listed
on the Forbes world’s wealthiest people list. She is currently I one of
the leading positions of her father’s company, and is involved in the
running of the fashion empire.
Marta married Sergio Alvarez Moya in 2012, but later divorced in 2014. They have a son together, Amancio Ortega Alvarez.
Nita Ambini
With 319k followers on Instagram, Nita Ambani is an inspiring and
passionate business woman. As the founder and chairperson of the
Reliance Foundation, she is estimated to be worth around $40 billion and
is one of the wealthiest women in India.
The Mother of three started her career as a teacher, after dropping
out of law school. Her husband Mukesh Ambani is the director of Reliance
Industries, where Nita is also a non-executive director. To date she
has received numerous honors and is also the owner of the Mumbai Indians
Cricket team.
Zhang Xin
CEO of SOHO Chine, Zhang Xin is estimated to be worth $3.5 billion.
The real-estate magnate was dubbed ‘the woman to built Bejiing,’ and
puts her fortune down to ‘falling in loved with risk.’ At the age of 15
she began working 12-hour days in textile factories in Hong Kong. She
saved up to study in England and went on to work for Goldman Sachs in
London.
Zhang met and married her husband when she moved to Bejiing. In 2005
they co-founded SOHO China, which quickly become the biggest property
development firm in the country.
Ana Lucia de Mattos Barretto Villela
As part of one of Brazil’s oldest banking companies, Ana Lucia de
Mattos Barretto Villela is known for being the youngest female
billionaire in Brazil. Ana had a rocky start in life, as herself and her
bother Alfredo lost their parents in a plane crash in 1982. This
resulted in the siblings being raised by their aunt.
Ana’s wealth comes from her grandfather and her great-grandfather.
Her great-grandfather founded the bank Itau, and her grandfather founded
Duratex, a Brazilian maker of wood paneling and bathroom fixtures. Ana
is a shareholder in both companies.
Lee Seo-Hyun
Lee Seo-Hyun is the president of Samsung C&T’s fashion devision,
and is estimated to be worth $1.9 billion. In 2018 she was rated as
number 19 on the Forbes Korea’s 50 Richest list. She is the second
daughter of Samsung’s chairman Lee Kun-Hee. In 2015 Lee Seo-Hyun took
charge of the fashion devision, despite it’s struggles, and has been
tasked with quadrupling the revenue with a deadline of 2020. She is
bright as well as beautiful, having graduated from Parsons School of
Design in New York prior to working for Samsung.
Lynsi Snyder
Mum of four Lynsi Snyder is estimated to be worth 3 billion in 2018.
The American business woman is the owner and heiress of In-N-Out Burger.
She is the only grandchild of the company founders, Harry and Ester
Snyder. Lynsi was recently rumoured to be selling her mansion for $19.8
million, which had been her home in California since 2012.
It was also in 2012 that Lynsi inherited half of the family business.
Later in 2017, she became the sole owner of In-N-Out Burger, making her
one of the world’s youngest female billionaires.
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