Today we’re going to talk about the 10 richest women in the world. Most of these women inherited their fortunes rather than building them, but we have to give them credit for saving their fortunes, controlling businesses, and for making those fortunes grow. I’m not sure what would I do if I had even $100,000 in my bank account, nonetheless millions or billions. Would I feel happy or lost? Would I know what to do and who to trust? Money makes life easier but big money might make it much harder.
Instead of using photos of the ladies (and since all of those are copyrighted) we decided to use the logos of the companies they own and they make a much bigger impression than just a simple photo with a human being.
No.1 Christy Walton
Fortune: $22.5 billion
Walmart. U.S.
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Christy Ruth Walton was the wife of late John T. Walton, one of the sons of Sam Walton who founded the Wal-Mart Stores company in 1962 — the biggest network of discount department stores in the U.S. and the world’s largest public corporation by revenue. After the death of her husband in 2005, Christy inherited his fortune of $15.7 billion. Wal-Mart is still the world’s largest retailer. The network includes more than 5,100 stores serving 138 million customers per week with sales around $285 billion. Christy is 50 now and has one son, Lukas. |
No.2 Alice Walton
Fortune: $20.6 billion
Walmart. U.S.
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Alice Louise Walton is the daughter of Sam Walton. Just like Christy Walton, she inherited her Wal-mart fortune. Alice is 60 and she’s 2 times divorced. Alice funded the $100 million airport in Bentonville in 1990 and was involved in the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art development. Being an avid horse-lover, Ms Walton currently lives in Mineral Wells, Texas on The Rocking W Ranch. |
No.3 Liliane Bettencourt
Fortune: $20 billion
L’Oreal. France
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88 year old Liliane Bettencourt is an amazing French businesswoman. She is the principal shareholder of L’Oréal and the wealthiest woman in Europe. Liliane is the only child of Eugène Schuellerm, who was the founder of L’Oréal and she inherited her L’Oréal fortune from her farther in 1957. Liliane is married to a French politician, André Bettencourt, and they have one daughter Françoise. In December 2009 Françoise asked a French court to place her mother “under juridical supervision to stop her handing away her money” saying that her mother is no longer in her right mind for giving their money away (around one billion euro) and gifts to 62-year-old photographer François-Marie Banier over a several-year period. Now mother and daughter are estranged. |
No.4 Birgit Rausing
Fortune: $13 billion
Packaging. Sweden
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Birgit Rausing is a Swedish art historian and philanthropist. She inherited her billions after the death of her husband Gad Rausing in 2000. In 1944 her father-in-law founded Tetra Pak which revolutionized the packaging of liquids (juices, milk, etc.), so Birgit inherited the packaging giant Tetra Laval. Birgit lives quietly in Switzerland. She’s 86 by now and has 3 children. |
No.5 Savitri Jindal
Fortune: $12.2 billion
Steel and power. India
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Savitri Jindal is India’s richest woman, the world’s 44th richest person, and the non-executive chairperson of Jindal Steel- a steel and power conglomerate. She inherited the company and its billions in 2005 after her husband died in a helicopter crash. She’s 60 and has 9 children, Savitri is also a member of the Indian National Congress. |
No.6 Abigail Johnson
Fortune: $11.5 billion
Fidelity. U.S.
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Abigail Pierrepont is an American businesswoman and the President of Fidelity Investments Personal and Workplace Investing, founded by her farther. She joined the company when she was 25, having graduated from Harvard Business School. Abigail is happily married and has 2 children. She’s 48 now and believed to be her father’s chosen successor. She is number 48 in the list of the world’s billionaires. |
No.7 Susanne Klatten
Fortune: $11.1 billion
BMW. Germany
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Susanne Klatten is the richest woman in Germany and the 35th richest person in the world. On her father’s death, she inherited his 50.1% stake in pharmaceutical and chemicals manufacturer Altana. She sits on Altana’s supervisory board and helped transform it into a world-class corporation. Her father also left her a 12.50% stake in BMW, a company which he rescued from bankruptcy decades ago. Susanna is married and has 3 children, plays golf, and successfully invests her money. |
N0.8 Iris Fontbona & Family
Fortune: $ 11 billion
Copper. Chile
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There’s very little information about Iris available online. She has no page in Wikipedia, her age is unknown, and there are no photos. She was the second wife of Chilean billionaire Andronico Luksic (who was the richest person in Chile, the fourth in Latin America, and the 132nd in the world) who died from cancer in 2005. Iris and her family control one of the world’s largest copper mines, Antofagasta, with her son Jean Paul serving as chairman. Company shares have jumped 80% in a year, and the fortune amassed by Andronico was $4.2 billion. |
N0.9 Jacqueline Mars
Fortune: $ 11 billion
Candy. U.S.
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Jacqueline Mars is the daughter of Forrest Edward Mars, Sr. and granddaughter of Frank C. Mars — founders of the giant American candy company Mars, Incorporated. She’s a divorced woman of 70 with 3 children. Jacqueline inherited the company in 1999, and it’s constantly growing. |
No.10 Anne Cox Chambers
Fortune: $10 billion
Cable and media. U.S.
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Anne Cox Chambers is a media proprietor — a primary owner of Cox Enterprises, a privately held media empire that includes newspapers, television, radio, cable television, and other businesses. Anne has had a bright eventful life so far. She was an ambassador to Belgium from 1977 to 1981 and a director of the board of the Coca-Cola Company during the 1980s. She was also the first woman in Atlanta appointed to the board of the city’s chamber of commerce. Anne is a generous supporter of a wide range of cultural and educational charities. She’s 2 times divorced and has 3 children. |
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at least put women that made there own money
not inherited it
That is true man.tell them.
Notice only number 10 did not seem to inherit their money from a man, dont mean to sound sexist, just an observation!!!
What is your point by this comment? Dont you know that Men may make more money than women, however it is the Women in this world that keep it going. I once heard a great analogy; women are the necks to the heads of men, they say where the head moves.
Here’s a link to Iris Fontbana
http://img.freebase.com/api/trans/image_thumb/guid/9202a8c04000641f8000000008ff708d?maxheight=510&mode=fit&maxwidth=510
RE: Iris Fontbona… you can’t do a simple google search for her picture?
Where does Oprah fit in. Thought she was the richest woman in the world
Yeah, I wasnt paying much attention, good eye, every single one of them inherited their money except the last one, but then again, it doesnt say how, or if she started the company, so she may have gone the same route as well.
I wud first all like to congratulate these women for inheriting all these wealth and improving and maintaining it.they should keep it up.
I real are prisheate if you give a wome a chance she cna made a wounderful in the wolud.I like to comment to madame Christy Ruth for be able to control his husbund properties and become a first women int wirld who are rechest
why isnt oprah on here!!!!!!!!!!
girls take all money of man that he earn by lots of effort
they r clever
I really want my email address to be share to the top richest women in the world because i want to communicate with the and share my problems with them and also admit their advise
I REALLY WANT MY EMAIL
ADDRESS TO BE SHARED TO THE TOP RICHEST WOMAN IN THE WORLD.I WANT TO COMMUNICATE WITH THEM AND SHARE MY PROBLEMS WITH THEM AND ALSO ADDMIT THEIR ADVISE.
blessed are those women who are not letting themselve down,the sad thing and funny they don”t know how to keep they husbands, “unlucky
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to the 10 richest to learn a to z of your respective religious law and order.please apply in your life and in your society.
Hi
Can someone help me get the contact info, particularly email address to contact top 10 richest women to share my some business idea which can be revolutionary.
Please please do not hesitate to send their contact info if anyone can.
Regards
Amir, Dhaka
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