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As a child, they knew what the Dow Jones was and which yacht would be best for weekend cruises. The heirs to multi-million dollar fortunes are beautiful, intelligent and incredibly wealthy.
Charlotte Casiraghi
Princess Charlotte Casiraghi was born into the family of the ruling dynasty of princes of Monaco. She is increasingly compared to her grandmother, actress Grace Kelly, one of the most beautiful women XX century. Charlotte is brilliantly educated, loves sports and music, writes columns in major publications. In 2010, Forbes magazine named her the most charming heiress of modern multimillionaires. The 25-year-old princess has been named a style icon for her impeccable taste and has recently even become the face of Gucci. Charlotte Casiraghi is the owner of a large fortune, she has almost $ 6 billion on her account.
Ivanka Trump
Heiress of a wealthy family Ivanka Trump ( Ivanka Trump) did not spend the money of her father, billionaire Donald Trump, but only increased it. The girl was hardworking since childhood. Ivanka worked as a model, and after graduation she moved to a managerial position in her father's company. Now she is considered right hand Trump. In addition to family business Ivanka also promotes her own business - shoes, bags and exclusive jewelry are produced under her name. But for 30-year-old Trump, this is not a reason to stop there. The working day of the owner of $ 2 billion begins at 6 am: she personally leads negotiations with clients and travels to projects under construction. In addition, she can be found on the covers of the most popular publications. Moreover, in 2009 she successfully married, and two years later she became a mother.
Kim Kardashian
Father Kim Kardashian (Kim Kardashian) - a successful lawyer Robert Kardashian, who introduced the girl to many celebrities. Not surprisingly, Kim celebrated her 14th birthday at Michael Jackson's Neverland residence. According to rumors, the first boyfriend of Kim was the nephew of the king of pop TJ Jackson. On her 16th birthday, the parents gave the young Kardashian a luxurious car, but cut her pocket money so that the girl could learn to make money herself. Kim learned a lesson: in addition to working for her father's company, she resold clothes on one of the online resources. For example, I bought shoes for $ 1,000 and sold them three times as much. Now Kim is engaged in clothing design, produces perfumes and accessories with her sisters. Kim Kardashian's style is a favorite topic fashion critics and its official website is considered the fastest growing blog on the Internet. Per last year Kim Kardashian earned $ 18 million
Tamara Ecclestone
The heiress's childhood passed to the sound of racing cars and roaring engines. Her father, Barry Ecclestone, is the owner of the most popular racing championship, Formula 1. It is not surprising that his daughter Tamara linked her career with sports - she became a sports commentator on one of the British television channels. Tamara Ecclestone, 28, runs her own production company with her sister, and also buys real estate around the world. Her recent acquisition was a 55-room mansion where she planned to live with fiancé Omar Khayami and five dogs. The huge price of the new house did not bother the owner of the state of $ 1.5 billion. However, the lover cheated on the girl, and now she plans to live there alone.
Ariana Rockefeller
The surname of this girl has become a household name. Ariana Rockefeller belongs to the world-famous family of financial tycoons, so it is not surprising that she was surrounded by luxury from childhood. It would seem that the girl is destined to shine in the most refined high society and now and then appear at social events. However, Ariana avoids publicity and rarely goes public. The only exceptions are charity evenings. In 2011, Ariana opened her own ready-to-wear company. The 27-year-old with a fortune of two billion donates 10% of sales to charity.
Amanda Hirst
Amanda Hurst's great-grandfather, renowned publisher William Randolph Hurst, provided his relatives long years comfortable existence... Amanda, 28, has never been denied anything since childhood. According to rumors, she spends about $ 130 thousand annually on clothing and cosmetics! It is not necessary to count the money of this rich heiress - about $ 9 billion lies on her account. Despite the solid dowry, Amanda is not yet striving to get married and is living her life for her pleasure. Amanda Hirst tries herself in the media and fashion business. And, of course, he does charity work.
Paris Hilton
The great-grandfather of one of America's most famous blondes, Conrad Hilton, is the founder of the world's largest hotel chain. Paris took over the talent of her ancestor in everything to be the first. The 31-year-old Paris Hilton has several successful TV projects, launching a clothing line, fragrances, filming, publishing books and recording an album. Despite the fact that her grandfather stripped her of the family inheritance as punishment for a riotous life, Paris Hilton (Paris Hilton) is not discouraged. In an interview, she said that the release of perfume alone in five years brought her more than $ 1 billion. What can we say about Miss Hilton's fees for shooting nude for glossy magazines and attending fashion parties, where her presence costs the organizers a "modest" $ 1 million ...
Ksenia Sobchak
The daughter of the mayor of St. Petersburg Anatoly Sobchak and public figure Lyudmila Narusova received a good start-up capital from her parents. Recently, Ksenia Sobchak admitted that her annual income is more than $ 2.5 million and she keeps her money at home, as she does not trust banks. Every year, Ksenia is included in the ranking of the richest celebrities in Russia, despite the fact that part of her cash was confiscated during searches at her house. Ksenia Sobchak, 30, is actively involved in the life of the country.
Anastasia Potanina
Father of Anastasia Potanina, Russian businessman Vladimir Potanin, in 2010 decided to bequeath his fortune not to heirs, but to charitable foundations. The family, however, was not surprised by the decision. It turns out that the children of a businessman fully support him and strive to achieve everything themselves. So, 28-year-old Anastasia is seriously passionate about sports - in particular, the girl is engaged in aquabike and three times became the world champion in this sport. However, most of the time, Anastasia is engaged in business development in her father's company. The girl avoids social gatherings.
Kira Plastinina
Kira Plastinina, 20, is a designer from Russia. The opportunity to engage in fashion was presented to the girl by her father - businessman Sergey Plastinin, who created the Kira Plastinina brand. Kira presents collections of clothes for girls all over the world. Nothing is known about the assets of Kira Plastinina, but, according to rumors, the $ 35 million invested in the development of the brand paid off with interest.
Today, March 3, the American Forbes published the annual list of the richest people on Earth. This year, the legendary co-founder returned to the first line of the list for the first time in four years Microsoft Bill Gates. Forbes estimated his fortune at $ 76 billion.
The richest Russian again turned out to be businessman Alisher Usmanov: he was placed on the 40th line of the rating with a fortune of $ 18.6 billion.At the same time, the richest woman in the world was ahead of Usmanov by 31st position: her fortune was estimated at $ 36.7 billion.
Christy Walton and family
9th place on the Forbes list.
Condition: $ 36.7 billion.
Source of wealth: Wal-Mart.
Number of children: 1.
Family status: widow.
Citizenship: USA.
The widow of the son of the founder of the world's largest retailer Wal-Mart, Christy Walton has returned to the position of the richest woman in the world this year. After the death of her husband in a plane crash in 2005. she inherited his entire fortune and was able to double it in eight years: now it is estimated at $ 36.7 billion. This puts 59-year-old Christy Walton in first place among women and in ninth place in general list by the size of the state.
Liliane Bettencourt and family
11th place on the Forbes list.
Condition: $ 34.5 billion
Source of wealth: L'Oreal.
Number of children: 1.
Family status: widow.
Citizenship: France.
The founder of the Bettencourt family this year took 11th place in the general list and 2nd place among its fair half by the size of the state. The daughter of the founder of L "Oreal, she and her family are still the largest shareholders (30.5%) of the perfume giant, although Bettencourt herself no longer takes part in the management of the company. General state of the Bettencourt family in 2014. could increase by 33% if the Swiss company Nestlé carries out the long-planned sale of its 8% stake in L'Oreal.
Alice Walton
13th place on the Forbes list.
Condition: $ 34.3 billion.
Source of wealth: Wal-Mart.
Marital status: divorced.
Citizenship: USA.
The third-largest woman in the world ($ 34.3 billion), Alice Walton is the half-aunt of the richest woman in the world, Christy Walton, and a member of the Walton family, whose main business is the Wal-Mart retailer. In the list of all billionaires, she ranks 13th. Her father, Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton, noted that of all her extended family, Alice is most like him - only even more irascible. In 64 years of her life, Alice Walton survived three car accidents, and in 2011. was stopped by the police for drunk driving. At the same time, she is the largest philanthropist in her family: in 2012. donated more than $ 2 million to support the initiative to create charter schools that receive government funding, but do not depend on local authorities. Over the past five years, she and her family have donated over $ 2 billion to their family's charity, the Walton Family Foundation.
Jacqueline Mars
31st place on the Forbes list.
Condition: $ 20 billion
Source of wealth: Mars.
Number of children: 3.
Marital status: divorced.
Citizenship: USA.
The bulk of Jacqueline Mars' fortune, which is estimated at $ 20 billion, is made up of shares in Mars Incorporated, one of the world's largest food companies. The "Queen of Chocolate Bars" and granddaughter of company founder Frank Mars, she was effectively the sole CEO of the Mars family after her brothers John and Forrest formally resigned in favor of independent director Paul Michaels. In addition to sweets, the company owns the Uncle Ben’s brands, as well as Pedigree and Whiskas pet foods. Mars is a fan of horses, serves as the trustee of the United States national equestrian team and sits on the board of directors of the National Sporting Library and Fine Arts Museum, the American center for the study of horses and equestrian sports.
Gina Reinhart
46th place on the Forbes list.
Condition: $ 17.7 billion
Number of children: 4.
Family status: widow.
Citizenship: Australia.
Gina Rhinehart is the richest person in Australia, but she is only in fifth place among women in the world. She managed to become Australia's largest taxpayer by putting in order the business of her father, the mining company Hancock Prospecting, which develops one of the world's largest iron ore deposits. Reinhart was able to successfully sell the coal mining business before prices for the resource plummeted, and Hancock Prospecting is now working to add oil and gas to its portfolio.
Suzanne Klatten
49th place on the Forbes list.
Condition: $ 17.4 billion
Source of wealth: BMW, pharmaceuticals.
Number of children: 3.
Family status: married.
Citizenship: Germany.
Klatten has again entered the Forbes list as the richest woman in Germany with an impressive stake in the automaker BMW. She inherited 12.6% of the company's shares from her late father Herbert Quandt. Suzanne, her brother Stefan Quandt and their mother, Joanna Quandt, have billions of dollars in wealth and a total of 50% of BMW. An economist by profession, Klatten also controls the pharmaceutical company Altana and owns stakes in Nordex AG, which manufactures wind turbines, and Geohumu, which operates in innovative technologies in agriculture... In addition, it owns a stake in SGL, a graphite and carbon producer.
Abigail Johnson
50th place on the Forbes list.
Condition: $ 17.3 billion.
Source of wealth: financial management.
Number of children: 2.
Family status: married.
Citizenship: USA.
Abigail Johnson is a well-known business woman in the United States, president of Fidelity Financial Services, and also the most likely candidate for the position general director financial corporation Fidelity Investments after the departure of her father Edward "Ned" Johnson. Fidelity is the second largest investment company in the United States, second only to Vanguard. Johnson received her master's degree from Harvard and joined Fidelity in 1988. for the position of analyst. Now 52-year-old Abigail owns a 24 percent stake in the company.
Anne Cox Chambers
58th place on the Forbes list.
Condition: $ 15.5 billion
Source of state: media.
Number of children: 3.
Marital status: divorced.
Citizenship: USA.
Being one of the oldest ladies on the list richest people Forbes, American Ann Cox Chambers owns a majority stake in the private media conglomerate Cox Enterprises and, at 94, continues to serve on the company's board of directors. The corporation was founded by her father James Cox in 1898. Today, Cox Enterprises includes the telecommunications arm of Cox Communications, the Cox Media Group, which includes newspapers, television channels and radio stations, the Manheim auto auction division, and the AutoTrader Group, which sells cars online. Its fortune increased by $ 3.5 billion in the past year - largely due to the fact that the last division increased in value. Chamber has been the US Ambassador to Belgium since 1977. to 1981 under President Jimmy Carter and is the owner of the French Legion of Honor.
Iris Fontbona and family
58th place on the Forbes list.
Condition $ 15.5 billion
Source of wealth: mining.
Number of children: 3.
Family status: widow.
Citizenship: USA.
Iris Fontbona received her fortune after the death of her husband, Chilean billionaire Andronico Luksic, from cancer in 2005. He left his business to his wife and three sons: Jean-Paul, Andronico and Guillermo Luksic (also died of cancer in 2013). The family's largest asset is a controlling stake in Antofagasta, one of the world's largest copper mining companies. The family also owns two hotel chains on the coasts of Croatia - Adriatic Luxury Resorts and Laguna Porec. Fontbona - Luksic are actively involved in charity work: in 2011. Andronico received the American Society's Award for Donations to Harvard University and Babson Colleges in December 2011. Iris Fontbona donates $ 3 million to help Chileans with disabilities
Lauren Powell Jobs
73rd place on the Forbes list.
Condition $ 14 billion
Source of wealth: Apple, Disney.
Number of children: 3.
Family status: widow.
Citizenship: USA.
Lauren Powell Jobs is the widow of Steve Jobs. At one time, Steve Jobs admitted that she is the second woman "he really loved". Lauren Powell Jobs is Disney's largest individual shareholder. She owns 130 million shares from Jobs, a share in Jobs's brainchild - Apple- approximately three times less. Lauren Powell Jobs is actively involved in politics and social activities, in particular, fights for the rights of migrants who have received a decent education (at the college level), who, in her opinion, should have equal rights when applying for work in the United States with Americans. She promotes ideas social responsibility entrepreneurship and is a member of the Board of Trustees of Stanford University. Also 50-year-old Powell Jobs - co-founder non-profit organization College Track, which helps disadvantaged students complete high school and college education.
Once the lot of women were three K - "kinder, kyche, kirche" (children, kitchen, church, in the words of the last German emperor Wilhelm II). Fortunately, times are changing and modern women can successfully compete with men in business and earn enough for husbands to do the housework.
We present to you the top 10 richest women in Russia in 2017, according to Forbes.
Activity area: private investor.
Income:$ 300 million.
You can, of course, say "oh, this is the ex-wife of Roman Abramovich, that's where the money comes from." But the couple broke up ten years ago, and Irina is still one of the richest Russian women. Most of the time she spends on an estate in the English county of Hampshire, where there is a stable with well-trained riding horses. Each of the thoroughbred four-legged handsome men costs about 400 thousand dollars.
And Lady Abramovich is an avid shopaholic and a regular at the best London boutiques. In addition to shopping, she often visits the Royal Opera, is fond of collecting paintings by Russian masters and communicates with many celebrities, for example, the oligarch from Hong Kong David Tang and Sir Elton John.
Position held: CEO of INK.
Income: 350 million dollars.
The 57-year-old business woman has held her post of head of the Irkutsk Oil Company (INK) since 2000. Under her leadership, INK has earned a number of awards and prizes, including the Business Triumph international award and the title of Best Independent oil company of Eastern Europe"From the reputable financial publication World Finance
In addition to the main position, Sedykh is also a deputy of the Legislative Assembly of the region and is no stranger to her. charity... She paid for the production of a bronze bust of the hero of Russia, senior lieutenant Andrei Sherstyannikov, who died in 2000 in a battle with militants in the Argun gorge. In 2016, the Sedykh Ministry of Culture was awarded the Patron of the Year diploma.
Occupation: co-owner of Sodruzhestvo Group of Companies.
Income: 400 million dollars.
Selling feeds and additives to animal feed - this is how Natalia and her husband Alexander began their journey into the world of big business. After a successful start, Sodruzhestvo began to buy up enterprises operating in the food industry. Then a number of Ukrainian and Russian poultry factories and a Danish plant producing protein and vitamin supplements were added to the list of acquisitions.
Currently, Sodruzhestvo is the main Russian supplier of GMO and non-GMO soybeans and a producer of lecithin, rapeseed and soybean oils. In 2012, the Japanese company Mitsui & Co became one of the shareholders of the Commonwealth (ten percent of the shares were bought by it for $ 2.2 billion). Sodruzhestvo factories are located not only in Russia, but also in Denmark and Brazil.
7. Tatiana Kuznetsova
Activity area: Member of the Management Board of PJSC Novatek.
Income: 400 million dollars.
A new face in the ranking of the richest women in Russia in 2017. Kuznetsova owns 0.2% of shares in the Russian gas company Novatek, which is one of the ten world leaders in terms of proven reserves natural gas and gas production.
Tatiana Kuznetsova is not only the second most important person on the board of Novatek, but also heads the legal department of this PJSC.
What it does: her husband's charitable foundation.
Income: 400 million dollars.
The wife of billionaire Andrei Guryev owns a stake in PhosAgro, the largest domestic and European supplier of phosphorus-containing fertilizers. Evgenia's husband is the second person on the PhosAgro board of directors, and the company is headed by the son of the Guryev couple. His name is Andrey, like his father.
The daughter of Eugenia and Andrey, Yulia, together with her mother, participates in the work charitable foundation, which provides support to low-income citizens, family members of persons who died from terrorist attacks and veterans of the Great Patriotic War, helps the social rehabilitation of the unemployed, orphans, disabled people and other categories of the population, for whatever reason, are not able to independently exercise their rights.
Activity area: CEO of Wildberries.
Income: 420 million dollars.
In 2004, Tatyana's (at that time - a tutor in English language) a child was born. This made the young woman look for new sources of income. With the support of her husband Vladislav, she initially offered customers clothes and shoes from the German catalogs Otto and Quelle. Moreover, the apartment of the Bakalchuk spouses served as a warehouse for the goods. Things went so well that already in 2005 the Wildberries company appeared, which is currently one of the largest online stores in Russia. You can buy a lot of things there, from clothes and shoes to books, toys and jewelry.
V last year Tatiana was the third most successful businesswoman on the Forbes list, but her income has since dropped by $ 80 million.
Activity area: Member of the Board of Progress Capital.
Income:$ 450 million.
In the nineties, Belyavtseva, together with Nikolai Bortsov, director of the cannery at the Ministry of Fruit and Vegetable Farm, created the Lebedyansky concern. He became one of the largest Russian juice producers. It was at this enterprise that such brands as "FrutoNyanya", "Tonus", "Ya", "Fruktovy Sad" were made.
Over a ten-year period, from 1998 to 2008, Lebedyanskoye's turnover increased from $ 18 million to $ 800 million, along with the growth of the market share - from 4% to 30%.
In 2008, PepsiCo and Pepsi Bottling Group became the majority shareholders of Lebedyansky. Thanks to this deal, Belyavtseva became richer by $ 330 million.
The deal did not include the Progress enterprise (it was fully owned by Lebedyansky) and the father and son of the Bortsovs and Belyavtsev remained its main shareholders. This enterprise produces a popular line of products under the brands "FrutoNyanya", "Malysham" and "Lipetsk pump room".
In 2016, Belyavtseva entered into an agreement with Mondi Group to sell its Bipak LLC, which produces corrugated board and packaging for food and agricultural products. The amount of this transaction was 2.8 billion rubles.
Since 2016, Olga Belyavtseva's position in the list of the richest women from Russia has not changed.
Activity area: manages the "C7 Group of Companies"
Income: 600 million dollars.
Fileva's main business is a private Russian one. The group of airlines owned by the Filev family includes Globus and Siberia - the second after Aeroflot in terms of air traffic in Russia (as of 2016). Moreover, most of the shares of "Siberia" are controlled by Natalia, thanks to which in 2006 she was able to get into the rating of the most successful women in Russia by Forbes versions and since then has not left him.
Together with her father and mother, daughter Tatyana also participates in the family endeavor. An unusual marketing project was launched under her patronage: the first music video in zero gravity. It was filmed by Chicago-based alternative rock band OK Go and S7 Airlines.
Activity area: private investor.
Income: 600 million dollars.
In the 80s, Elena and Dmitry Rybolovlev, then not yet millionaires, but start-up entrepreneurs, created a clinic providing magnetotherapy services. They invested the money they earned in industrial enterprises. The head of the family became a co-owner of Uralkali and acquired a number of shares various enterprises, including Silvinit, Azot and Solikamskbumprom.
In 2001, the Rybolovlev couple moved to Switzerland, but their marriage lasted only until 2008. The spouses did not enter into a marriage contract, and for a very long time they shared their wealth. Only in 2015, they came to a settlement agreement, according to which Elena got $ 604 million and real estate in Switzerland.
The divorce made Rybolovlev one of the richest brides in Russia. As in 2016, she got the honorable second line in the selection of the most money-worthy Russian business women.
Activity area: Head of Inteco Management.
Income:$ 1 billion.
One of the richest women in the world and the permanent leader of the top 10 Russian millionaires for 12 years in a row. In addition to the Inteko corporation, Baturina owns shares in Gazprom and Sberbank. She also owns an international hotel chain.
According to Forbes magazine, Baturina is the only independent self-made business woman who has created her own business in the construction industry. She is also the only billionaire of the entire number of the richest entrepreneurs in Russia.
Even Elena Baturina managed to turn her hobby for equestrian sports into a profitable business. She owns the Weedern stud farm, founded in the 18th century. It breeds horses of the Hanoverian, Holstein and Trakehner breeds.
This bright and Strong woman- living proof that even a girl from working family(Baturina's mother and father worked at the Frezer plant, and not at leadership positions) can achieve immense success in life. And not thanks to her millionaire husband (Yuri Luzhkov met Elena before he was the mayor of the capital), but only to his own mind and business acumen.
Successful, rich, powerful woman is not a bad example to follow. Who are they - the richest women on the planet? How did you make your billions?
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We decided to see what the richest women in the world look like. And do you know what surprised us? With their truly limitless possibilities, some of them do not bother at all about their own appearance: they do not spend money on plastic surgery and do not try to cheat their age.
Christy Walton
The widow of the son of the founder of the world's largest chain Wal-Mart, Christy Walton, is one of the richest women in the world. After her husband's death, she not only inherited his entire fortune, but also doubled it. Christie turned her 70s a couple of years ago, and to be honest, she looks her age. And why waste time on plastic surgery and youth injections when you have about $ 40 billion in your account?
Liliane Bettencourt
French entrepreneur, philanthropist, co-owner of the L'Oreal company, and in the past also socialite Liliane Bettencourt to this day leads the list of the richest women in the world. In addition to the dizzying success in business, Lillian was accompanied by scandals all her life: her husband and father were accused of fascism, her lover - of self-interest, and Madame Bettencourt herself - of corruption. Today Lillian is 94 years old, but she still leads a luxurious lifestyle, dresses like a true lady and looks after herself carefully. No wonder, because she deserves it!
Gina Reinhart
Gina Reinhart is the richest woman in Australia. Company producing iron ore, Gina inherited from her father. Thanks to her iron grip, the Australian managed not only to bring the company out of the crisis, but also to significantly increase her fortune. Today the businesswoman is 63 years old, she is full of energy and continues to earn her millions.
Jacqueline Mars
Mars heiress Jacqueline Mars is the most rich woman America. The fortune of the "queen of chocolate bars" is estimated at more than $ 20 billion. In addition to business, Jacqueline does a lot of charity work and tries to spend more time with her family.
Suzanne Klatten
Suzanne Klatten is the richest woman in Germany. She owns 51% of shares in a large pharmaceutical company and 50% of shares in the BMW carmaker. Charming blonde with short hair"Like a boy" continues to increase his fortune and at the same time looks good for his 53.
Lauren Powell Jobs
Widow Apple founder Steve Jobs's Lauren Powell Jobs is the sixth richest woman in the world. Today, this sweet and charming blonde is raising three children and continues to multiply the fortune that she inherited from her husband.
Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken
The last name of the next member of our collection speaks for itself: meet Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken - the richest woman in Holland and the owner of 25% of the shares of the famous brewing giant. In addition to business, Charlene is interested in photography, music, architecture and skiing.
Sheikha Mozah
Sheikha Moza bint Nasser al-Misned is the second of the three wives of the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Kalifa al-Thani, the mother of seven children, one of the most stylish first ladies on the planet and, as surprising as it may sound, a political and public figure. Moza's fortune is estimated at about $ 7 billion, and, according to rumors, the Sheikh spent about 2 million on plastic surgery (she has 12 plastic surgeries on her account).
Charlotte Casiraghi
Charlotte Casiraghi - crown princess Monaco, Grace Kelly's granddaughter, journalist and businesswoman. Due to her spectacular appearance, Charlotte has received the unspoken status of the sexiest royal person. In the past couple of months, the name of Charlotte has not left the pages of the gossip: the Princess of Monaco is expecting a child from the French producer Dmitry Rassam.
1. Alice Walton
State:$ 46 billion
Source of wealth: Walmart
Citizenship: USA
Age: 68
Family status: divorced
Walton is the only daughter of Sam Walton, founder of the Walmart retail chain. Over the year, her fortune jumped by $ 12.2 billion: Walmart shares rose in price by 43%. The company has been actively developing in the field of e-commerce, creating new products - for example, a line of kitchen accessories in conjunction with Tasty, the culinary project Buzzfeed, and is also preparing to launch four clothing lines.
Walton is known for her political campaign funding and her passion for the arts. At the age of 10, she bought a reproduction of Pablo Picasso's "Blue Nude", which was sold in her father's first shop, the Ben Franklin Stores franchise, and today her own collection is estimated at hundreds of millions of dollars. In 2011, she opened the Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, featuring works by Andy Warhol, Norman Rockwell and Mark Rothko, for example.
2. Françoise Bettencourt-Meyer
State:$ 42.2 billion
Source of wealth: L'Oreal
Citizenship: France
Age: 64
Family status: married, 2 children
Liliane Bettencourt's heiress Françoise Bettencourt-Meyer owns 33% of the shares of L "Oreal, founded by her grandfather Eugene Schuler in 1909, which owns brands such as Lancome, Garnier and others. years: this decision was made by the court, recognizing that Liliane Bettencourt is unable to manage cases due to dementia.
3. Suzanne Klatten
State:$ 25 billion
Source of wealth: BMW, pharmaceuticals
Citizenship: Germany
Age: 55
Family status: married, 3 children
Suzanne Klatten and her brother, Stefan Quandt, jointly own 50% of BMW. She is also the sole owner of Altana. At one time, she inherited a 50% stake in a pharmaceutical and chemical company, which now shows annual sales of more than $ 2 billion. In 2006, Altana's pharmaceutical business was sold to the Scandinavian Nycomed for $ 6 billion, and Klatten received about half of this amount in the form of a special dividend. After that, she made the company private and received 100% of the shares. She also owns the investment company SKion Holding Group and shares in Nordex (wind energy), Geohumus (soil improvers), SGL Group (graphite and carbon production).
4. Jacqueline Mars
State:$ 23.6 billion
Source of wealth: Mars Inc.
Citizenship: USA
Age: 78
Family status: divorced, 3 children
Jacqueline Mars owns a third of the world's largest candy manufacturer, Mars Inc., which her grandfather founded in 1911 in his own kitchen. Today, the company owns brands such as M & M's, Milky Way, Uncle Ben's and Whiskas, and in September 2017 it completed the acquisition of pet products manufacturer VAC for $ 7.7 billion. Mars itself came to Mars in 1982 - was responsible for the launch and marketing of new products. She retired in 2001, but remained on the company's board of directors until 2016. Another third of the company is owned by her brother John, and the remaining 33% belonged to another brother - Forrest Jr. - until his death in July 2016.
5. Yang Huiyan
State:$ 21.9 billion
Source of wealth: Country Garden Holdings
Citizenship: China
Age: 36
Family status: married
Yang Huiyan owns 57% of Country Garden Holdings, China's third-largest developer by sales, most of which was transferred to her by her father in 2007. Younger sister Yang also sits on the company's board of directors. In particular, Country Garden Holdings, together with the Government of Malaysia, is developing the Forest City project - near the border of Malaysia and Singapore. At the end of 2016, the company estimated the project at $ 100 billion.
6. Lauren Powell Jobs
State:$ 18.8 billion
Source of wealth: Apple Disney
Citizenship: USA
Age: 54
Family status: widow, 3 children
After the death of the husband of Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple, his shares in Disney and Apple through the trust passed to Lauren Powell Jobs - at that time she turned out to be the largest shareholder of Disney. The trust sold part of its share, and according to reports as of January 2017, it owned 2.5% of Disney shares, and Lauren Powell herself - 4%
In July 2017, she acquired a majority stake in The Atlantic (the parties did not disclose the amount of the transaction). She founded several educational initiatives in the USA - Emerson Collective, College Track.
7. Georgina Rhinehart
State:$ 17.4 billion
Source of wealth: Hancock Prospecting
Citizenship: Australia
Age: 64
Family status: widow, 4 children
In 2017, she topped the list of the richest people in Australia. The source of her wealth - Hancock Prospecting - she received as part of an inheritance from her father Lang Hancock. She, however, was less fortunate than most of the participants in the rating: the company was on the verge of bankruptcy. Rheinhart managed to develop her business through the development of deposits: the bulk of the income comes from Hope Downs, a joint project with Rio Tinto, and the Roy Hill project launched by her only shipped 30 million tons of iron ore in the first 14 months of development. Long time Reinhart was suing for the distribution of shares in a company with her children (according to her father's will, in 2011 all his grandchildren were to receive a share in the trust, but she managed to postpone this moment right up to 2068). In addition, it owns 23 livestock production points across the country.
8. Iris Fontbona
State:$ 16.3 billion
Source of wealth: mining industry
Citizenship: Chile
Age: 75
Family status: widow, 3 children
Iris Fontbona is the widow of Andronico Lukšić, who made his fortune in mining and beverage production. In 2005, he died of cancer, leaving the business - Antofagasta Plc (owns copper mining enterprises in Chile and is traded on the London Stock Exchange) - to his wife and three sons: Jean-Paul, Andronico and Guillermo. In addition, his heirs hold a majority stake in Quiñenco, a Chilean conglomerate active in finance, industry and beer production.
9. Abigail Johnson
State:$ 15.9 billion
Source of wealth: asset Management
Citizenship: USA
Age: 56
Family status: married, 2 children
In 1946, Abigail Johnson's grandfather, Edward Johnson, founded Fidelity Investments, a mutual fund. After receiving an MBA from Harvard Business School, she joined the fund's team as an analyst in 1988, took over as CEO in 2014, and became chairman of the board of directors in 2016. Fidelity Investments manages $ 2.3 trillion in assets. Abigail Johnson owns an estimated 24.5% of the company.
10. Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken
State:$ 15.8 billion
Source of wealth: Heineken
Citizenship: Netherlands
Age: 63
Family status: married, 5 children
The Heineken company opened its first brewery 150 years ago in Amsterdam, and today it sells 250 brands of beer in the premium segment around the world. Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken owns a 23% majority stake in Heineken, which she inherited in 2002 from Freddie Heineken's father. Her husband Michael, an investment banker, also sits on the board of directors.
