When it comes to wealthy women, people often assume they either inherited their fortune or married a rich man.
Among the women who earned their “richest women” title, there are undoubtedly some who received a significant head start in life by being born to an extremely rich family.
Here’s a list of the ten wealthiest women around the world, a proof that females could sometimes play better than the big boys sitting on top of the ladder.
1-
Holly Branson, the daughter of billionaire daredevil Sir Richard Branson, finished med school and worked in the neurology department of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.
2- Lydia Hearst is a rich woman who comes from a good family, a fashion model, a philanthropist and a Smile Ambassador for Operation Smile, and also a successful blogger.
3- Ivanka Trump is the daughter of magnate Donald Trump. She graduated with the highest distinction of her class at Wharton School of Business.
4- Elizabeth Holmes established a firm that’s now valued at $8 billion. She used money that her parents had saved up for her. That’s pure perseverance and natural resilience of a woman.
5- Marta Ortega-Perez is the daughter of Amancio Ortega, head and founder of Inditex, the company responsible for brands like Zara. This woman was born rich, but she had to work for her status.
6- Jocelyn Wildenstein, dubbed Catwoman, lives an extravagant lifestyle with her food bill alone valued at around $550,000 per year! Her divorce settlement gave her $2.5 billion, with an additional $100 million per year for the next 13 years.
7- Donatella Versace with a current net worth of $200 million, is the head of Versace- one of the most renowned fashion houses worldwide.
8- Liliane Bettencourt, the head of the largest cosmetics company L’Oreal, is the richest person in France and the richest woman in the world.
9- Christy Walton, the second richest woman in the world, is part of the Walmart family. She has $22.5 billion to her name.
10- Iris Fontbona, now the richest person in Chile, has control over one of the world’s largest copper mines, the world’s largest brewer, Chile’s largest shipping company, and the second largest bank in Chile.
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