Holly Branston
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| Holly Branston |
She is the daughter of famous Sir Richard Branson. Holly has a medical
degree which she received in 2007; she worked for a year in the
neurology department of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. Today her
medical career is a thing of the past. She is involved in many of her
father’s business activities around the world such as listening to South
African kids pitch their startup ideas at the Branson Center of
Entrepreneurship in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Ivanka Trump
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| Ivanka Trump |
Ivanka Trump was born in the city of New York, you might recognize her
dad, American business magnate Donald Trump. She attended Georgetown
University for two years, and then transferred to Wharton Business at
the University of Pennsylvania, she has a bachelor’s degree in
Economics. Before joining the Trump family business, Ivana worked for Forest City
Enterprises and cooperated with Dynamic Diamond Corp. Recently she has also released
her own line of fashionable handbags and footwear. Ivanka Trump published a book named The Trump Card: Playing to Win in
Work and Life, which came out to the shelf’s October 2009. On that same
month, Trump married businessman Jared Kushner, the couple has currently
two kids.
Jocelyn Wildenstein
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| Jocelyn Wildenstein |
Who cares if you look like a cat, when you have $500 million in the
bank? Jocelyn Wildenstein was nicknamed Catwoman after one too many
surgeries caused disfiguration, making her look like a cat. She has
since said that she deliberately wanted to look like a feline, after her
now ex husband told her he loved big cats. They had a pretty nasty
divorce, after she walked in on him and a 19 year old model before he
threatened her with a gun… Lovely! However, this hasn’t stopped the New
York socialite from having the time of her life.
Donatella Versace
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| Donatella Versace |
You may recognize this name, as being one of the biggest fashion
designers in the world. It was actually Donatella’s older brother,
Gianni, who set up the first Versace fashion business in the family,
before she was given her own label to work with. Unfortunately, Gianni
passed away in 1997 and Donatella was made Vice-President and chief
designer of the Versace group. Her incredible business mind and eye for
fashion has ensured she has a rather tasty net work of $200 million. She
could have had more, however she gave her daughter 50% whilst her other
brother owns 20%. Other business ventures for Donatella include a
luxury five star hotel chain and a jewelery collection, she also once
dabbled in designing cars for MINI Cooper.
Elizabeth Holmes
In the year 2002, Elizabeth Holmes started studying at Stanford
University the art of chemistry. She later used the money that her
parents had saved for her education, to establish a company named
Real-Time Cures in the city of Palo Alto. Later, she changed the
company’s name to Theranos. At first, she worked out of a basement of a
house. One semester later, she dropped out of school to pursue her
business career full-time; she wrote a patent on a wearable patch for
conducting tests. Her Professor served as a Director of the company.
Over the next decade, the company grew and grew, raising a whopping
amount of $400 million. During its first years, Theranos operated under
the radar, remaining highly secretive to avoid waking up potential
competitors.
By 2014, her offered 200 tests and had 500 employees. The company is
valued at more than $8 billion. Holmes currently has 18 US patents and
66 non-US patents under her name. Holmes is the youngest self-made woman
billionaire in the world, where she her personal net worth is an
estimated $4.5 billion.
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| Marta Ortega-Perez |
Some people have rich parents, but none quite so much as Marta
Ortega-Perez; her father is the third richest person on the planet,
according to Forbes and the Hurun Report . This beautiful Spanish woman
is the daughter of Amancio Ortega, who is the founder and owner of
Inditex. This fashion company owns big named brands such as Zara and
Massimo Dutti, which may explain why Amancio is worth a staggering $62
billion! Marta hasn’t been handed everything on a plate, however, as she
was first made to work at the bottom of the career ladder. She has
worked in several of her father’s stores as a basic sales assistant,
which meant stacking shelves and dealing with customers. Sources close
to the family say that Marta is being prepared by her father, so that
she can take over Inditex when the time comes.
Liliane is not only the richest female in the world but has also
overtaken Bernard Arnault as the wealthiest person in France. She
inherited L’Oreal, the largest cosmetic company in the world from her
father as the sole heir. The sale of her island paradise also helped her
rake in profits of $42 million. Her net worth stands at $ 30 billion.
Christy Walton (USA)
Christy Walton is the second richest woman on the planet. She is also
ranked as the 11th wealthiest person in the world. She is the widow of
John Walton, and Sam Walton, the founder of the prestigious retail chain
Wal-Mart, is her father in law. Her net worth of $ 28.2 billion is
constituted by significant holdings in Wal-Mart and the First Solar
Company.
Alice Walton (USA)
Alice is the only daughter of Sam Walton, founder of Wal-Mart retail
chain. Wal-Mart is the only company that has landed two women in the
top 10 list of rich women. She is ranked third with a net worth of $
23.3 billion. Times Magazine also recognized her as one of the most
influential people in the world. She is 10th richest in USA and 16th
richest in the world.
Iris Fontbona (Chile)
Iris is among the rich women in the top ten, coming at position 4.
Her net worth which stands at $ 17.4 billion was largely inherited from
her late husband. She is the wealthiest person in Chile and ranks 35 in
the Forbes list of Billionaires. Iris has controlling interests in
Antofagasta; one of the largest copper mines in the world, Banco de
Chile; Chiles second largest bank, CSAV; Latin America’s biggest
Shipping Company, and CCU; the world’s largest brewer.
Gina Rinehart (Australia)
Gina beats other rich women to secure position 5 in the Forbes
world’s richest women list. She is also the wealthiest person in
Australia. Her late father Lang Hancock was a mining tycoon. She
inherited his business and had pushed it to a new height. She is ranked
35 in the list of most powerful women on Earth. Her net worth currently
stands at $17 billion.
Jaqueline Mars (USA)
Jaqueline is the daughter of Edward Mars Sr. She was born in one of
the richest family in the world, almost in the same class with the
Walton and Koch families. Her company is the largest candy manufacture
in the planet. She lies 5th on the log in the league of rich women,
tying with the Australian, Gina Rinehart.
Susanne Klatten
Susanne is the 7th richest woman in the world and is the richest
woman in Germany. She has also beaten many rich women and men to claim
the 4th position in Forbes German millionaires. She inherited most of
her wealth from his father Herbert Quandt and brother Stefan. She owns
significant shares in Altana Pharmaceuticals and the highly acclaimed
manufacturer BMW.
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