Top 9 Richest Women in the World 2017
At the end of this year, it has been noted that the Forbes’ World’s Billionaires has 227 women who make up to about 11% of the whole list. Even though the majority of the women inherited the money, the top 9 richest women of the world in 2017 were as follows.
Alice Walton
After the death of Liliane Bettencourt, Alice Walton became the world’s richest female with a net worth of $33.8 billion. She is the only daughter of Sam Walton, founder of Wal-Mart. Even though she has not taken over the family business, she is the richest women in United States. She is the chairperson of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas.
Jacqueline Mars
Jacqueline Mars, 26 on the Forbes’ list and 2 on the women’s list, is a 77-year-old lady who owns a third of the largest confectioners in the world. Mars’ net worth now is $27 billion. She was in the company’s board till 2016. Now she can be seen in the boards for the Washington National Opera and the National Archives and many others. She is also described as a philanthropist.
Maria Franca Fissolo
With a net worth of $25.2 million, Maria Franca Fissolo is the first European women on the list. She is the widow of Michele Ferrero from the Ferrero Roche fame. The company is now run by son and it also makes other well- known items like Nutella, Kinder, Tic- Tacs and many more.
Susanne Klatten
The 55-year-old German, Susanne Klatten, is the owner of mixture of cars and pharmaceuticals that has made her net worth $20.4 billion. When her parents died, she inherited about 50% of the chemical company and along with her brother she also owns 50% of BMW.
Laurene Powell Jobs
The widow of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs is Laurene Powell Jobs who started the Emerson Collective that works for social reform and environmental issues. She also co-founded the College Track which works in order to help disadvantaged students to get education. Her net worth is $20 billion as she also has 0.7% share in Apple and owns about 4% of Disney.
Kirsty Bertarelli
With the net worth of £11.5 billion, Kirsty Bertarelli is a singer and songwriter and also co-wrote “All Saints hit Black Coffee.” Along with her husband Ernesto who earns through pharmaceuticals, she ranks sixth according to Sunday Times Rich List for 2017.
Denise Coates
Becoming the highest earning business woman in UK is Denise Coates with a net worth of £117.5 million. On the Sunday Times listshe ranks 22 with father, Peter and brother, John.
Lady Charlotte Wellesley
Daughter of Duke of Wellington is Lady Charlotte Wellesley, has a royal lineage as a descent of Queen Victoria. She entered the list after marrying Colombian-American billionaire, Alejandro Santo Domingo. Therefore, her net worth is £3.8 billion.
Lady Christina Green
With a net worth of £2.8 billion, Lady Christina Green stand on the ninth rank as she owns the family shares in the Taveta Investments which has Topshop, Dorothy Perkins and Burton.
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