According to Forbes, 190 women were included in the global rating of billionaires. Elena Baturina, with her fortune of $1.1 billion, represents Russia on this list every year. The first hundred of the rating includes 8 women with a total fortune of about $174.5 billion.
Liliane Bettencourt of France is the richest woman in the world. Her fortune is estimated at $36.1 billion. This woman owns more than 30% of the shares of L'Oréal, the perfume giant founded by her father at the beginning of the 20th century. Bettencourt is the only legitimate heir to the empire of L'Oréal, but de facto her daughter Françoise and 25-year-old grandson Jean-Victor Meyers manage it.
Alice Walton is the second richest woman in the world with $32.3 billion to her name. Alice Walton, unlike her brothers, is not actively involved in running the mega superstore chain her father Sam Walton founded in 1962. Alice focuses on collecting art and making political donations.
Jacqueline Mars, the third richest woman in the world, with her fortune equal to $23.4 billion. The company has $33 billion in annual revenue. Also Jacqueline Mars is a confidant of the American equestrian team, a member of the Board of Directors of the National Sports Library and the Museum of Fine Arts.
Maria Franca Fissolo of Italy, snags the title of fourth richest woman with a net worth of $22.1 billion. She is the widow of Michele Ferrero, who built Ferrero Group. The private company is owned by Fissolo and her son; its products include the popular Nutella spread, Kinder chocolates and Tic-Tac mints.
Susanne Klatten of Germany, the world's fifth richest woman. Her fortune totals $18.5 billion. The main source of wealth is 12.6% of the shares in BMW, which was inherited from her father Herbert Quandt. In addition, Susanne Klatten is credited with steering German pharmaceutical and chemical company Altana AG toward $2 billion in annual sales.
Laurene Powell Jobs from the US owns a fortune of $16.7 billion. Steve Jobs widow has more than 130 million shares of Disney in her property,. The businesswoman founded Emerson Collective, an organization promoting the idea of using business as an instrument for influencing social reforms. At the same time, Laurene Jobs invests in start-ups and is a member of the board of Ozy Media.
Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken of the Netherlands has a fortune of $12.3 billion. She owns 25% of the shares of the brewing giant Heineken. The share in the company went to her after the death of her father Freddie Heineken. Charlene is fond of photography, music, architecture, and skiing.
Iris Fontbona from Chile is in charge of the business empire, which includes the largest copper deposit on the planet, and owns securities of the Bank of Chile and other energy, transport and port services companies. In addition, the widow and her three sons own two resorts in Croatia. Her fortune is estimated at $10.1 billion.
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