If you are asked a question about the most affluent representatives of the fair half of humanity, in particular, about who today is the richest woman in the world, then you will probably see the image of a certain Hollywood diva, but this is not so! It will also be a mistake to believe that all owners of huge fortunes have fallen from heaven. In fact, many of them lived a normal life and even went hungry, and the acquired capital is the result of titanic work. It is indisputable that the other ladies who were on the Forbes list became only the happy heirs to fabulous fortunes, however, not everyone can keep and increase easily got money, for this you need to have special talent. I would like to note that today there is a clear tendency to increase the number of wealthy women, for example, in 2013, the list of the richest people on the planet was 34 women more than in the past. The first hundred of the rating, compiled by the American Forbes, has 14 representatives of the beautiful half of humanity. Their average age is 66 years, and the size of the state varies from 10 to 30.6 billion dollars.
The list is headed by the richest woman in the world - ninety-year-old Liliane Bettancourt, her fortune is exactly $ 30 billion. Being the co-owner of the French perfumery giant L'Oreal, founded by her father, she not only saved, but also increased her capital by making the L´Oreal empire one of the most expensive and prosperous cosmetic companies to date in France. Unfortunately, at present, doctors have confirmed the diagnosis of Lillian, showing signs of dementia. The ninth largest world condition suffering from Alzheimer's Bettancourt, according to a court order, is today transferred to the management of her daughter.
After a plane crash in which John Walton, who created the Wal-Mart trading corporation with more than 700 stores scattered around the world, was tragically killed, his widow American Christy Walton inherited a truly colossal fortune. The merit of Christie is that she very skillfully manages her inheritance, while supporting the development of art, museums and education. Her fortune is estimated at $ 28.2 billion and she is second in the Richest Woman in the World ranking, while remaining the richest woman in the United States of America.
Third place also belongs to the representative of the Walton family, Alice. She is the proud owner of 26.3 billion dollars. The source of her wealth is the Wal-Mart supermarket chain and equine in central Texas.
17.4 billion dollars - the capital of the widow of a billionaire from Chile, Andronico Laxica, Iris Fontbona. The fourth place in the ranking was provided to her by income from her controlled one of the largest copper deposits in the world, as well as a share in Quinenco and a network of resorts in Croatia.
The world's wealthiest women, such as Jacqueline Mars, the daughter of the owner of the world-famous chocolate empire Mars Incorporated, and Gene Reinhart, whose source of income is Hancock Prospecting, a mining company that ranks first in the world, have 17 billion dollars each.
Susanne Klatten with a capital of 14.3 billion dollars is in 7th place. Suzanne inherited a 12.6% stake in the world famous automobile concern BMW from her late father Herbert Quandt.
In fifth place is Abideil Johnson, president of Fidelity Financial Services, her company is engaged in asset management and the provision of pension and brokerage services in the global financial market. It has a fortune of 12.7 billion dollars.
About 10 million euros was earned only last year by the Italian lady, the granddaughter of the founder of the company Prada, whose products every woman wants to have in her wardrobe, Miuccia Prada. The fact that the company is growing and prospering is exclusively due to Miucci, and its current capital is estimated at 12.4 billion.
Closes the top ten contenders for the title of "The richest woman in the world" Ann Cox Chambers. The 93-year-old resident of the United States has 12 billion dollars. Sources of her wealth are the Cox Media Group and Cox Communications media holdings, the Manheim Automobile Salon, and AutoTrader.com. Today, Ann Cox's nephew, Jim Kennedy, took charge of the entire business.
Also in the first hundred Forbes there are 4 more rich women: Brazilian Dirs Navarre de Camargue (11.5 billion dollars), engaged in construction, the Dutch Charlene de Carvalho Heineken (11 billion dollars) - the heiress to a controlling stake in Heineken, the most famous brewing company in Holland, widow Steve Jobs - American Lauren Powell Jobs ($ 10.7 billion), earning revenue from Apple and Disney, and also taking an honorable 100th place on the global list of the richest people on the planet Joanna Quandt ($ 10.6 billion) - a resident of Germany, owning more than 16 % of BMW shares.
