In its inaugural durable of the world's richest people 20 living ago, US-based Forbes magazine undressed some 140 billionaires. Minimally three living ago it earth 476. This blind date the list stretches to a supply 793. Their purport net wastage is 3.3 billion (lb1.7 billion) and 78 of them are women - 10 expert than in 2005, though only six are self-made.
Oprah Winfrey, Athina Onassis, the Queen and JK Rowling do not make the girls' top 10. Here's who does...
10. Cristina Fertile
Mrs Fertile may book some of her richness from husband Philip's trade in evolution, Arcadia, but I bet she's earned it. And as the only Brit in the top 10 richest women and the only one with self-made cash in, she deserves our support. Their 7 billion (lb3.7 billion) hazard makes the Greens the 74 richest people in the world and they like to layer their cash in from the taxman by aware in Monaco. Arcadia Panache is Britain's third-largest attire trade in group and includes high street favourites Topshop, Dorothy Perkins and Botch Selfridge. Fertile in the same way owns 94% of BHS, the country's 10th-largest attire trade in line. Together, the companies support sales of 4.7 billion (lb2.5 billion).
9. Susanne Klatten
Mega genetic fly in the face of in ninth place as Ms Klatten, 43, scooped up 8.1 billion (lb4.3 billion) via a 12.5% put money on in BMW cars and a 50% put money on in pharmaceutical businesswoman Altana from her late father, Herbert Quandt. A trained economist with an MBA, Klatten is credited with limit modulate Altana into a world-class pharmaceutical/chemical corporation with 3.6 billion (lb1.9 billion) in sales and here and there in 11,000 body.
8. Jacqueline Mars
Jacqueline Pester Mars is the youngster of Forrest Edward Mars, Sr., and granddaughter of Straightforward C. Mars, founders of the giant American chocolate company Mars, Built-in. By means of her drink of the company, she is wastage US14.0 billion as of September 2007 she is the 58th richest person in the world, and the 19th richest person in the Colleague States according to Forbes, she's in the same way the fourth richest American woman. She is divorced.
7.Barbara Cox Anthony
Barbara Cox Anthony (1922 - May 28, 2007) was the youngest youngster of James M. Cox, a Democratic overseer of Ohio, update publisher and host. By means of her sister Anne Cox Chambers and brother James M. Cox, Jr., she genetic, via a trust, cup and outspoken of her father's company, now called Cox Enterprises. Upon her brother's demise in 1974, the sisters received his drink of the company absolutely.
Her net wastage was speculative at 12 billion, based predominantly on her equity wages in Cox Enterprises which made her one of the richest women in the Colleague States and the richest resident of Hawaii
6. Anne Cox Chambers
Anne Cox Chambers (untrained December 1, 1919) is a billionaire media proprietor. She is the youngster of James M. Cox, a update publisher and 1920 Democratic Presidential challenger, and his second next of kin, Margaretta Parler Blair. She owns and controls her father's group interests, by means of Cox Enterprises. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia. Her sister, Barbara Cox Anthony, died on May 28, 2007.
An alumna of Finch Friendliness and a huge financial follower of the Democratic Band, she was Take precedence Jimmy Carter's pick as Colleague States Descriptive to Belgium from 1977 to 1981.
Her net wastage has been speculative at 13 billion, based predominantly on her equity wages in Cox Enterprises, which makes her the fourth richest woman in the Colleague States.
5. Abigail Johnson
Abigail Pierrepont Johnson (untrained December 19, 1961) is an American entrepreneur. Johnson is Take precedence of Affection Investments Characteristic and Workforce Investing. Affection is led by her father, Edward Johnson.
In September 2008, her net wastage was speculative at US15 billion, tying her for 15th place in Forbes List of the 400 Richest Americans. (Her father, with 11 billion, is coupled for 28th place.)
She is the 35th richest person in the world, though her draft net wastage has decreased to US10 billion. Her father is coupled for 62nd place with US7 billion.
4. Helen Walton
Helen Robson Kemper Walton (December 3, 1919 - April 19, 2007) was the next of kin of Wal-Mart creator Sam Walton. She was the eleventh richest American and at one point the richest woman in the world. Helen died with an speculative net wastage of 16.4 billion that will pass to dignify over the adjoining few living.
Helen was the valedictorian of her high series class in Claremore, Oklahoma and a graduate of the Moot of Oklahoma at Norman with a degree in group. She was the youngster of L.S. Robson, a noisy sponsor and rancher. She and Sam were married February 14, 1943.
Sam Walton (d. 1992) vanished his cup in Wal-Mart to his next of kin and their four folks, S. Robson Walton (Rob), John T. Walton (d. 2005), Jim Walton, and Alice Walton. Rob Walton chairs the accommodation of directors of Wal-Mart, on which John served until his demise. The others are not open twisting in the company except by means of their vote power as shareholders.
3. Alice Walton
Alice Louise Walton (untrained October 7, 1949 in Newport, Arkansas) is an American heiress to the Wal-mart hazard. She is the youngster of Wal-Mart creator Sam Walton and Helen Walton, and sister of S. Robson Walton, and Jim Walton. Special brother, John Walton died in a 2005 apparent impact. In 2009, her speculative net wastage was US18 billion, making her the richest woman in the world end-to-end with her sister-in-law Christy Walton.
2.Christy Walton
Christy Ruth Walton is the next of kin of late John T. Walton. Behind schedule his demise in June 2005, she genetic his hazard of 15.7 billion . As of Swiftness 2009, she is the 12th richest person in the Forbes World's Billionaires , with an speculative net wastage of US17.6 billion.
She in half a shake resides in Jackson, Wyoming. She has one son, Lukas.
1. Liliane Bettencourt
Liliane Bettencourt (untrained 21 October 1922(1922-10-21) in Paris, France) is a French heiress, socialite, and entrepreneur. She is the tack sponsor of L'Or'eal and the wealthiest woman in Europe. She is the second richest person in France, knock back Bernard Arnault whose richness is speculative at US16.5 billion, and she outline 21st in wealthiest people in the world. Forbes magazine speculative her richness in 2009 at US13.4 billion.
Bettencourt was the only heir of Eug`ene Schueller, the creator of L'Or'eal, one of the world's leading powder and paint and charm companies. In 1927, her blood relation died equally Liliane was 5 living old.
In 1950, she married French official Andr'e Bettencourt and lived in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France together until Andre's demise in November 2007. They had one youngster, Francoise, who married Jean-Pierre Meyers, the grandson of a rabbi who died in an Auschwitz reading camp. Francoise Bettencourt Meyers is a member of L'Or'eal's accommodation of directors.
In 1957, Bettencourt genetic the L'Or'eal hazard from her father. She is the tack sponsor of L'Or'eal. The company cup breakdown: 27.5% by Liliane Bettencourt, 26.4% by Nestl'e, the continue 46.1% are publicly traded.
She fashioned the Bettencourt Schueller Headquarters, which awards the "Liliane Bettencourt Pluck for Oomph Sciences" to a European examiner under the age of forty-five.
Bettencourt claims to support lost fly in the face of in Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme. She is standard to support invested a part of her hazard with Madoff by means of block fund guide and financier Ren'e-Thierry Magon de la Villehuchet.
