Billionaire Women Worldwide
Meet the most powerful women redefining wealth, leadership, and influence.
Francoise Bettencourt Meyers & family
L'Oréal
Francoise Bettencourt Meyers is the granddaughter of the founder of L'Oreal....
Julia Koch & family
Koch, Inc.
Julia Koch and her three children inherited a 42% stake in Koch, Inc. (formerly Koch Industries) from her husband, David Koch, who died in 2...
Iris Fontbona & family
Mining
Iris Fontbona is the widow of Andrónico Luksic, who built a fortune in mining and beverages before dying of cancer in 2005....
Jacqueline Mars
Candy, pet food
Jacqueline Mars owns an estimated one-third of Mars, the candy, food and pet care firm founded by her grandfather....
Rafaela Aponte-Diamant
Shipping
Rafaela Aponte-Diamant and her husband Gianluigi each own a 50% stake in MSC, the world's largest shipping line....
Savitri Jindal & family
Steel
O.P. Jindal Group, whose interests include steel, power, cement and infrastructure, is chaired by Savitri Jindal, widow of founder Om Prakas...
Miriam Adelson & family
Casinos
Miriam Adelson is the widow of Sheldon Adelson, the founder and former chairman and CEO of casino company Las Vegas Sands, who died at age 8...
Zheng Shuliang & family
Aluminum products
Zheng Shuliang is the vice chairman of China Hongqiao Group, one of the country's largest aluminum producers founded by her late husband Zha...