We decided to find out the fortunes of the richest and most successful women of the 21st century and where they came from.
Britney Spears
When Forbes ranked Britney Spears in 2000, she was just 18 years old. At that time she, she had already made $15 million (in a year), she. And just a year later, the singer appeared on the cover of Celebrity 100, where she debuted at number four.
Kiran Mazumdar-Show
When Forbes talked about the Kiran Mazumdar Show, the CEO of Biocon Limited was the richest woman in India with a net worth of $480 million. His path to this was not an easy one: When he founded Biocon in 1978, he couldn’t find anyone to work for him, and the bankers turned down his request for a $10,000 loan. Now his fortune is estimated at $ 2.4 billion.
Margaret Whitman
Meg Whitman is best known for growing eBay’s sales from $5.7 million to $8 billion between 1998 and 2008 during her tenure as the company’s CEO. Then she moved to Hewlett-Packard. Its current capital is 3 billion dollars.
sara blakely
Sarah Blakely is the founder and co-owner of the styling clothing brand Spanx. She sells lingerie, tights, swimwear and maternity wear in more than 50 countries. The history of the brand began when Sarah realized she didn’t have the right underwear to look elegant under white pants while she was getting ready for a party. And now his fortune is estimated at 1.1 billion dollars.
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey has turned her 25-year hit talk show into a media and business empire. In 2011, Winfrey started her own cable channel. They have homes in Nashville, California and more than a dozen properties in Hawaii. His net worth in real time is estimated at $2.5 billion.
Alice Walton
Alice Walton, daughter of Walmart founder Sam Walton, chose her own path and focused on art curation instead of working at the family business like her siblings Rob and Jim. In 2011, he opened the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in his hometown of Bentonville, Arkansas. It features works by artists such as Andy Warhol, Norman Rockwell, and Mark Rothko. Currently, Alice has $62.4 billion, according to Forbes.
Mary Barra
Mary Barra is the first woman to serve as CEO of General Motor and lead a major automaker. She has been in this position since 2014 she. She has invested billions in electric vehicles, self-driving cars, and a ride-sharing service called Maven. Now his fortune is estimated at at least 165 million dollars.
Katy Perry
In 2015, Katy Perry became the largest US pop music export. The one-and-a-half-year Prismatic World Tour, which included the Super Bowl halftime performance (viewed live by 118.5 million people), generated a massive $135 million pre-tax, placing it #3 on this year’s Celebrity 100 list. list. . Now his capital is estimated at 38.5 million dollars.
melinda doors
As co-chairman of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Melinda Gates has been one of the most influential women in philanthropy for many years. In May 2021, Bill and Melinda Gates announced that they would divorce but still remain co-chairs of the foundation. According to the documents, Melinda became a billionaire after her ex-husband transferred $2.4 billion worth of stock to her in May 2021. Now he has $10.4 billion.
Lake Katrina
Katrina Lake is the founder, president, and former CEO of Stitch Fix, an online personal shopping service. Lake founded the company in 2011 from his Cambridge apartment while pursuing his graduate studies at Harvard. Stitch Fix uses data science and stylists to ship personalized clothing directly to the customer’s doorstep. As of 2021, his net worth is estimated at $760 million.
Jamie Kern Lima
In August 2016, L’Oréal paid $1.2 billion in cash for IT Cosmetics, a 300-item problem-solving cosmetics line by Jamie Kern Lima. Lima earned nearly $410 million after taxes and ran the company for three years, making her the first female CEO of any L’Oréal brand in the company’s 108-year history.
Whitney Kurt Hurd
Whitney Wolf Heard decided it was time to break with tradition and let women take the first step. The dating app Bumble, which she co-founded in 2004, allegedly turned down a $450 million buyout offer from Match Group in early 2017. And she made the right decision: Whitney became the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire and the youngest female CEO to go public in the United States. According to Forbes, he has $510 million as of 2023.
Eren Ozmen
Eren Özmen is the Chairman, Chairman and majority owner of Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), a private aerospace and defense company. Turkish immigrants Özmen and his wife Fatih bought SNC in 1994 when it had only 20 employees. His net worth is $2.8 billion.
Lynsey Snyder
West Coast In-N-Out Burger heir Linsey Snyder inherited the brand from his grandparents, who founded it in 1948. He became a billionaire in 2017 at the age of 35 when he bought the last part of his legacy – an additional stake in the network. Snyder took over as president in 2010 and has since expanded its In-N-Out locations to more than 80 locations. His fortune is estimated at $4.2 billion, according to Forbes.
Jen Rubio and Steph Corey
In 2015, Jen Rubio and Steph Corey founded Away, a travel brand that sells stylish yet affordable smart luggage. For example, the $225 hand luggage has a built-in phone charger. The capital of each for 2019 was 130 million dollars.
Serena Williams
Tennis player Serena Williams has earned nearly $95 million throughout her career, but she’s not sitting idle. Serena has many brand deals and is an active investor in her firm, Serena Ventures. Williams also co-founded Will Perform, an initiative launched in December 2022 to create products for local pain relief, muscle and skin care. In April 2023, he founded the multimedia company Nine Two Six Productions to expand his reach as a producer. $290 million – this is the estimated amount of his capital at the moment.
Anne Wojcicki
Ann Wojcicki is the co-founder and CEO of 23andMe, a leading direct-to-consumer genetic testing firm located south of San Francisco, California. Ann was a Wall Street analyst before working with co-founders Linda Avey and Paul Cuzenza to found 23andMe in 2006. By January 2021, the company has released a tool it says can predict the likelihood of a person developing a serious case of the disease. Now, Ann’s fortune is estimated at $270 million.
susie batiz
Susie Batiz is the founder of the toilet spray Poo-Pourri, which not only removes bad odors, but also completely prevents odors by forming a special film on the water surface. The spray first went on sale in 2007, and more than 100 million bottles have been sold since then. Susie had a net worth of $215 million as of 2020.
“There’s a lot to worry about in life,” Batiz said in an interview with Forbes. “The smell in the bathroom shouldn’t be one of them.”
Melanie Perkins
Melanie Perkins is the co-founder and CEO of design software maker Canva, which was valued at $40 billion by private investors in September 2021. Canva, which you’ve probably used at least once to create beautiful presentations, was launched by Melanie and the two co-founders in Sydney, Australia in 2013, but has been met with skepticism from investors because of its location. Contrary to all doubts, Canva is still popular all over the world. Meanwhile, Melanie’s capital is currently $3.6 billion.
Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken
Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken is rightfully one of the richest women in the world, thanks to her 23% stake in the beer giant Heineken. He took over the stake in 2002 from his late father, longtime CEO Freddie Heineken. And his fortune is 13.8 billion dollars.
Zhou Qunfei
In 2017, Zhou Qunfei was named the world’s richest self-made woman by Monday magazine. His story is a clear example of the proverb “from rags to riches”. Qunfei dropped out of school at the age of 16 to work in a watch lens factory. She later founded Lens Technology, which produces glass displays for mobile phones and tablets for customers like Apple and Samsung. As of 2017, the company had at least 32 factories and more than 90,000 employees. Qunfei, founder and CEO of Lens Technology, has an estimated value of $9.1 billion.
Source: People Talk
Errol Villanueva is an author and lifestyle journalist who writes for The Fashion Vibes. With a passion for exploring the latest trends in fashion, food, travel, and wellness, Errol’s articles are a must-read for anyone interested in living a stylish and fulfilling life.
