Women's Day Special- 5 Most Richest Women In The World

Some unbelievable stories of women who have shared the list of the wealthiest women in the world have proved all the stereotypes wrong with their unfathomable power. Often, when we speculate to think about richest people in the world, we even cannot imagine of a woman sharing the list. But that is a story of the past, and now women are coming in every walk of life proving their worth. Same as the wealthiest men in the world there are and have been women in the world who have acquired the list of the richest women in the world. Some of which have acquired the wealth from their ancestral properties while some have made it to the list with their own diligence and incredible dedication. There are a few of the women who did it by taking powerful initiative and climbed the ladder of success and they began their long journey of struggle with just some handful of resources.

* Liliane Bettencourt (Net Worth - $36.1 billion)

Liliane Bettencourt was born in 1922 October is a native of France and is a businesswoman. She is one of the key shareholders of the grand name L’Oreal and as per the Forbes list of the richest women in the world, the 2016 version; she is the richest woman in the world and eleventh richest person all over the world. She has been the richest woman in the world in history, with the highest net worth of more than 40 billion. She along with her children own 33% of the grand cosmetic empire, L’Oreal, which was founded by her father Eugene Schueller back in 1907.

* Alice Louise Walton (Net Worth - $33.2 Billion)

Alice Louise Walton was born in 1949 October is an heiress from America of the Wal-Mart Stores Inc. She is born to Sam Walton, the founder of Wal-Mart stores, and Helen Walton and sister of late John T. Walton, S. Robson Walton and Jim Walton. The latest data shows that she has a net worth of $32.3 billion and is the second wealthiest women in the world. She is not as involved in the running of the mega store, Wal-Mart which was founded in 1962 by her father, as are her brothers. Nevertheless she has an equal share in the wealth that Wal-Mart has reaped in.

* Jacqueline Mars (net Worth - $23.4 billion)

Jacqueline Mars was born in October 1939 is an investor and heiress by profession. The American candy company Mars was founded by her grandfather Frank C. Mars and daughter of Forrest Mars and Sr.Audrey Ruth (Meyer). Recently in 2016 she was described to possess a net worth of $23.4 billion and is the third richest woman in the world. In 1999, after the death of her father, she and her brothers inherited the largest candy maker company in the world. This company achieved and unbelievable task which was not possible for a sweet making company. Besides sweets, the company also makes pet food and Uncle Ben’s rice.

* Maria Franca Fissolo (Net Worth - $22.1 billion)

Maria Franca Fissolo who was born in 1941 is a billionaire from Italy and is the widow of Michele Ferrero, the owner of the Ferrero Spa, the second largest confectionary company. She got married to Michele Ferrero in 1962 and the couple had two sons, Pietro Ferrero Jr and Giovanni Ferrero. With a net worth of $22 billion, she became the fourth richest woman in the world. Ferrero Group is one of the leading sweet companies and it is particularly famous for the exceptionally delicious Nutella chocolate, Tic-tac mint and Kinder chocolate. Even in the absence of her husband and the founder of the Ferrero group, who died in 2015 Valentine’s Day, but the business of the family still goes on.

* Susanne Klatten (Net Worth - $18.5 billion)

Susanne Klatten was born in April, 1962 is the daughter of Johanna Quandt and Herbert and she is a native of Australia. As per the current data, her estimated wealth had led her to being the fifth richest woman in the world. Upon her mother, Johanna Quandt death who was in 2015, the ninth richest woman in the world, it came to light that she had received additional share of BMW. She along with her brother owns approximately half of the share of BMW. She is trained in economics and also has stake in wind power outfits and controls, Altana, a chemical manufacturer.