Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal the founder of Kingdom Holding

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_51p6S9jDHlJDMpP1exz9twOuVHrCJTrTv2vS4-qG9aUEqqDIJ9KcjMo3k1mPCf9OxkLnQcA1e6Gp5MGDHH5IboxId1vmpvLYsToSZdSUidCb3rkL37aJmeOKzJ2xhqveGHwmpLUJNs-d/s1600/Prince-Al-Waleed-bin-Talal-the-founder-of-Kingdom-Holding.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_51p6S9jDHlJDMpP1exz9twOuVHrCJTrTv2vS4-qG9aUEqqDIJ9KcjMo3k1mPCf9OxkLnQcA1e6Gp5MGDHH5IboxId1vmpvLYsToSZdSUidCb3rkL37aJmeOKzJ2xhqveGHwmpLUJNs-d/s640/Prince-Al-Waleed-bin-Talal-the-founder-of-Kingdom-Holding.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The business magnate Al-Waleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz al Saud was born on the 7th of March 1955 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia as the son of Prince Talal and of Mona Al Solh, who was the daughter of the first Prime Minister of Lebanon. </span></div><a name="more"></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Pa4Mt1SUS0b_L3c7lKW7uwrw6dNbtHxme76QvUlSdT3RNrZh09VSYyrOKNXDSOIvKBOhcdCrVb5E_bORMHLukDDy4IB0Ck4nBys6ZQ4hYSLbJxCyB403AyUkX_toHZZDAFKwm8eKjJUA/s1600/Prince-Al-Waleed-bin-Talal-the-founder-of-Kingdom-Holding-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Pa4Mt1SUS0b_L3c7lKW7uwrw6dNbtHxme76QvUlSdT3RNrZh09VSYyrOKNXDSOIvKBOhcdCrVb5E_bORMHLukDDy4IB0Ck4nBys6ZQ4hYSLbJxCyB403AyUkX_toHZZDAFKwm8eKjJUA/s640/Prince-Al-Waleed-bin-Talal-the-founder-of-Kingdom-Holding-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">He was also one of the nephews of King Abdullah, the Saudi ruler.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Prince Talal was the finance minister of Saudi Arabia during the 1960s and then he went to exile when he advocated a political reform. The family separated when Al-Waleed was seven years old and he went to live in Lebanon with the mother. During the time he liked to wander and go away from his home for a while, sleeping wherever he could, so he finally ended up in the Riyadh military school to change his ways.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2SYut3t57YvcN23VDiy-ayU0nySBBuZ9rboiRFf1DqEIeSjKI5VsOYC7UQNYzvEnbny-N4vP1kBHqXkGXgas8ojgkF7FjJ5bW97mPrpcO1YK8PpUPz7QMVFSn1eSUpfJMxhM0Zpu1NXbB/s1600/Prince-Al-Waleed-bin-Talal-the-founder-of-Kingdom-Holding-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2SYut3t57YvcN23VDiy-ayU0nySBBuZ9rboiRFf1DqEIeSjKI5VsOYC7UQNYzvEnbny-N4vP1kBHqXkGXgas8ojgkF7FjJ5bW97mPrpcO1YK8PpUPz7QMVFSn1eSUpfJMxhM0Zpu1NXbB/s640/Prince-Al-Waleed-bin-Talal-the-founder-of-Kingdom-Holding-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The discipline Al-Waleed learned here would be followed by him for the rest of his life and once military school was over he went to Menlo College in California, graduating in 1979 with a Bachelor of Science degree in the field of business administration. The social science master was next which he received with honors in 1985 from the Syracuse University.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixsv2XrGumYF0wxN2QphdBiFWz9blGX8R7_pO7llANNXJU89tuqMKM-Mf1CeXLfV06e40kzveYi_5z5oNbwrZtB7dlR6SxtX0wuaBqqy_2N91NWFinhrszaWhQBnaH_VLZ08tmS6zvuhdA/s1600/Prince-Al-Waleed-bin-Talal-the-founder-of-Kingdom-Holding-9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixsv2XrGumYF0wxN2QphdBiFWz9blGX8R7_pO7llANNXJU89tuqMKM-Mf1CeXLfV06e40kzveYi_5z5oNbwrZtB7dlR6SxtX0wuaBqqy_2N91NWFinhrszaWhQBnaH_VLZ08tmS6zvuhdA/s640/Prince-Al-Waleed-bin-Talal-the-founder-of-Kingdom-Holding-9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">With graduation Al-Waleed went into business right away, returning to Saudi Arabia right in the middle of the oil boom that began in 1974. He received a $30,000 loan from his father and focused on construction contracts and real estates which would be managed from a small pre-fabricated office in Riyadh.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE3ADNqKCQvx817s4tqyThnwCX_OhTtGNz_124YOerEz_mWStvjpRdkABvEEAp3JRMnEstt3ntukIhjYXwKgwH08GVpXyzJEo_JiSQUdr9UQ8KfJxGrTU1tucgD_ovOy8Fr6BftPZ1eB5a/s1600/Prince-Al-Waleed-bin-Talal-the-founder-of-Kingdom-Holding-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE3ADNqKCQvx817s4tqyThnwCX_OhTtGNz_124YOerEz_mWStvjpRdkABvEEAp3JRMnEstt3ntukIhjYXwKgwH08GVpXyzJEo_JiSQUdr9UQ8KfJxGrTU1tucgD_ovOy8Fr6BftPZ1eB5a/s640/Prince-Al-Waleed-bin-Talal-the-founder-of-Kingdom-Holding-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">His first billion dollars was made by selling land and by working as a point man for different multinational companies to seek local contracts. When the oil boom ended he changed the investment portfolio and bought the United Saudi Commercial Bank which was struggling at the time. He put the company back on track and merged with Saudi Cairo Bank and SAMBA to make it one of the most important banks in the Middle East.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxNpTIEy3odlrdXn2D4CWX_nGypVgwqY_44gQQUWZYxFnwxIXrAVxQ3Qt_HPwZ65L4xqgvtthqR6Ef6b3H2tWC7-GmlnI37W0e_9TwswTC9ipdPa1Ip3zxYpC2UsrBwYAB0zyhgYox0Lh2/s1600/Prince-Al-Waleed-bin-Talal-the-founder-of-Kingdom-Holding-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxNpTIEy3odlrdXn2D4CWX_nGypVgwqY_44gQQUWZYxFnwxIXrAVxQ3Qt_HPwZ65L4xqgvtthqR6Ef6b3H2tWC7-GmlnI37W0e_9TwswTC9ipdPa1Ip3zxYpC2UsrBwYAB0zyhgYox0Lh2/s640/Prince-Al-Waleed-bin-Talal-the-founder-of-Kingdom-Holding-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">He was building his fortune in the country but in 1991 he became the interest of the international investing community when he bought a large amount of shares in Citicorp in a moment that the company was in difficulty. The $550 million spent to bail out Citibank as well as the investment in a lot of publicly traded companies from USA such as News Corp., Disney and Apple made his fortune grow.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ3xNLeYcbzHLk8CZdwTBBZNmieh7QwLbJl4guCWNugNTG8_T0MGSBPSMhGbpJpPBYl942RlcEylP_jD_XWpoTrpik5QDly4zswAskpd6zmERT0orqIllA1MWXRryBNjcOXoI7VOkezRfd/s1600/Prince-Al-Waleed-bin-Talal-the-founder-of-Kingdom-Holding-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ3xNLeYcbzHLk8CZdwTBBZNmieh7QwLbJl4guCWNugNTG8_T0MGSBPSMhGbpJpPBYl942RlcEylP_jD_XWpoTrpik5QDly4zswAskpd6zmERT0orqIllA1MWXRryBNjcOXoI7VOkezRfd/s640/Prince-Al-Waleed-bin-Talal-the-founder-of-Kingdom-Holding-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">In 1995 he acquired 42% of the New York Plaza Hotel. By 1997 he owned 5% of News Corporation and the empire of luxury hotel properties would increase as well. His investments were usually made along with his conglomerate Kingdom Holding.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">He gave $10 million to New York after the attacks on 11 September 2001 and the money were later returned. Before the financial crisis of 2007 Citibank was what constituted half of his worth and he started increasing his interest in the company from 1990 when he bought the minimum amount of shares which could be bought without having to declare the purpose (4.9%). In 1991 the new preferred shares were bought for $590 million and this brought his overall stake at 14.9%.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The large amounts of money he was investing made him become the main subject in an article from The Economist in 1999 expressing doubts about his sources of income and they supposed that he was a front man for more investors from the Saudi Arabia.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD03IkZYL19DHLBcshrhdJ0-NSwhsMHh5igSX8xaW8NeUxVSDfFsE5uImCvNZPXbZIYbyTFVhmuP_M4jDa_0IPExVM4ebw38rsCp0Xg8jfQhkYyzqG2l8xgRPubfGd4x5CJmCBiAP6p3g3/s1600/Prince-Al-Waleed-bin-Talal-the-founder-of-Kingdom-Holding-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD03IkZYL19DHLBcshrhdJ0-NSwhsMHh5igSX8xaW8NeUxVSDfFsE5uImCvNZPXbZIYbyTFVhmuP_M4jDa_0IPExVM4ebw38rsCp0Xg8jfQhkYyzqG2l8xgRPubfGd4x5CJmCBiAP6p3g3/s640/Prince-Al-Waleed-bin-Talal-the-founder-of-Kingdom-Holding-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Massive new investments followed in AOL, Apple, Motorola, Fox Broadcasting, MCI Inc. and other media or technology companies as well as in the Eastman Kodak and the TWA airline. He holds stake in the Four Seasons hotel chain as well as the Plaza Hotel and he invested in the Savoy Hotel in London and the Monte Carlo Grand Hotel as well.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Other hospitality investments followed in January 2005 when he purchased the Savoy Hotel for 250 million GBP and his sister Sultana Nurul also own 16% stake. In January 2006 he acquired the Fairmont Hotels and Resorts for $3.9 billion in partnership with the Colony Capital real estate firm.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">By 2009 Al-Waleed was the owner of 35% of the Research and Marketing Group which was the largest media company in the Middle East and as a display of his wealth he contracted the Bin Laden Group to design the tallest building in the world in August 2011 entitled the Kindgom Tower with a height of 1000 meters with a preliminary cost of $1.23 billion and today it is still under construction.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvn24_O472YVcEpkru9vntmP2IQa8SW8GYkFifkaeSmE7K7IcwHlVcga-jP3k3MOhL1yaHtW6-qVV8qNiKcyWcA_xxeEb9Mqhc_QAnvlod2Y1oXb3t5ZQSqco4oV_v1h65jhcInu-9dIwV/s1600/Prince-Al-Waleed-bin-Talal-the-founder-of-Kingdom-Holding-14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvn24_O472YVcEpkru9vntmP2IQa8SW8GYkFifkaeSmE7K7IcwHlVcga-jP3k3MOhL1yaHtW6-qVV8qNiKcyWcA_xxeEb9Mqhc_QAnvlod2Y1oXb3t5ZQSqco4oV_v1h65jhcInu-9dIwV/s640/Prince-Al-Waleed-bin-Talal-the-founder-of-Kingdom-Holding-14.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Another impressive purchase was made in December 2011 when he invested $300 million in Twitter by buying secondary shares from various insides leading Kingdom Holding to own over 3% of the company, an amount that was valued at $8 billion during the same year.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">His first wife was Dalal bint Saud, one of King Saud’s daughters and before their divorce they had two children together: Reem and Khalid. The second wife was Ameera al-Taweel and later on was separated from her as well, making the statement that “she remains a person that I have all respect for”.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTZA7hiJi6jLELotZRr85MBhPlKoCbr2YdRjRetuRawRaAzJ6SMoBogfJE6OBrlgKBCo_AN3uYBvF_wcFz5DJlbLJQEuFtYHQex-kXNFDf6Idy6sfND4UkmHBU2o7XXW4rZ8z64i82j00a/s1600/Prince-Al-Waleed-bin-Talal-the-founder-of-Kingdom-Holding-10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTZA7hiJi6jLELotZRr85MBhPlKoCbr2YdRjRetuRawRaAzJ6SMoBogfJE6OBrlgKBCo_AN3uYBvF_wcFz5DJlbLJQEuFtYHQex-kXNFDf6Idy6sfND4UkmHBU2o7XXW4rZ8z64i82j00a/s640/Prince-Al-Waleed-bin-Talal-the-founder-of-Kingdom-Holding-10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">With a current net worth of $22.9 billion, Prince Al-Waleed Bin Talal Alsaud is known for his eccentric lifestyle, never shying away from large expenses. Most of the fortune comes from the 95% stake in Kingdom Holding and the other parts come from the real estate, stocks, media, private equity and aircraft.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv81H0tCyyJf7ZAMwoabHxBfFoihLJ0YGWTxcvGC_L8czFcQJjKm6iHqA-sdkAPUzMg2XoxJsyRU4mFK5ITwswh9C9xcVggVLIHnc0s5RMnvuhtCRWpHuxTRqTDt8zr1J1VS8VrTcXuJXf/s1600/Prince-Al-Waleed-bin-Talal-the-founder-of-Kingdom-Holding-11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv81H0tCyyJf7ZAMwoabHxBfFoihLJ0YGWTxcvGC_L8czFcQJjKm6iHqA-sdkAPUzMg2XoxJsyRU4mFK5ITwswh9C9xcVggVLIHnc0s5RMnvuhtCRWpHuxTRqTDt8zr1J1VS8VrTcXuJXf/s640/Prince-Al-Waleed-bin-Talal-the-founder-of-Kingdom-Holding-11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">He travels on a retrofitted Boeing 747 that had two bedrooms, a dining room and only 14 seats. His home in Saudi Arabia has no less than 420 rooms and spreads over 370,000 square feet. He has its own zoo at home with zebras, giraffes and gazelles and this is just one of the five residences he owns in the area of Riyadh. He once stated that his properties are valued at $4.69 billion.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">He owned the Kingdom 5KR yacht which was originally built for the Saudi arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi in 1979 and it has a length of 85.9 meters. Later on he sold it to Donald Trump who renamed it Trump Princess but after the second bankruptcy of Trump the yacht was bought back.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWUVg0GsIVqWhEwQwV04D9vH4F9QpVw_NlP90hKwpskx-XQDtdcH12MvNjK2CRQYkWMaKJTaAc_vGChYZaskglYKJebQ2TD1kzYQgWL6JAWlTugzIzuLWMMY42Bqke9pc_7n3EtHZiAcvH/s1600/Prince-Al-Waleed-bin-Talal-the-founder-of-Kingdom-Holding-12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWUVg0GsIVqWhEwQwV04D9vH4F9QpVw_NlP90hKwpskx-XQDtdcH12MvNjK2CRQYkWMaKJTaAc_vGChYZaskglYKJebQ2TD1kzYQgWL6JAWlTugzIzuLWMMY42Bqke9pc_7n3EtHZiAcvH/s640/Prince-Al-Waleed-bin-Talal-the-founder-of-Kingdom-Holding-12.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Al-Waleed is an active philanthropist offering donations especially for education initiatives and projects that want to fill the gaps and improve communication between the Western and Islamic communities, creating centers of American studies in the universities of the Middle East and centers of Islamic studies in the Western universities.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div></div>

Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal the founder of Kingdom Holding

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mso-para-margin-right:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0cm; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} </style><![endif]--> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBG3iu9FrW7Bpk3fgqiDnICIyLqV01DTXgmNonI6ZtccwfyglaIJih9Cs67OA7wVTs3ASmhqqGvvEbzugFzMU1CAmX_VY745Wc88UPx39eVmnTVlfhAd58UMLdrsub5pltn6uQhJHNiSoa/s1600/Sara-Blakely-Top+10+Richest+Fashion+Designers+in+the+World-passion4luxury.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBG3iu9FrW7Bpk3fgqiDnICIyLqV01DTXgmNonI6ZtccwfyglaIJih9Cs67OA7wVTs3ASmhqqGvvEbzugFzMU1CAmX_VY745Wc88UPx39eVmnTVlfhAd58UMLdrsub5pltn6uQhJHNiSoa/s1600/Sara-Blakely-Top+10+Richest+Fashion+Designers+in+the+World-passion4luxury.jpg" width="640" /></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US">Top 10 Richest Fashion Designers in the World</span></span></div><a name="more"></a><br /><h1><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US">10. Sara Blakely – $1 Billion</span></span></h1><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Fashion isn’t all about eccentric, highly creative designers and their elegant or flamboyant collections. Sometimes, it’s all about having an idea and solving a problem – which is how Sara Blakely began her journey to becoming the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire.</span><br /> <span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">At 29, she had a job selling fax machines door-to-door, and wasn’t satisfied with the pantyhose she was wearing – so she decided to create something better. With no formal education regarding patents, advertising, or business, Blakely managed to create a hosiery empire based solely on the quality of her products, even earning an endorsement from Oprah along the way. Despite the company’s huge growth, the Georgia native intends to keep Spanx private, an approach which seems to have paid off thus far.</span><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqyBu3oisoJrc17tlirYBgBnLV2d_JSXRWzlUm6zx8bx1UUVUfAwUTZVguy089FJ6VrKw63CQdWuyLO0DOnORyelrO5L64supKS3Z_T_NwseoX30Unz0xGJkhgNUyj-NtzvPkP1ITKtz1q/s1600/Tory-Burch-passion4luxury.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqyBu3oisoJrc17tlirYBgBnLV2d_JSXRWzlUm6zx8bx1UUVUfAwUTZVguy089FJ6VrKw63CQdWuyLO0DOnORyelrO5L64supKS3Z_T_NwseoX30Unz0xGJkhgNUyj-NtzvPkP1ITKtz1q/s1600/Tory-Burch-passion4luxury.jpg" width="502" /></a></div><br /> <h1><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US">9. Tory Burch – $1 Billion</span></span></h1><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Born into a wealthy family, Tory Burch had a much smoother career development than other fashion industry billionaires. After graduation from the University of Pennsylvania (where she majored in art history), Burch moved to New York where she worked for the likes of Vera Wang and Polo Ralph Lauren.</span><br /> <span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">She finally launched her own brand in 2004 and enjoyed immediate success (an endorsement from Oprah certainly helped as well!). Now a billionaire and a philanthropist, Burch was named the 79th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes in 2014.</span><br /><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNFbKDGdVHdc-T3hYhWEm0662EI2dfQQAN9ISDjmVLnOYL1g_iYfCpPBEZAVRrm1hgFstyzGja1Pguxm5TTnYHgso0LeTIYOlleTApCVAKj5AHUugiMf5fbAU8qIsaddpn7nUiT5BbrcrM/s1600/Michael-Kors-passion4luxury.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNFbKDGdVHdc-T3hYhWEm0662EI2dfQQAN9ISDjmVLnOYL1g_iYfCpPBEZAVRrm1hgFstyzGja1Pguxm5TTnYHgso0LeTIYOlleTApCVAKj5AHUugiMf5fbAU8qIsaddpn7nUiT5BbrcrM/s1600/Michael-Kors-passion4luxury.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br /></span><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US">8. Michael Kors – $1 Billion</span></span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></span></b> <br /><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Born in Long Island, New York, to a former model, Michael Kors was exposed to the world of fashion from an early age. As early as ten, he designed clothes and sold them from his parent’s basement, and at eighteen he enrolled at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. Like other very successful designers (see below!), he quit after short afterwards and decided to rely on his talent and flair instead.</span><br /> <span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">He initially sold his designs from a small boutique across from Bergdorf Goodman on 57th Street, before catching the eye of the luxury department store’s fashion director. It hasn’t been a smooth run for Kors, who went bankrupt in 1993, but he has subsequently bounced back and is now one of the world’s few billionaire designers.</span><br /> <h1><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimI7EDMfEj-zZULYFlruMhuuPG1sGsnjtLtY5PthT3uPo4vqKVxnn96FfbtP2cPeISDsRsEBVZxkQq05GSoWYmv7LXR06X5do6P5ska7SGIUElnTAlbZUeuclhpU1rIn48uBEPdA3eMsuW/s1600/Aerin-Lauder-passion4luxury.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimI7EDMfEj-zZULYFlruMhuuPG1sGsnjtLtY5PthT3uPo4vqKVxnn96FfbtP2cPeISDsRsEBVZxkQq05GSoWYmv7LXR06X5do6P5ska7SGIUElnTAlbZUeuclhpU1rIn48uBEPdA3eMsuW/s1600/Aerin-Lauder-passion4luxury.jpg" width="426" /></a></div></span></h1><h1><span style="font-size: small;">7. Aerin Lauder – $1.3 Billion</span></h1><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">This heiress to the Estée Lauder fortune wasn’t content to just live of the wealth brought in by the company her grandparents founded. Nor did she wish to just help run the business as a board member, like other in her family. Instead, Aerin Lauder is the company’s image and style director, and has also launched her own brand (called <em>Aerin</em>), which makes cosmetics, perfume, accessories, jewelry, shoes, and clothing.</span> <span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Like Tory Burch, another acclaimed female designer on our list, who went to the University of Pennsylvania, Lauder studied at Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania, which interestingly enough makes the Ivy League school very well-represented in the world of fashion.</span><br /><br /><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMq_z4Osw6Lis_FSofPY8ek2_RtfT3KtA1RkInuSUg9THG0iqM9cdvK8wjEJ-X6_64NyrCEXAjlXlr83mTIXuYAbt3LU6ezsX-wxNXBkD60tAVn_cb7YE_3ehI8a6kE9nA9A2526AkykJK/s1600/Domenico-Dolce-passion4luxury.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMq_z4Osw6Lis_FSofPY8ek2_RtfT3KtA1RkInuSUg9THG0iqM9cdvK8wjEJ-X6_64NyrCEXAjlXlr83mTIXuYAbt3LU6ezsX-wxNXBkD60tAVn_cb7YE_3ehI8a6kE9nA9A2526AkykJK/s1600/Domenico-Dolce-passion4luxury.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /> <h1><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US">6. Domenico Dolce – $1.6 Billion</span></span></h1><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Sicilian-born Domenico Dolce is the elder half of one of the biggest and most acclaimed partnerships in the world of fashion: Dolce & Gabbana. Like many other industry mavens, Dolce dropped out of design school, after realizing he wasn’t learning anything he didn’t already know. Seeing how things turned out, he certainly wasn’t wrong!</span><br /> <span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">In 1980, while he was working in Milan as a designer’s assistant, he met Stefano Gabbana, and subsequently established a partnership which would prove extremely lucrative. Their company has created clothing and costumes for artists like Madonna or Kylie Minogue, and for movies like <em>Romeo + Juliet</em> (<em>starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes</em>).</span><br /><br /><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNQUIpnv_95okVknD-lYX7b4xeDNP9SyDGUVw0sgUIhiyIJZ42fQVSlpVdvM1Af8W06YzDFWwSqvo1I3hSYgwu2A5F01zrcqAxJLYx9vOP3zjpqYTBp_hvA3Xt4ON-bLbMKxp2iDNUueMm/s1600/Stefano-Gabbana-passion4luxury.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNQUIpnv_95okVknD-lYX7b4xeDNP9SyDGUVw0sgUIhiyIJZ42fQVSlpVdvM1Af8W06YzDFWwSqvo1I3hSYgwu2A5F01zrcqAxJLYx9vOP3zjpqYTBp_hvA3Xt4ON-bLbMKxp2iDNUueMm/s1600/Stefano-Gabbana-passion4luxury.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <h1><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US">5. Stefano Gabbana – $1.6 Billion</span></span></h1><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The second half of Dolce & Gabbana, Milan-born Stefano Gabbana was introduced to the trade by Domenico Dolce after the two met in a club.</span><br /> <span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The pair unveiled their first collection in 1985, but the brand really took off during the early 90s, thanks in part to a partnership with Madonna. Dolce and Gabbana’s innovative, flamboyant designs have been described as capturing the essence of the 2000s.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS1RoSItXV6TDYtKRSP8Vs46Gonql5-Vas6twjbI99akGIifyqEoWLA2kVsmWFo1WiyV0sKWf8dQbUPPbHxlFuqtceDPWWssPJAP9oLlB6mFie6C85_37pBrwPl-wTPy17zSs_6ROCLxOc/s1600/Renzo-Rosso-passion4luxury.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS1RoSItXV6TDYtKRSP8Vs46Gonql5-Vas6twjbI99akGIifyqEoWLA2kVsmWFo1WiyV0sKWf8dQbUPPbHxlFuqtceDPWWssPJAP9oLlB6mFie6C85_37pBrwPl-wTPy17zSs_6ROCLxOc/s1600/Renzo-Rosso-passion4luxury.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><h1><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US">4. Renzo Rosso – $3.1 Billion</span></span></h1><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Born in Veneto, a northeastern Italian province, and thus far away from the global fashion capital that is Milan, Renzo Rosso’s fortune is connected to <em>the alternative</em> – jeans. His flagship brand, Diesel, got its name partly because diesel was seen as an alternative fuel during the 1970s oil crisis, when the company was established.</span><br /> <span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Nowadays Rosso is about much more than just denim and owns multiple small, high-end fashion houses, including Marni or Viktor & Rolf, through his holding company, OTB (<em>Only The Brave</em>) Group.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibIr61dHdunM4P8PjfxSXvhBXB5RaPqwJo7ZRn6EfhHVa8GDfs93mljRpMwMn7vnJ1wtAnJWA0YuGDndPqsKCBJpRxlbuPPmRIk6iPw2ONhyphenhyphenxL8VEEtLy6Yt2AnqNK9rXFFSoekCSg36-b/s1600/Miuccia-Prada-passion4luxury.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibIr61dHdunM4P8PjfxSXvhBXB5RaPqwJo7ZRn6EfhHVa8GDfs93mljRpMwMn7vnJ1wtAnJWA0YuGDndPqsKCBJpRxlbuPPmRIk6iPw2ONhyphenhyphenxL8VEEtLy6Yt2AnqNK9rXFFSoekCSg36-b/s1600/Miuccia-Prada-passion4luxury.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><h1><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US">3. Miuccia Prada – $4.2 Billion</span></span></h1><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The youngest granddaughter of Mario Prada, founder of the eponymous Italian company, Miuccia Prada took over the company in 1978, overseeing its development into a globally acclaimed fashion label.</span><br /> <span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">A big part of her and her brand’s success was her partnership with Patrizio Bertelli, who oversees most of the business-related aspects, allowing Prada to concentrate on the creative side of things. An astute entrepreneur in her own right, Miuccia Prada also created her own label called Miu Miu, aimed at people with a taste for the avant-garde and sophisticated new trends.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Mtfbg5Ja3uWcMKrbKGEiQgolb29MdDClPlS9sLnJAnuuHXweQMAhdqEB2GkpWJZfcRyRNhGcQKWG9TYjgOCWOEWGxBrRvHyDKqIwDFnYhlbGzusWI3lJwm8lpUULfIZhnJlLCcByyXlM/s1600/Ralph-Lauren-passion4luxury.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Mtfbg5Ja3uWcMKrbKGEiQgolb29MdDClPlS9sLnJAnuuHXweQMAhdqEB2GkpWJZfcRyRNhGcQKWG9TYjgOCWOEWGxBrRvHyDKqIwDFnYhlbGzusWI3lJwm8lpUULfIZhnJlLCcByyXlM/s1600/Ralph-Lauren-passion4luxury.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <h1><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US">2. Ralph Lauren – $6.9 Billion</span></span></h1><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Born in The Bronx, New York City, Ralph Lauren dreamt of becoming a millionaire from a young age. However he started really small, selling ties he made himself to his classmates, something he went on to do in his mid-20s, while working as a salesman for a tie company. His European-style design eventually caught the eye of Neiman Marcus, with the luxury department store becoming Lauren’s first major client.</span><br /> <span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Soon afterwards, in 1967, the designer founded his own company, called Polo Ralph Lauren, which is now a fashion industry powerhouse with revenue amounting to $7.5 billion in 2014. Lauren himself is worth $7 billion, so it’s safe to say his ambitions have been fulfilled.</span><br /><br /><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii61DcpysWGoYfCl97D1ZXfiQ_xxKE-o7hQxMGT29za9-kSan9RCRfzevq7K8xb3Oh0YCioJFP9Zd6s8vOTMMqqHgUnMUBGfhx0tXXCcLUeNsqxDaJ-pubFUwteE7RIKUE9CLveUxySMXT/s1600/Giorgio-Armani-passion4luxury.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii61DcpysWGoYfCl97D1ZXfiQ_xxKE-o7hQxMGT29za9-kSan9RCRfzevq7K8xb3Oh0YCioJFP9Zd6s8vOTMMqqHgUnMUBGfhx0tXXCcLUeNsqxDaJ-pubFUwteE7RIKUE9CLveUxySMXT/s1600/Giorgio-Armani-passion4luxury.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US">1. Giorgio Armani – $7.5 Billion</span></span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></span></b> <br /><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Founded by Giorgio Armani in 1975, the Italian label is nowadays a global powerhouse, while the designer’s last name is basically synonymous with fashion.</span><br /> <span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Initially a medical student who spent some time with the army, Armani then went on to work in a Milan department store, initially as a window dresser, and then as a seller. This experience at the bottom of the industry proved to be very valuable, as the talent was clearly there and was quickly recognized as soon as he started working as a designer, at first at Nino Cerruti, then as a freelancer, and finally for his own company. </span>Today Armani heads a fashion empire worth about $8.5 billion.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div></div>

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5 most eligible billionaire bachelors in the world

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaNAangznGrCO2rQnMbKrp4P_zTu-yYZ-TLcZyJAKxomvEyomEy5kkdwjhRtUyD75LcjfXCs9eeVTREez4PuowJ8lgxmNxNpS2EbSN85rvKtJN7lo44OlHeCJzRpO70HTVJ_Av8uN-7GHT/s1600/FotorCreated.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaNAangznGrCO2rQnMbKrp4P_zTu-yYZ-TLcZyJAKxomvEyomEy5kkdwjhRtUyD75LcjfXCs9eeVTREez4PuowJ8lgxmNxNpS2EbSN85rvKtJN7lo44OlHeCJzRpO70HTVJ_Av8uN-7GHT/s1600/FotorCreated.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">If your Valentine this year is yourself or your ever faithful furry friend, we think we might have something for you drool over – the 5 richest eligible bachelors. According to WealthX all these high-flying single men are under 35 and have billions to their name. Good looks accompany their wealth, though we don’t think that would matter when you’ve hit the jackpot, right?</span></div><a name="more"></a><o:p></o:p><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Here’s the list in order of their riches, starting with the least amount you could spend on your fantasy wedding <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPx-AS-SkKIqheswflFtdvbnePhi0sArmI1PBJGvOpWTveceSrCwmvC7LqxqO4R-VHnj7rfNRZ3CARJOdbH8uh8xr-HTxtogAiTZwEiK-FXcMTnSLhE0beevT_g1XCJZ9ZkO0UiZZp4uP8/s1600/albert.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPx-AS-SkKIqheswflFtdvbnePhi0sArmI1PBJGvOpWTveceSrCwmvC7LqxqO4R-VHnj7rfNRZ3CARJOdbH8uh8xr-HTxtogAiTZwEiK-FXcMTnSLhE0beevT_g1XCJZ9ZkO0UiZZp4uP8/s1600/albert.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">5. Prince Albert II Maria Lamoral Miguel Johannes Gabriel von Thurn and Taxis<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Net Worth = $1.5 billion<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">He’s a German, 31 year old who belongs to an aristocratic family from which he gets part of his wealth; the other, comes from being a race car driving winner multiple times. He comes off as the rich boy with a love for fast cars.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkSr3lNJ5EuYYBv0qbUh9adZUeEqy9DynfPx-3twIGj1u0aBvOjYGQdTbp2l-9-VOxczg7M_Kb3A8Lok1Len1YIRrLo43mEHZLc9n8o23iKCabUpxa63k5H2gJ6I6aNQtvnavfPvamxN61/s1600/Carl-Erik-Hagen.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkSr3lNJ5EuYYBv0qbUh9adZUeEqy9DynfPx-3twIGj1u0aBvOjYGQdTbp2l-9-VOxczg7M_Kb3A8Lok1Len1YIRrLo43mEHZLc9n8o23iKCabUpxa63k5H2gJ6I6aNQtvnavfPvamxN61/s1600/Carl-Erik-Hagen.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">4. Carl Erik Hagen<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Net Worth = $1.7 billion<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">This Norwegian-born happens to be the only son of Stein Erik Hagen, the owner of Canica – a large holding company in Norway that has everything from retail to e-commerce to investment firms under its belt. Since 27-year old Carl has 2 sisters, we think he’s probably the pampered heir with a big fat inheritance.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3T-C5nYzp53iGVdxPQ-HVQIRODkzBI4QfblItct7YK1-tOmyr97fGmz7lBrQlFgNSdfTM9cxR1PAdsF54E5fOOzv5Vlw5mu0WaZpn2d8SpvMPdtc7UqVeTVA7IAgcafaGzDV6yJmhGtvG/s1600/Evan-Thomas-Spiegel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3T-C5nYzp53iGVdxPQ-HVQIRODkzBI4QfblItct7YK1-tOmyr97fGmz7lBrQlFgNSdfTM9cxR1PAdsF54E5fOOzv5Vlw5mu0WaZpn2d8SpvMPdtc7UqVeTVA7IAgcafaGzDV6yJmhGtvG/s1600/Evan-Thomas-Spiegel.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">3. Evan Thomas Spiegel<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Net Worth = $1.7 billion<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Born in Los Angeles and a Standford graduate, this 24 year-old billionaire looks like he has the brains as well as the brawn. He rose to fame as the founder of the mobile picture-chat app Snapchat, for which he is currently also the CEO. He definitely gets points for being the only self-made man on this list.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-nns7tzKbb0TmzzRgSTqC53G_Gwb_QTsdwJA4ZuNejgc3uRZSvGpAbglq7TgP8ww5AEvM0wN5KEtwVgZMJ_IqRgSRQ9m7vN5kqu7iyz7rk5lW8406tzHauneH9vI9wvNtEgEf5v1Z08MD/s1600/Thomas-Persson-690x462.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-nns7tzKbb0TmzzRgSTqC53G_Gwb_QTsdwJA4ZuNejgc3uRZSvGpAbglq7TgP8ww5AEvM0wN5KEtwVgZMJ_IqRgSRQ9m7vN5kqu7iyz7rk5lW8406tzHauneH9vI9wvNtEgEf5v1Z08MD/s1600/Thomas-Persson-690x462.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">2. Thomas Persson</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Net Worth = $2.8 billion<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">This Swedish bachelor is the son of the country’s richest man, Stefan Persson. They both happen to be the descendants of the founder of fast fashion retail brand H&M, Erling Persson. The inheritance has probably passed down from grandfather, to father and finally to son. It would be a shame to see it end there.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3T8PXwYq_yfYvB4JP4ExKP-zCHhCosBS9I0owt-rvpl5fetsvUcdKxdE0D1lQIUlAO4_c-EskIQY5ZVH4vuFMEVqxPxAOt5tJ0n8wxh2-k7KXqhfh_aliN9lfjAwYEGNQAlfMlzCUkhtr/s1600/Scott-Duncan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3T8PXwYq_yfYvB4JP4ExKP-zCHhCosBS9I0owt-rvpl5fetsvUcdKxdE0D1lQIUlAO4_c-EskIQY5ZVH4vuFMEVqxPxAOt5tJ0n8wxh2-k7KXqhfh_aliN9lfjAwYEGNQAlfMlzCUkhtr/s1600/Scott-Duncan.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">1. Scott Duncan<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Net Worth = $5.5 billion<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">This 32-year old billionaire came into this big fortune by way of inheritance for being the only son of the energy company Enterprise Products Duncan family. From Houston Texas, this American might even carry around that famous, most coveted ‘Southern hospitality’. Money, looks, and charm – what more could a woman want?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">So tell us, who would your pick be?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div></div>

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Amancio Ortega – The Media Billionaire Behind Zara

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglNCMeqgmSQmTgkYVlmGvP19f5ojGuNhNg-AwrdWeDcmtKkP5NU5HPrGsuyftHwkRACmhvemMH9xoquSyq8o-TVE-VDCDBiFTvugMtBWJTjkuJ3zvltzqrF6dM9WAMKukweDuMUcELVo3H/s1600/AmancioOrtega-PASSION4LUXURY-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglNCMeqgmSQmTgkYVlmGvP19f5ojGuNhNg-AwrdWeDcmtKkP5NU5HPrGsuyftHwkRACmhvemMH9xoquSyq8o-TVE-VDCDBiFTvugMtBWJTjkuJ3zvltzqrF6dM9WAMKukweDuMUcELVo3H/s1600/AmancioOrtega-PASSION4LUXURY-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Ranking number seven on Forbes’ latest list of the world’s billionaires is a Spanish entrepreneur worth $31 billion. His name is Amancio Ortega Gaona and he is the richest man in Spain and the second richest in Europe.</span></div><a name="more"></a> Together with his first wife, he founded what became the largest fashion group in the world: Industria de Diseño Textil, S.A., better known as Inditex.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwIKk84iskwyrn4ffP_9LiXY0oKmH8pBQ_-LYoiWt1mL8JkxjwVuVjTr6bl6tYobTeLkRKkrBK_jPQTzeS70-y_s7NMV7tWNdTG-Sx_xCfX35J373yi7LK-88Evgk3uAxNHGd3Ddzg9tVE/s1600/inditex.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwIKk84iskwyrn4ffP_9LiXY0oKmH8pBQ_-LYoiWt1mL8JkxjwVuVjTr6bl6tYobTeLkRKkrBK_jPQTzeS70-y_s7NMV7tWNdTG-Sx_xCfX35J373yi7LK-88Evgk3uAxNHGd3Ddzg9tVE/s1600/inditex.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">But Ortega wasn’t always the rich man he is today. In fact, he started out as a poor boy in a simple Spanish family (born on March 28, 1936), with his father working on the railroad and his mother bringing some extra money into the house by working as a maid. This explains why Ortega was only 13 when he started working as a delivery boy for some shirt stores in La Coruña, Spain. Even though he was a mere teenager, the boy soon understood the basics of business and realized that costs grew as products changed hands from the manufacturer to the actual consumer. He became determined to find ways of cutting extra costs by eliminating the need of middlemen. He wanted to get the products directly to the consumer.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbFa-Y_Ayt1yYcjrBE3pogNJbCdUyLtDpmkRdq4MuKCh1RxfyxFu7sATLa9fIJGKjqAkTGNnNHzEMgJmah0kjBSSwAYbUXo1tIC8hCwvQmEYwSRi7KATTj9FybT2Eyq8bWqLIewM-g2sC3/s1600/AmancioOrtega-PASSION4LUXURY-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbFa-Y_Ayt1yYcjrBE3pogNJbCdUyLtDpmkRdq4MuKCh1RxfyxFu7sATLa9fIJGKjqAkTGNnNHzEMgJmah0kjBSSwAYbUXo1tIC8hCwvQmEYwSRi7KATTj9FybT2Eyq8bWqLIewM-g2sC3/s1600/AmancioOrtega-PASSION4LUXURY-2.jpg" width="382" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Ortega continued to work in the textile industry for a very long time and after a while he became the manager of a local clothing shop. There he saw that good quality apparel was only available for the wealthy, and he decided to change this reality. He started thinking of good ways to make high quality clothes more affordable. One solution was to begin manufacturing his own products, using cheaper but good quality fabrics imported from Barcelona. As a result, he founded his own company and named it Confecciones Goa (the first letters of his name, in reverse order) and produced good quality yet very affordable bathrobes.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2tiC0Y1GduKAtOEN-QhzKnKZYayfXO9zTeNUP8LzlSY28dYE4EPmSPVY0rzXqWnGeofz2s094KQY6hF4Wwsv0Eb_XJwLFubHaCxASe0iw33CH_YToDpDZ4hMVMnRnx6XAbjRrZyFXJQka/s1600/AmancioOrtega-PASSION4LUXURY-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2tiC0Y1GduKAtOEN-QhzKnKZYayfXO9zTeNUP8LzlSY28dYE4EPmSPVY0rzXqWnGeofz2s094KQY6hF4Wwsv0Eb_XJwLFubHaCxASe0iw33CH_YToDpDZ4hMVMnRnx6XAbjRrZyFXJQka/s1600/AmancioOrtega-PASSION4LUXURY-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">His success was great and in 1975, at 39 years of age, he was ready to open the retail store that would eventually become one of the most popular chains of fashion boutiques in the world: its name was Zara. The store was located just across the street from the most renowned department stores in La Coruña and Ortega soon became famous for always choosing the best spots for his new shops. His stores attracted many clients who were thrilled to buy high quality clothes at very reasonable prices. The result was a spectacular growth of Ortega’s business: by 1989 there were almost one hundred Zara stores in the whole country. The success was so great, that Ortega almost didn’t even need to advertize at all.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJhKj1X6f1tFIXoJfgG5cdd6Z53gtoQYZ5fzqBsnV1gAy5QUchXAde9x5xh7q78vZN3OTLfoAoXX8qENMX3HJeaItxikg248KNd8QpW5gh8a3lxphtqreaT_AIzUPLyR10uPzSMmW60XI3/s1600/AmancioOrtega-PASSION4LUXURY-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJhKj1X6f1tFIXoJfgG5cdd6Z53gtoQYZ5fzqBsnV1gAy5QUchXAde9x5xh7q78vZN3OTLfoAoXX8qENMX3HJeaItxikg248KNd8QpW5gh8a3lxphtqreaT_AIzUPLyR10uPzSMmW60XI3/s1600/AmancioOrtega-PASSION4LUXURY-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">As his popularity continued to grow, Amancio Ortega decided to found Inditex, the holding company for Zara and other brands. Over a quarter of a century later (the company was founded in 1985), Inditex now has over 92,000 employees and it includes famous brands like Zara, Zara Home, Stradivarius, Pull and Bear and more. His goal was to bring new designs from the runway to the stores in only a matter of weeks and also to continue to keep the products affordable. His factories being located in Spain, Ortega managed to save shipping costs and also offer jobs to people in his country.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">In 2001 Inditex went public and Ortega retained 59.29% of the company, which soon turned him into one of the wealthiest people on Earth. This however didn’t also turn the billionaire into a flashy rich person. He continued to keep his very low profile and stay away from the prying media. There are very few photos of Amancio Ortega available for the public eye.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvIIDFFb6DZMlcCaoAO3jHnQqv3ehUof-z3eFuzselrTjd2WP1ZQYVnGtOzM3KLDc89DqS2lzV3nqnb8_qOuF_HIMINW4PN8fD8sB7HawfDXS-4trcR2gKQTYkS09SaIaKpQu4e-UiGxEN/s1600/2013020623554274791.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvIIDFFb6DZMlcCaoAO3jHnQqv3ehUof-z3eFuzselrTjd2WP1ZQYVnGtOzM3KLDc89DqS2lzV3nqnb8_qOuF_HIMINW4PN8fD8sB7HawfDXS-4trcR2gKQTYkS09SaIaKpQu4e-UiGxEN/s1600/2013020623554274791.jpg" width="372" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US">He doesn’t dress very formally, as he prefers jeans and t-shirts to suites and ties. He now lives with his second wife in an apartment building in A Coruña and he never gives interviews. The media shy billionaire announced his imminent retirement from Inditex and said that his place will be taken by the company’s current vice president and CEO, Pablo Isla. This will push Ortega even further away from the media attention, making him one of the most modest rich men we’ve ever seen.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUNkjlTBH3epn1y5v5gww3BGglWJLZNTC5qmcjQ9V8duKXrXsEy_ABJEbCWfRZOcBswfga9j-Pj8gwp_lUuqG50xOuclxsIWIf082DY9x2TS2ZUVMXAb8VH7o-UbgX6LjKGca93dN36Eys/s1600/Amancio_Ortega_Gaona_signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUNkjlTBH3epn1y5v5gww3BGglWJLZNTC5qmcjQ9V8duKXrXsEy_ABJEbCWfRZOcBswfga9j-Pj8gwp_lUuqG50xOuclxsIWIf082DY9x2TS2ZUVMXAb8VH7o-UbgX6LjKGca93dN36Eys/s1600/Amancio_Ortega_Gaona_signature.png" /></a></div><o:p></o:p><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div></div>

Amancio Ortega – The Media Billionaire Behind Zara

Ranking number seven on Forbes’ latest list of the world’s billionaires is a Spanish entrepreneur worth $31 billion. His name is Amancio Ort...

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaW-bo-sM7pJKbZNAN3LVoBvkv9PbqJmEUTbyYD6TvIyRzNj2G7h0rbBY2KvUD0g1ONLJACgGxZfR3Og50qFnIp95S-X2DghXYnAl_e8kXedd-asnksuo8oOyGiMEhAotRa8Za18-ds98/s1600/Christy+Walton-passion4luxury.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaW-bo-sM7pJKbZNAN3LVoBvkv9PbqJmEUTbyYD6TvIyRzNj2G7h0rbBY2KvUD0g1ONLJACgGxZfR3Og50qFnIp95S-X2DghXYnAl_e8kXedd-asnksuo8oOyGiMEhAotRa8Za18-ds98/s1600/Christy+Walton-passion4luxury.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><a name="more"></a><br /> 1. Christy Walton<br /><br />Christy Walton, co-chair of Children's Scholarship Fund, inherited her wealth when her husband, John Walton, died in a plane crash in 2005. John's investments in First Solar helped boost Christy's net worth of $36.7 billion. The majority of her wealth comes from her stake in Wal-Mart, which was founded by her father-in-law, Sam Walton.<br /><br />2.  Liliane Bettencourt<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA8C9yLuWuHp4sL1KaaqVb-UMMfd4YghrHpNH9HfVgrOlgFewOxZU6Xq5WU3RSI-8NYBxzWuLflkRUM8P_-7j372p9DWc3R_GOg6ZUpNs9O3IkQfZFg7kD9qG-RZsLXecb_qjFGzZUE3g/s1600/Liliane+Bettencourt+-passion4luxury.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA8C9yLuWuHp4sL1KaaqVb-UMMfd4YghrHpNH9HfVgrOlgFewOxZU6Xq5WU3RSI-8NYBxzWuLflkRUM8P_-7j372p9DWc3R_GOg6ZUpNs9O3IkQfZFg7kD9qG-RZsLXecb_qjFGzZUE3g/s1600/Liliane+Bettencourt+-passion4luxury.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Although Liliane Bettencourt is no longer running L'Oreal, the company started by her father, the 91-year-old widow is still worth a net of $34.5 billion. In 2012, Bettancourt was replaced by her grandson, Jean-Victor Meyers, as board member of L'Oreal after being proven unfit to manage her affairs due to dementia.<br /><br />3.  Alice Walton<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNNT0oU_mNKoJ0nEJPVbUNUoXp9LX5_AsVTL1oig0qtgqyDVlFSsVF1rQSjhmypC-ZfDixwN4-Gp1a6m9eMaV-IZvt3PiwOzvWH4pn4uDtVIyL3KOHKDyB8TrKpdvk8VdxBshwYG72x3M/s1600/alice-walton-passion4luxury.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNNT0oU_mNKoJ0nEJPVbUNUoXp9LX5_AsVTL1oig0qtgqyDVlFSsVF1rQSjhmypC-ZfDixwN4-Gp1a6m9eMaV-IZvt3PiwOzvWH4pn4uDtVIyL3KOHKDyB8TrKpdvk8VdxBshwYG72x3M/s1600/alice-walton-passion4luxury.jpg" width="432" /></a></div> Alice Walton, daughter of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton, runs Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas. With a net worth of $34.3 billion, Walton donated more than $2 million to support charter school initiatives in 2012 and is among a number of billionaires to form a political action committee to raise funds for Hillary Clinton's potential run for president.<br /><br />4.  Jacqueline Mars<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDMfHzVNMbhJ8mxkZDG4hjSm6sjFPxh2fJlY7tiQsGsdVCIrUcBbQUTQ6OKvPi6nuVl6yqEEkZWIDmUDMrSoT7B68i-NBAe5iWWCN8g1-KaoAhz4PRTEL8XHX-Apvw8GujVkgev55hl3o/s1600/Jacqueline+Mars-passion4luxury.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDMfHzVNMbhJ8mxkZDG4hjSm6sjFPxh2fJlY7tiQsGsdVCIrUcBbQUTQ6OKvPi6nuVl6yqEEkZWIDmUDMrSoT7B68i-NBAe5iWWCN8g1-KaoAhz4PRTEL8XHX-Apvw8GujVkgev55hl3o/s1600/Jacqueline+Mars-passion4luxury.jpg" width="462" /></a></div> Worth $20 billion, Jacqueline Mars inherited the candy company Mars in 1999 when her father died. The company also owns Uncle Ben's, Pedigree, and Whiskas brands. She is on the board of directors of the National Sporting Library and Fine Art Museum and is a trustee of the U.S. Equestrian Team.<br /><br /> 5. Gina Rinehart<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiao_ycC-NMZzDZH1INf88kOD9uALBYb3vrXO1rfjo442qcgIG_rGY0Wjn0zaw-mq37j2F96WsyyfhJbY0IweOlpcJfWCU728sd0-VSmuRAT4ka2Ep5rttYiaeL-Sa9m4NBzyo6EFd_6w4/s1600/Gina+Rinehart-passion4luxury.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiao_ycC-NMZzDZH1INf88kOD9uALBYb3vrXO1rfjo442qcgIG_rGY0Wjn0zaw-mq37j2F96WsyyfhJbY0IweOlpcJfWCU728sd0-VSmuRAT4ka2Ep5rttYiaeL-Sa9m4NBzyo6EFd_6w4/s1600/Gina+Rinehart-passion4luxury.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> Australia's Gina Rinehart is the executive chairman of her family's mining company, Hancock Prospecting, and has a net worth of $17.7 billion. Hancock Prospecting owns one of the largest land leases in Western Australia.<br /><br />6.  Susanne Klatten<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg64qWGMiWeDac7rA9I0KUfwY6EsCGFehQtoPxSWI5qqxPhEsY3xrbHfNk0s4KZkmwMytwkG4F_cGFN42S6Pzb9FcPt-X5XzftSNrBllwuP5OKPNbqHxXlgSUIJ0BF2rOtRYgBx0k8abIQ/s1600/Susanne+Klatten-passion4luxury.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg64qWGMiWeDac7rA9I0KUfwY6EsCGFehQtoPxSWI5qqxPhEsY3xrbHfNk0s4KZkmwMytwkG4F_cGFN42S6Pzb9FcPt-X5XzftSNrBllwuP5OKPNbqHxXlgSUIJ0BF2rOtRYgBx0k8abIQ/s1600/Susanne+Klatten-passion4luxury.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> Germany's richest woman, Susanne Klatten, has a net worth of $17.4 billion largely due to the stake in BMW from her father's inheritance. Klatten controls chemical manufacturer Altana, holds stakes in Dutch biotech company Paques, oil recycling company Avista Oil of Germany, wind power company Nordex AG, soil additive company Geohumus, and is chairwoman of the supervisory board of carbon and graphite producer SGL.<br /><br />7.  Abigail Johnson<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx6-K4bZ_nKz6tMcL6MfFEQd4qCTXdnjUxjDmM6ob1h80Ny1NZr1r0lMyMGRR2MsSsRxzMU8EOKWjcbVeUFiZ9Btad1W9EVlXEZo8hipAc_53Mft4igISi9mFoQ-094DTCjKUs3a-nlsI/s1600/Abigail+Johnson-passion4luxury.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx6-K4bZ_nKz6tMcL6MfFEQd4qCTXdnjUxjDmM6ob1h80Ny1NZr1r0lMyMGRR2MsSsRxzMU8EOKWjcbVeUFiZ9Btad1W9EVlXEZo8hipAc_53Mft4igISi9mFoQ-094DTCjKUs3a-nlsI/s1600/Abigail+Johnson-passion4luxury.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> Abigail Johnson is president of Fidelity Financial Services, the second largest mutual fund company in the United States. Johnson has a net worth of $17.3 billion and is expected to take her father's place as CEO of Fidelity Investments when he steps down.<br /><br />8.  Anne Cox<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi24TQZMF693wDDWJj9eWBqaOwJXxO4FzH06G23jtmF7V-ZRlD4sj9SeuMFzurYALjarP7eLsrXZIakP320fVkixJLlSYmrZfhmGO24TdqdM3_XoZ8bscrz0WPHQyDtpW9h7osBXZmGba0/s1600/Anne+Cox-passion4luxury.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi24TQZMF693wDDWJj9eWBqaOwJXxO4FzH06G23jtmF7V-ZRlD4sj9SeuMFzurYALjarP7eLsrXZIakP320fVkixJLlSYmrZfhmGO24TdqdM3_XoZ8bscrz0WPHQyDtpW9h7osBXZmGba0/s1600/Anne+Cox-passion4luxury.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> At 94, Anne Cox Chambers is the majority owner of Cox Enterprises, which includes Cox Communications, Cox Media Group, Manheim, and AutoTrader Group. Chambers, who was ambassador to Belgium under President Jimmy Carter and holds the French Legion of Honor title, has a net worth of $15.5 billion.<br /><br />9.  Iris Fontbona<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWsbLSTFOgX17dfKMVIO9ADXoCBV8EzDy4ZFIzALdP8TnLTDNhw4qHqfnTnQV80U0beG3OabWX1VH2hLsdlKdPNeluvqhnsYa2uEknaRmsMLXKjXH6gXWbOxIMnzVh_wAgRFcmdl6L69I/s1600/Iris-Fontbona-passion4luxury-ericjrmengelen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWsbLSTFOgX17dfKMVIO9ADXoCBV8EzDy4ZFIzALdP8TnLTDNhw4qHqfnTnQV80U0beG3OabWX1VH2hLsdlKdPNeluvqhnsYa2uEknaRmsMLXKjXH6gXWbOxIMnzVh_wAgRFcmdl6L69I/s1600/Iris-Fontbona-passion4luxury-ericjrmengelen.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> The widow of late billionaire Andronico Luksic, Iris Fontbona, has a net worth of $15.5 billion. The family has a stake in Quinenco, which has interests in Banco de Chile, but has its majority stake in one of the world's largest copper mining companies, Antofagasta.<br /><br />10.  Laurene Powell Jobs<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeVp-6jd35GYmp5j9TEWhGAECItqOdakp3W2XfoQey-rO9-PtHtDogEia4dKOW8UZyUf3i8TJvc8l6Jybty8vWkvqaY6SdrrB3zSCuxKN0ROPg02ePL12pGkvt8QzP12rHPDm9C1Z6Bmg/s1600/laurene-powell-jobs-passion4luxury-ericjrmengelen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeVp-6jd35GYmp5j9TEWhGAECItqOdakp3W2XfoQey-rO9-PtHtDogEia4dKOW8UZyUf3i8TJvc8l6Jybty8vWkvqaY6SdrrB3zSCuxKN0ROPg02ePL12pGkvt8QzP12rHPDm9C1Z6Bmg/s1600/laurene-powell-jobs-passion4luxury-ericjrmengelen.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> Laurene Powell Jobs is the largest individual shareholder in Disney, with a net worth of $14 billion. 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