15 Of The Richest Women In The World

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9. Gina Rinehart — Hancock Prospecting — $15,200,000,000

Thanks to the success of a company her father started, Gina Rinehart is one of the richest women in the world. As a young woman, Rinehart took a gamble on her life when she decided to drop out of university and work for her father at Hancock Prospecting. In 1992, Rinehart inherited 76.6% of the company after her father passed away, and her net worth was an estimated $75 million. The company was propelled to new heights after Rinehart expanded the company over the following decade and lucked out during the iron ore boom in the early 2000s.

From 2011 to 2015, Rinehart was Australia’s richest person with a net worth of around $18 billion. Though she tried to use her wealth to invest in other companies, Rinehart’s fortune took a bit of a hit when the Australian mining sector slowed down. Nonetheless, if you lose a chunk of your fortune and are still left with over $15 billion, you’re doing pretty well.

8. Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken — Heineken International — $15,600,000

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Beer fans owe a lot to the Heineken family. Not only did the family make a delicious beer, but they’re responsible for creating the world’s second-largest brewing company, Heineken International. Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken owns 25% of Heineken International and serves as an executive director of the company.

Like most billionaires on this list, there isn’t a whole lot known about Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken other than that she comes from money and married into it as well. Her husband is Michael de Carvalho, a Harvard graduate, former actor, former Olympic luger, and current financier involved in NM Rothschild and Citi businesses.

To add to her already massive fortune, Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken inherited an additional $4.8 billion when her father, Freddy Heineken, passed away in 2002.

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