These Are America’s Wealthiest Women

America has a long-held fascination with the lives of the uber-wealthy, especially for those who are born into it. Thanks to business magnates whose fortunes were established as early as the 19th century, you would think their descendants would hardly have to lift a finger to access the millions and billions in their bank accounts.

But, surprisingly, many heiresses have become successful in their own right, regardless of whether or not their rich upbringings helped them get there. Then there's those who came from humble beginnings and built their empires on their own merit. From reality TV stars to fashion moguls, here are some of America's richest women.

Willow Smith - Net Worth: $6 Million

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Willow Smith made a splash in the music scene when she released her 2010 single "Whip My Hair." She had everyone throwing their head in every direction as the track dominated charts. These days, she still makes music, but she also figures into the TV personality world with her mother.

Will and Jada Pinkett Smith have a combined net worth of over $300 million, so one of these days, Willow is going to come into a ton of money.

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Olivia Wilde - Net Worth: $10 Million

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Olivia Wilde is the daughter of successful parents: 60 Minutes producer and journalist Leslie Cockburn and journalist Andrew Cockburn. While she grew up well-to-do as a result of her parents' careers, she decided not to follow in their footsteps and made her own fortune as an actress.

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Olivia has starred in a number of films, such as Tron: Legacy, Cowboys & Aliens, The Lazarus Effect and more, but she's best known for her role as Remy "Thirteen" Hadley in the TV show House. In 2019, she made her directorial debut with the teen comedy Booksmart.

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Dorothy Wang - Net Worth: $10 Million

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Dorothy Wang is a reality star who's father has enough money to end poverty in two states. Roger Wang is a real estate mogul who moved to America in the '70s to pursue an MBA.

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Not only did Dorothy star in a reality TV series, she also owns a jewelry line. Along the way, she's also become a philanthropist, having worked closely with UNICEF and the Children's Hospital. She's doing positive things with the money she's inherited.

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Dakota Johnson - Net Worth: $14 Million

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Dakota Johnson is an heiress of Hollywood fortune as the daughter of two major actors: Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith. As such, it's not really surprising she decided to become an actress herself.

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Dakota made her film debut at age 10 in Crazy in Alabama, in which her mother starred, but was discouraged from pursuing acting until she finished high school. After graduating, she started out appearing in minor roles in The Social Network, 21 Jump Street and The Five-Year Engagement.

She didn't get her big break until 2015, when she was cast as the lead in the Fifty Shades film franchise.

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Billie Lourd - Net Worth: $20 Million

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Billie Lourd is a Hollywood heiress, being the daughter of Carrie Fisher and the granddaughter of Debbie Reynolds. Her father is also talent agent Bryan Lourd.

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While Billie is likely the inheritor of her mother's assets, she's begun working on her own self-earned fortune by following her mother's footsteps and becoming an actress. Her acting career closely mirrors that of Fischer, who was best known for playing Princess Leia in the Star Wars franchise. In fact, Billie portrays Lieutenant Connix in recent Star Wars films!

The heiress and actress is also known for her roles in Scream Queens and American Horror Story.

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Jennifer Gates - Net Worth: $20 Million

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At 29-years-old, Jennifer Gates has an estimated net worth of $20 million - because her father is Bill Gates! Chairman of Microsoft, Gates has built his fortune to an incredible $72.7 billion, which means his daughter, Jennifer, won't go hungry.

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Jennifer is an equestrian athlete who grew up in Seattle. She graduated from Stanford University in 2018, before going on to medical school.

Since her parents are part of the Giving Pledge, donating part of their fortune to charity, Jennifer is set to inherit some, but not all of her father's wealth.

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Bella Hadid - Net Worth: $25 Million

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Bella Hadid is an American supermodel and the daughter of Yolanda Hadid. A former model herself, Yolanda now acts as a television personality. Her net worth is $45 million.

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Bella does pretty well on her own, too, with this whole modeling thing. She reportedly earned $11,000 per hour at Australian Fashion Week in 2016. That's some pretty nice compensation to have folks stare at you in high-end clothing.

Modeling life is pretty lucrative.

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Gigi Hadid - Net Worth: $30 Million

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Barely beating her sister in net worth, Gigi Hadid enjoys the same career as a model. She's currently a brand ambassador for Tommy Hilfiger, which makes both the brand and Hadid richer.

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Gigi started modeling when she was only two-years-old for Baby Guess. She's always been in the spotlight, not only because of modeling, but thanks to her mother, as well. You can count on Hadid to get featured in the highest-profile fashion shows.

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Tinsely Mortimer - Net Worth: $35 Million

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Tinsley Mortimer is a socialite and daughter of wealthy real-estate investor George Riley Mercer, Jr., whose father founded Mercer Rug Cleansing in 1936.

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When she was just 18 years old, Tinsley eloped with Robert Livingston Mortimer of New York's prominent Mortimer family.

On her own, Tinsley started out as an assistant at Vogue, before going on to have design her own line of handbags and clothes. She later became a beauty ambassador for Christian Dior. In recent years, she's been featured on reality TV shows, including High Society and The Real Housewives of New York City.

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Brooke Shields - Net Worth: $40 Million

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Brooke Shields is the daughter of notable businessman Frank Shields and model-actress Teri Shields. While her parents were wealthy in their heyday, what Brooke inherited from her mother was her talent.

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Early on, Teri decided she wanted to cultivate Brooke's career, having her model as early as 11 months old. She first gained acclaim at the age of 12 for her role in 1978's Pretty Baby. Throughout her life, Brooke has been more known for her acting roles, particularly during the '80s, in films like The Blue Lagoon and Endless Love.

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Nicole Richie - Net Worth: $40 Million

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The last name "Richie" should ring some bells, or, at least, lead you toward hitting a high note in the car during your morning commute to work. Why? Because Nicole Richie is the adopted daughter of singer Lionel Richie!

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Nicole burst into the collective consciousness after starring alongside fellow heiress Paris Hilton in the reality series The Simple Life. Ever since, she's become a Hollywood socialite, fashion designer and author, so she'll keep those millions coming in.

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Kyra Sedgwick - Net Worth: $45 Million

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Kyra Sedgwick may be an Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning actress, but what many people don't know is that she was born into wealth.

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Kyra is the daughter of educational therapist, Patricia Rosenwald, and the venture capitalist, Henry Dwight Sedgwick V. She began making a name for herself as an actress at just 16 on Another World, but is best known for her starring role as Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson on The Closer. She has also starred in films, such as 1995's Something to Talk About.

Sedgwick is married to actor Kevin Bacon, with whom she shares two children.

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Anne Hearst - Net Worth: $50 Million

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Add together socialite, philanthropist and publishing, and who do you get? Anne Hearst, one of five daughters of Randolph Apperson Hearst!

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Anne is the contributing editor at Town & Country magazine. She received her education at the Crystal Springs Uplands School and Regis College in Denver, Colorado. Her husband is Jay McInerney, and the pair have been married since 2006.

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Patty Hearst - Net Worth: $50 Million

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Patty Hearst is the granddaughter of media magnate, William Randolph Hearst.

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She made international headlines when she was kidnapped by an American terrorist group, the Symbionese Liberation Army, in 1974. Within the time she was taken, she became a wanted fugitive for the crimes she committed with the group, but admitted she was assaulted and threatened with death while held captive.

Following her release from prison, Patty released a memoir, Every Secret Thing, and was featured in a number of films and TV shows. She also has award-winning dogs that've competed in the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.

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Dylan Lauren - Net Worth: $50 Million

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Dylan Lauren is the daughter of fashion designer Ralph Lauren and, despite being an heiress to her father's fashion fortune, she has founded business ventures of her own.

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The heiress created Dylan's Candy Bar in 2001, which she was inspired to do at only six years old after seeing Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. The company has a number of locations throughout the country and touts itself as the "largest unique candy store in the world," based on Dylan's desire to merge "fashion, art, and pop candy culture."

She is married to hedge fund manager Paul Arrouet.

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Nicola Peltz - Net Worth: $50 Million

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Actress Nicola Peltz is the daughter of billionaire businessman, Nelson Peltz, allowing her to be the proud owner of a whopping net worth of $50 million.

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According to Cosmopolitan, while the actress will inherit a solid chunk of change, she actually has a solid net worth without her father's money. She's known for her role as Katara in the 2011 live-action film The Last Airbender and Tessa Yeager in Transformers: Age of Extinction. Arguably, however, she is better known as the wife of Brooklyn Beckham.

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Kate Hudson - Net Worth: $80 Million

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Kate Hudson didn't need to inherit the wealth of her famous mother, Goldie Hawn, since she's become successful in her own right. Like her mother, she became an actress, starring in movies throughout the early aughts, including Almost Famous, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Raising Helen and The Skeleton Key.

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Outside of acting, however, Kate has become a businesswoman, co-founding Fabletics, a fitness brand and membership program. She's also released two books, Pretty Happy: Healthy Ways to Love Your Body and Pretty Fun: Creating and Celebrating a Lifetime of Tradition.

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Carly Simon - Net Worth: $80 Million

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Carly Simon is the daughter of Richard L. Simon, who co-founded the publishing company Simon & Schuster. Her father was also a classical pianist who inspired her interest in music.

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Carly's well-known as a singer-songwriter who had a string of hits throughout the '70s, including "You're So Vain," "Nobody Does It Better" and "Mockingbird." Her self-titled debut album from 1971 earned her the Grammy Award for Best New Artist, which included her first top-10 single, "That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be."

Outside of music, Carly has written a number of children's books and memoirs.

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Carolyn Rafaelian - Net Worth: $100 Million

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Carolyn Rafaelian was once America's richest jeweller, best known for founding the bangle brand, Alex and Ani, in 2004.Carolyn named her company after her two older daughters. Carolyn was born into the jewelry business, as her parents were children of Armenian immigrants who made costume jewelry.

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While she was, at one time, worth around $1 billion, this total has since plummeted.

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Amanda Hearst - Net Worth: $100 million

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Amanda Hearst is the great-granddaughter of media mogul, William Randolph Hearst. She's also the daughter of New York socialite Anne Hearst, whose sister, Patty, was infamously kidnapped in 1974.

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Following in the family business, Hearst is an associate market editor at Marie Claire. She'd previously dropped out of college to pursue modeling, but was convinced to go back to school and graduated from Fordham University in 2008. She's the founder of Friends of Finn, which focuses on preventing and stopping the inhumane treatment of dogs at puppy mills.

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Nicky Hilton - Net Worth: $100 Million

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Nicky Hilton is an heiress to the Hilton Hotel fortune, just like her older sister, Paris. She's primarily worked in fashion as a model, but also as a designer, having launched her own clothing line in 2004.

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Throughout her career, Nicky's supported causes, such as the Starlight Children's Foundation, the Make-a-Wish Foundation, the Union Rescue Mission and the Race to Erase MS. In 2015, she married financier James Rothschild, a descendant of the wealthy Jewish Rothschild family of Western Europe. Together, the couple has three children: Lily, Theodora and Chasen.

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Lydia Hearst-Shaw - Net Worth: $100 Million

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Lydia Hearst is the daughter of Patty Hearst and, therefore, the great-granddaughter of William Randolph Hearst.

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The heiress became well-known as a model who was first "discovered" by photographer Steven Meisel in the early aughts. As a result, Lydia has been a cover girl for many international fashion magazines. She's also walked the runway for fashion houses, such as Chanel, Fendi, Jeremy Scott and more.

Lydia briefly wrote for Page Six, but now runs her own lifestyle and fashion blog. She also became a Smile Ambassador for Operation Smile.

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Scarlett Johansson - Net Worth: $165 Million

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You might not think of Scarlett Johansson as an heiress, but she actually grew up with some successful and talented parents. Her father, Karsten Olaf Johansson, was an architect, while her mother, Melanie Sloan, worked as a producer. Despite this, most of her fortune was likely earned by her own skills as an actress.

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The proud recipient of a Tony Award and a BAFTA, Johansson is best known for her roles in Lost in Translation, Girl with a Pearl Earring and Ghost World. Her spotlight is still shining pretty bright, and in recent years she took on the role of Black Widow in the Avengers franchise.

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Jessica Iclisoy - Net Worth: $190 Million

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When Jessica Iclisoy was pregnant in 1990, she became concerned about the harmful chemicals in the baby formula and products that were on the market.

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She began crafting formulas in her kitchen with more natural ingredients, and, in 1995, officially launched her company, California Baby. Her products are now sold in Whole Foods and Target, and Jessica is worth over $190 million.

Never underestimate a mom on a mission.

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Net Worth: $200 Million

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus is the daughter of Gérard Louis-Dreyfus, who ran a commodities and shipping conglomerate known as the Louis Dreyfus Company.

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Her father's company is valued in the billions, but Julia has gone on record to say that she's not a wealthy heiress who's entitled to any of it - not that she would need to. She's made a name for herself as an actress and is best known for her roles as Elaine Benes on Seinfeld and Selina Meyer on Veep.

Julia's ongoing career started in the early '80s, so, of course, within that time she's become successful in her own right.

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Paris Hilton - Net Worth: $300 Million

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Paris Hilton is an heiress to the Hilton Hotel fortune, which was founded by her great-grandfather, Conrad Hilton.

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Paris somewhat followed his footsteps when she licensed her name to an urban condominium development in Manila, Philippines that's home to the Azure Beach Club Paris Hilton. As a businesswoman, she's proven herself an expert at self-promotion and merchandising. She has 19 product lines, including perfumes, handbags, shoes and more, in addition to her work as a DJ, singer and actress.

Paris' business ventures earn her over $10 million a year, and she's paid around $300,000 to make appearances at clubs and events.

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Ally Hilfiger - Net Worth: $400 Million

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Tommy Hilfiger, have you heard of it? You know, the brand with the red, white and blue colors and fresh designs; if not, maybe you should consider leaving that rock you've been living under. Tommy Hilfiger is a wildly popular brand and Ally Hilfiger is the daughter of the designer behind it all.

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Ally starred in the MTV reality TV series Rich Girls in 2003. After one season, she left and started pursuing television production and writing.

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Katie Rodan - Net Worth: $400 Million

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Katie Rodan is a business savvy dermatologist who started not one, but two successful companies. Rodan founded Proactiv with her longtime business partner, Kathy Fields. The duo sold the business to Guthy Renker and Nestlé in May 2016, primarily so they could focus on their anti-aging skincare company, Rodan + Fields.

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Medical school can get you pretty far, but combine that with a strong understanding of business and the sky's the limit.

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Kylie Jenner - Net Worth: $700 Million

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In 2018, Kylie Jenner became the youngest billionaire in the world - of course, this doesn't always translate to an exact net worth. This boss lady definitely got a head start from her famous family, but she's made millions all on her own with her sharp business sense and passion for makeup.

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Kylie owes quite a bit of her success to her makeup brand, Kylie Cosmetics. Her products sold out almost immediately after they're released. Now she's just living her best life as a mother of some beautiful kids.

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Anastasia Soare - Net Worth: $730 Million

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Makeup mogul Anastasia Soare has made a proper fortune through her cosmetics empire, Anastasia Beverly Hills. The company is best known for making very popular eyebrow products. Sales eventually took off after Anastasia's daughter, Claudia, began promoting her mother's brand on Instagram. The company now sells more than 480 products in over 3,000 stores.

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Anastasia is worth around $730 million. Thick, lush eyebrows are back in style and people are willing to pay lots of money to get the look!

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Teresa Heinz Kerry - Net Worth: $750 Million

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Teresa Heinz Kerry is the widow of former US Senator John Heinz, an heir to the H.J. Heinz Company. When John passed in a plane crash in 1991, his wealth and duties with the Heinz Endowments were bequeathed to his widow, and Teresa's now Chair of Heinz Endowments and the Heinz Family Philanthropies.

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In 1995, Teresa married former US Senator John Kerry, whom she'd known for several years. She is now known for her philanthropic work toward environmental programs and advocacy for women's economic security.

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Sara Blakely - Net Worth: $1.2 Billion

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Sara Blakely is the founder of Spanx, the shape-wear brand that has since become the king of all shape-wear brands. Blakely used to be a door-to-door fax machine salesperson, before starting her own company. Now, Spanx sells its undergarments in 65 countries and Blakely is worth over $1.2 billion.

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Blakely sometimes appears on Shark Tank as a guest judge. On the show, she invests in startups, especially those with female founders like Biena Snacks and Alice's Table.

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Aerin Lauder - Net Worth: $1.5 Billion

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Folks who adore cosmetics might have heard of Aerin Lauder. She's the granddaughter of Joseph and Estee Lauder, co-founders of cosmetics brand, Estee Lauder.

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Aerin is a billionaire heiress, but also a businesswoman in her own right. She began working for the company while she was a student at the University of Pennsylvania. Years later, she's now the director of style and image.

On the side, Aerin runs a luxury lifestyle brand called AERIN Beauty.

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Taylor Swift - Net Worth: At Least $1.5 Billion

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Taylor Swift built her wealth through her music career, which took off with her 2006 self-titled debut and skyrocketed as she released album after album that dominated the charts. Album sales, record-breaking streaming numbers and massive world tours, like the Eras Tour, which became the highest-grossing tour in history, have been the core of her earnings.

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Taylor's concert tours generate extraordinary revenue, not just from ticket sales, but also from merchandise, VIP packages and cinematic releases. She has signed major endorsement deals with brands like Diet Coke, Keds and Apple, and she holds valuable real estate across the US.

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Sheryl Sandberg - Net Worth: $2.4 Billion

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Sheryl Sandberg was the chief operating officer of Meta from 2008-22. Now worth over $2.4 billion, she was a major reason why the company was been so profitable. Sandberg is also the author of the best-selling book, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will the Lead, which talks about business leadership and development, as well as issues with the lack of women in government. The book's success helped spawn the Lean In Foundation, a non-profit that supports female empowerment.

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Sandberg is the perfect example of a successful woman who wants to empower and lift other women up in their careers and beyond.

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Ariana Rockefeller - Net Worth: $2.8 Billion

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Ariana Rockefeller is the great-great-granddaughter of John D. Rockefeller, who founded Standard Oil in the late 19th century. The Rockefeller family is one of the most prominent families in America, but the oil heiress has managed to forge her own path.

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After graduating from Columbia University with a Bachelor's Degree in political science, she briefly worked at the United Nations, before deciding to pursue a career in fashion. In 2011, Ariana launched her own fashion line and added a handbag range in 2015.

Ariana previously served on the board of the David Rockefeller Fund and has chaired the New York Botanical Garden's Winter Ball.

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Oprah Winfrey - Net Worth: $3.2 Billion

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It's no secret Oprah Winfrey has a lot of money. How much, you ask? Around $3.2 billion.

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Oprah began her entertainment career working in radio. She moved on, eventually getting her own talk show, and then building a media empire. She launched her own channel, has been a brand ambassador and signed a deal to create original programming for Apple.

There's no denying Oprah is a powerhouse.

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Weili Dai - Net Worth: $3.4 Billion

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Weili Dai is the co-founder and president of Marvell Technology Group. Her semiconductor company isn't to be confused with Marvel (the one with all of the superheroes).

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Unfortunately, Dai was forced out of her own company in 2016, due to an accounting investigation. She still has a 4.5-percent stake in the company and she's invested money in real estate. She wasn't found to be guilty of any fraudulent activity.

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Meg Whitman - Net Worth: $3.9 Billion

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Meg Whitman is best known for being the CEO who took eBay from $5.7 million to $8 billion in sales. It took her 10 years, but she managed to achieve the impossible. After working for eBay, Whitman was the CEO of Hewlett-Packard from 2011-15, and in 2018 became the CEO of NewTV. From July 2022 to November 2024, she served as the United States Ambassador to Kenya.

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She's now worth $3.9 billion.

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Gail Miller - Net Worth: $4.8 Billion

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Gail Miller and her husband, Larry, turned a single Toyota dealership into a $4.7 billion enterprise. She's now worth an incredible $4.8 billion and, upon her husband's passing in 2008, became the owner of the Larry H. Miller Company.

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Gail and Larry bought the Utah Jazz NBA team in 1986 for $22 million and she still shows up to games. In 2018, the businesswoman published a book called Courage To Be You: Inspiring Lessons From An Unexpected Journey.

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Eren Ozmen - Net Worth: $4.9 Billion

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Eren Ozmen is the president and majority owner of Sierra Nevada Corp., a private aerospace and defense company. She's now worth over $4.9 billion. She and her husband bought the company in 1994, when it only had 20 employees and turned the company into a multi-billion-dollar enterprise.

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The company's product, the Dream Chaser spaceplane, was chosen by NASA to take cargo to and from the International Space Station (ISS).

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Johnelle Hunt - Net Worth: $4.9 Billion

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Johnelle Hunt and her late husband founded the company, J.B. Hunt Transport Services, in 1969. It started with five trucks and seven trailers and now is one of the biggest transportation companies, with $7.2 billion in sales.

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Hunt is now the company's biggest shareholder, with a 17-percent stake in the company. She doesn't, however, keep all that money to herself. She's donated a ton to various charities, as well as six acres of land to build an outdoor amphitheater in Arkansas.

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Lynda Resnick - Net Worth: $5.4 Billion

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Lynda Resnick is the marketing genius behind the Wonderful Co. She owns the company with her husband, Stewart, with over $4.2 billion made in sales.

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You likely don't recognize the Wonderful Co.'s name, but you will for sure know many of the brands under its umbrella: Fiji Water, Pom Wonderful and mandarin Halos.

We bet it was her decision to hire the Fiji Water girl at the 2019 Golden Globes.

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Jayshree Ullal - Net Worth: $5.5 Billion

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Jayshree Ullal is the president and CEO of Arista Networks, a computer networking firm. She's been involved with the company since 2008.

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Jayshree was born in London, United Kingdom, and raised in India. She's since become one of America's richest female executives, with a net worth of $5.5 billion.

Jayshree owns about 5-percent of Arista's stock. She's a shining example of what you can achieve with a sharp business sense and a smart investment plan.

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Victoria Mars - Net Worth: $6 Billion

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Victoria Mars is an heiress to Mars, Inc., the candy and pet food conglomerate that was initially founded as a candy company by her great-grandfather, Frank Mars, in 1911.

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Mars, Inc. is best known for candy, like Milky Way, M&Ms and Skittles, and it's worth $35 billion. Victoria inherited her 8-percent stake in the company when her father, Forrest Mars, Jr., passed away in 2016.

The heiress has worked her way up in Mars, Inc. since 1978 and was eventually made the chairman, although she now serves as chair of Salzburg Global Seminar.

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Marian Ilitch - Net Worth: $6.9 Billion

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Marian Ilitch and her husband, Mike, co-founded Little Caesars Pizza in 1959. Since then, the company has completely taken of, bringing in $4 billion in annual sales.

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Since Mike passed, Marian has been the company's largest shareholder. She also owns the Detroit Red Wings and MotorCity Casino Hotel. Mike owned the Detroit Tigers and the team is now in a family trust.

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Peggy Cherng - Net Worth: $7.3 Billion

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Peggy Cherng and her husband, Andrew, own the Chinese fast food chain, Panda Express.

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Peggy has a background in engineering, but, in 1983, she her engineering job to help her husband open Panda Express' first location. It proved to be the right move, as there are now over 2,000. locations.

Peggy and Andrew also own stakes in other chains, like the Urbane Cafe and Uncle Tetsu.

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Lynsi Snyder - Net Worth: $8 Billion

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Californians might appreciate this woman a little more than others.

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Lynsi Snyder is a true billionaire businesswoman, being the owner and heiress of the In-N-Out food chain. If customers continue to sacrifice their precious time to wait in the restaurants' long lines, we can see her being rich forever.

In 2012, Lynsi was the youngest female billionaire in America. On her 35th birthday, she received control of the company's stock, making her the sole owner of the burger spot.

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Nancy Walton Laurie - Net Worth: $9 Billion

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Growing up in Versailles, Missouri, Nancy Walton Laurie soon met her future husband, Bill Laurie. He has nothing to do with how she got her billions, but it's nice to know she found time for love.

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Nancy is the daughter of Bud Walton, the business partner of Walmart founder Sam Walton. If you aren't aware, Walmart's worth is threw the roof. She and her husband partake in a ton of philanthropy, such as donating $25 million to the University of Missouri.

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Laurene Powell Jobs - Net Worth: $10 Billion

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After the great Steve Jobs passed away, the Motley Fool estimated his net worth at $10 billion. Now, we're sure some of that went to his lovely wife, Laurene Powell Jobs, the well-accomplished businesswoman.

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Laurene is the founder and president of the Emerson Collective. Their main duty is to create solutions for issues in immigration and education reform. Wow! Jobs and her working together would have probably made the world a better place at a faster rate than Laurene working without him now.

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Ann Walton Kroenke - Net Worth: $12 Billion

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Up next, another heir to the Walmart fortune. Seriously, between the whole family could buy an island and start their own country. They have an insane amount of money; its almost impossible to believe.

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Not only does Ann Walton Kroenke have an overage of funds, her husband, Stan Kroenke, is the majority owner of the Los Angeles Rams, Colorado Rapids, Arsenal FC and the Colorado Mammoth.

We're just waiting on them to start their own country.

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MacKenzie Bezos - Net Worth: $36 Billion

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MacKenzie Scott, formerly known as MacKenzie Bezos, is one of the latest heirs to make it on this list. After the divorce with the richest man in the world, she inherited a large sum of billions. That's a ton of money to have fall in your lap.

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Luckily, Scott has a plan for at least half of it. In May 2019, she signed the Giving Pledge, which is her commitment to donating the minimum of half of her fortune.

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Blue Ivy Carter - Net Worth: Undisclosed

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Blue Ivy Carter came into this world as the daughter of two of the most popular and successful musicians ever to do it.

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You've probably heard of Jay-Z and/or Beyonce. Their first child together was Blue Ivy, and she's already on her way to stardom. Her mother says she's born to entertain, and if you've caught her appearances on TV or on stage, you would agree.

Blue Ivy's parents have a combined net worth of over a billion, so we're sure she's a wealthy heir in the making.

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North West - Net Worth: Undisclosed

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North West is the first child of former Hollywood super couple, Kanye West and Kim Kardashian.

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Kanye earned his wealth in fashion and music, while Kim became a mogul in her own right. Together, their last reported combined net worth was $510 million. That was before reports revealed Kanye could be a billionaire pretty soon, thanks to his Yeezy brand.

All that means is that North will be one of the wealthiest people on this planet soon enough.