1.Christy Walton
Fortune: $22.5 billion
Walmart. U.S.
Christy Ruth Walton was the wife of late John T. Walton, one of the sons of Sam Walton who founded the Wal-Mart Stores company in 1962 — the biggest network of discount department stores in the U.S. and the world’s largest public corporation by revenue. After the death of her husband in 2005, Christy inherited his fortune of $15.7 billion. Wal-Mart is still the world’s largest retailer. The network includes more than 5,100 stores serving 138 million customers per week with sales around $285 billion. Christy is 50 now and has one son, Lukas. Walmart. U.S.
2.Alice Walton
Alice Louise Walton is the daughter of Sam Walton. Just like Christy Walton, she inherited her Wal-mart fortune. Alice is 60 and she’s 2 times divorced. Alice funded the $100 million airport in Bentonville in 1990 and was involved in the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art development. Being an avid horse-lover, Ms Walton currently lives in Mineral Wells, Texas on The Rocking W Ranch.
3.Liliane Bettencourt
3.Liliane Bettencourt
88 year old Liliane Bettencourt is an amazing French businesswoman. She is the principal shareholder of L’Oréal and the wealthiest woman in Europe. Liliane is the only child of Eugène Schuellerm, who was the founder of L’Oréal and she inherited her L’Oréal fortune from her farther in 1957. Liliane is married to a French politician, André Bettencourt, and they have one daughter Françoise. In December 2009 Françoise asked a French court to place her mother “under juridical supervision to stop her handing away her money” saying that her mother is no longer in her right mind for giving their money away (around one billion euro) and gifts to 62-year-old photographer François-Marie Banier over a several-year period. Now mother and daughter are estranged.
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