The 10 richest women in the world in 2015

1. Christy Walton 

Christy Walton is the richest woman in the world. Eighth in the general list. The widow of John Walton has achieved the distinction of special annual ranking of Forbes obtained through inheritance from her husband for a share of the grocery chain Wal-Mart. In 2015, his fortune is about $ 41 billion.

2. Liliane Bettencourt 

Liliane Bettencourt, daughter of the founder of L'Oreal, is on the second place, the tenth overall, with assets of $ 40 million.

3. Alice Walton 

Alice Walton, daughter of the first in the list Christy and sister of John, heiress of the empire Wal-Mart, is in third place with a total of assets amounting to over 39 billion dollars.

4. Jacqueline Mars 

Jacqueline Mars, the entrepreneur who owes his success to desserts (remember Mars?) Finished in fourth post in the standings with a total of 26.6 billion of dollori.

5. Maria Franca Fixed

Maria Franca Fissolo

In fifth place among the richest women in the world, and thirty on a general scale, there is the Italian Maria Franca Fissolo. The widow of the late Michele Ferrero, owner of the eponymous company, has assets of 23 billion D dollars.

6. Laurene Powell Jobs

Laurene Powell Jobs, widow of Steve Jobs, is sixth in the ranking of the richest women, 45th in the overall standings. Its heritage (thanks to Apple and Disney) is 19.5 billion dollars

7. Anne Cox Chambers

Anne Cox Chambers is seventh in the standings, the owner of Cox Enterprises, active in the media sector, has assets of $ 17 billion

8. Susanne Klatten

The businesswoman German BMW, Susanne Klatten is square in eighth place in the ranking of the richest women in the world with 16.8 billion dollars

9. Johanna Quandt

Johanna Quandt (born in 1926), mother of the aforementioned Susanne Klatten (always BMW), came in at ninth place in the ranking of the richest women in the world. The assets of 13.9 billion dollars.

10. Iris Fontbona 

Iris Fontbona, widow of Andronico Luksic, with assets of $ 13.5 billion closes the ranking of the top ten richest women in the world.