Billionaires Wife Wants a Divorce: she's ‘fed up of seeing him with young girls’

(This women refers to the wife's Billionaire husband as 'daddy'. People say this 21 year old, amoung a group of other young women, has been sleeping with the 72 year old Billionaire)

Silvio Berlusconi is facing one of the most costly divorces in history after his second wife tired of seeing him surrounded by young girls.

Veronica Lario, 52, announced her decision to part from the permatanned Italian Prime Minister after consulting a lawyer over the weekend. It is only days since she publicly dismissed his idea for young and attractive female MEPs as 'shameless trash'.

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Available: Billionaire Bachelors And Bachelorettes. Rich and Single....

They are rich and single. Here's a look at some of the 72 billionaires around the world who are single or divorced..

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Her billionaire boyfriend, threw down $120 million on two paintings

One of Katia's acquaintances, Dasha Zhukova, recently made headlines here when her billionaire boyfriend, "Roman Abramovich", reportedly threw down $120 million on two paintings for Dasha's art gallery.

Abramovich, who made his dollars in oil and owns Britain's Chelsea Football Club, is perhaps the best-known billionaire in Russia, but the richest is Oleg Deripaska, who made his fortune in aluminum...

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Source: roman-abramovich.com

The List: Women Billionaires

This list of female billionaires is based on an annual ranking of the world's wealthiest people compiled and published by Forbes magazine in March 2007, based on the closing stock prices and exchange rates on 9 February 2007. The list includes only females and their associated families.

The World's Richest Women:

Liliane Bettencourt (born 21 October 1922) is the second richest person in France, ranking 17th in wealthiest people in the world and the wealthiest woman living. Forbes magazine estimated her wealth in 2008 at $22.9 billion.

Bettencourt was the only child of Mr. Eugène Schueller, the founder of L'Oréal, one of the world's leading cosmetics and beauty companies. In 1927, her mother died when Liliane was 5 years old.

In 1950, she married French politician André Bettencourt and lived in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France together until Andre's death in November 2007. They had one daughter, Françoise, who married Jean-Pierre Meyers, the grandson of a rabbi who died in Auschwitz concentration camp. Françoise Bettencourt Meyers is a member of L'Oréal's board of directors

In 1957, Bettencourt inherited the L'Oréal fortune from her father. She is the principal shareholder of L'Oréal. The company ownership breakdown: 27.5% by Liliane Bettencourt, 26.4% by Nestlé, the remaining 46.1% are publicly traded.

She created the Bettencourt Schueller Foundation, which awards the "Liliane Bettencourt Prize for Life Sciences" to a European researcher under the age of forty-five.

A report by Forbes has her listed as the second richest person in France behind Bernard Arnault who has an estimated $26.0 billion.


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The Black Billionaires

According to the 2008 Forbes International Billionaire List, Aliko Dangote, with a net worth of $3.3 billion is the richest black person in the world, overtaking Oprah Winfrey who was listed as the only black billionaire for three straight years. Oprah is the second richest with $2.7 billion.

South African gold magnate, Patrice Motsepe, was also listed with a net worth of $2.4 billion. Aliko and Motseps are the first black Africans to ever appear on the Forbes international rich list, however, Mobutu, the Congolese president, and Sani Abacha, the Nigerian military leader, were probably billionaires when they were alive but Forbes could never confirm this (according to Forbes magazine's Kerry Dolan).


From 2001-2003, Forbes listed Black Entertainment Television founder Bob Johnson as a billionaire, but dropped him after his fortune was split in his divorce from his wife Sheila.

He returned to Forbes international rich list in 2007 with a net worth of $1.1 billion USD. In 2008 Johnson's wealth dropped further to approximately $1.0 billion USD even.

Afro-multiracial billionaires have also been identified. Forbes international richest list includes Michael Lee-Chin of Canada, who is of Chinese and Jamaican ancestry. Saudi-Arabian billionaire Mohammed Al Amoudi has black ancestry because his mother is from Ethiopia, but rich lists classify him as Arab. Also included is Mo Ibrahim, a British billionaire of Sudanese Nubian ancestry.


Source: wikipedia

The 24 Year Old Women With $1 Billion

Hind Hariri is the youngest child of self-made billionaire and Lebanese politician Rafik Hariri. She graduated from the Lebanese American University in Beirut and campaigned for her half-brother Saad in recent Lebanese elections.

In 2008, Forbes magazine listed her as "one of the world's youngest billionaires".

Hariri is a fashionista who recently attended the Paris fashion shows and reportedly favors the designs of Chanel.

Indian Steel Tycoon Paid $128 Million For House in 2004'

Lakshmi Mittal (or Lakshmi Narayan Mittal, Hindi: लक्ष्मि नारायण मित्तल, born September 2, 1950) is a London-based Indian billionaire industrialist, born in Sadulpur village, in the Churu district of Rajasthan, India, and resides in Kensington, London.

In March 2008, Mittal was reported to be the 4th wealthiest person in the world by Forbes Magazine (up from 61st. richest in 2004) up one place since a year ago. The Mittal family owns a controlling majority stake in ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steel company.



Mon. April. 12, 2004
LONDON - An Indian steel tycoon reportedly paid $128 million for a mansion in the British capital, breaking the world record for the most expensive house purchase.

The Sunday Times said Lakshmi Mittal, named by Forbes magazine as one of the richest people in the world, bought the 12-bedroom house in London’s Kensington district from Formula One car racing boss Bernie Ecclestone.


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Source: MSNBC

Worlds Richest Women: $22 Billion

(update: as of March 7, 2008 Liliane Bettancourt is the world's richest woman. She ranked 17th with $22.9 Billion.)

Liliane Bettencourt (born 21 October 1922) is the second richest person in France, ranking 17th in wealthiest people in the world and the wealthiest woman living. Forbes magazine estimated her wealth in 2008 at $22.9 billion.

Bettencourt was the only child of Mr. Eugène Schueller, the founder of
L'Oréal, one of the world's leading cosmetics and beauty companies. In 1927, her mother died when Liliane was 5 years old.

In 1950, she married French politician André Bettencourt and lived in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France together until Andre's death in November 2007. They had one daughter, Françoise, who married Jean-Pierre Meyers, the grandson of a rabbi who died in Auschwitz concentration camp. Françoise Bettencourt Meyers is a member of L'Oréal's board of directors

In 1957, Bettencourt inherited the L'Oréal fortune from her father. She is the principal shareholder of L'Oréal. The company ownership breakdown: 27.5% by Liliane Bettencourt, 26.4% by Nestlé, the remaining 46.1% are publicly traded.

She created the Bettencourt Schueller Foundation, which awards the "Liliane Bettencourt Prize for Life Sciences" to a European researcher under the age of forty-five.

A report by Forbes has her listed as the second richest person in France behind
Bernard Arnault who has an estimated $26.0 billion.

The Chanel Billionaire Brothers

Net Worth: $12.9 billion

Fortune: inherited

These brothers tightly control the luxury brand Chanel. The Chanel company was cofounded by their grandfather Pierre Wertheimer. Alain lives in the U.S. and is chairman of the company. The Chanel No. 5 name is the world's top selling scent. These billionaire brothers also own French vineyards like Rauzan-Segla in Margaux and Chateau