They are rich and single. Here's a look at some of the 72 billionaires around the world who are single or divorced..
Source: www.forbes.com
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Friday, April 10, 2009
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..
Source: www.forbes.com
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
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.
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.
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.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
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
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