Forbes’ second
annual definitive tally of America’s wealthiest, most successful self-made
women includes 60 trailblazers – 10 more than last year – who have crashed
ceilings through invention and innovation. These women, who are worth a
combined $53 billion, have created some of the nation’s best known brands, such
as Gap, Spanx, Proactiv and Vera Bradley. A number of them have also helped
build some of the most successful companies in tech, including Facebook,
eBay and Google, while still others got rich entertaining millions through
their music, books or TV shows.
The richest self-made woman in America is Diane Hendricks, who owns
ABC Supply, the largest wholesale distributor of roofing and siding in the
country. The daughter of dairy farmers, she started the Wisconsin business in
1982 with her late husband Ken. Today Hendricks is worth $4.9
billion, $1.2 billion more than last year when she came in second. That jump
also gives her bragging rights as the year’s biggest gainer. She is one of 17
billionaires in the ranks.
Other notable women with 10-figure fortunes include Oprah Winfrey, who moves up
three spots to number two, thanks in part to her new ties to Weight Watchers.
Since picking up a 10% stake in the diet empire and becoming its spokesperson
last October, its stock has gained some 90%. Facebook’s Chief Operating Officer
Sheryl Sandberg also got a big boost. Her fortune is now $1.4 billion, up a
third from a year ago thanks to the social network’s strong results, making her
one of the year’s biggest gainers. Sandberg, who got that job eight years ago,
has helped oversee the company’s market capitalization grow by a staggering
$328 billion.
SHAREThe richest self-made woman in America is Diane Hendricks, who owns ABC Supply, the largest wholesale distributor of roofing and siding in the country. The daughter of dairy farmers, she started the Wisconsin business in 1982 with her late husband Ken. Today Hendricks is worth $4.9 billion, $1.2 billion more than last year when she came in second. That jump also gives her bragging rights as the year’s biggest gainer. She is one of 17 billionaires in the ranks.
Other notable women with 10-figure fortunes include Oprah Winfrey, who moves up three spots to number two, thanks in part to her new ties to Weight Watchers. Since picking up a 10% stake in the diet empire and becoming its spokesperson last October, its stock has gained some 90%. Facebook’s Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg also got a big boost. Her fortune is now $1.4 billion, up a third from a year ago thanks to the social network’s strong results, making her one of the year’s biggest gainers. Sandberg, who got that job eight years ago, has helped oversee the company’s market capitalization grow by a staggering $328 billion.
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