richest women in the world

This 72 year old American billionaire owns 15 percent of Koch Industries in trusts for herself, her two sons and other family members. She inherited it from her husband E. Pierce Marshall, son of J. Howard Marshall II. J. Howard Marshall got the Koch stake by investing in a refinery business that was acquired by Koch Industries. The family is spending millions on lawyers, thanks to J. Howard Marshall IIs financial and romantic adventures. Elaine resides in Dallas Fort Worth.

Although the inheritance is not yet completed, Massimiliana Landini Aleotti and her three children are set to inherit pharmaceutical giant Menarini from her late husband, Alberto Aleotti, who passed away in May 2014 at age 91.

This Dutch billionaire inherited 25 percent controlling stake in the world famous brewer that carries her name. She inherited Dutch brewer Heineken from her late father, Freddy Heineken.

This Australian billionaire is the richest person in Australia. She is also the highest taxpayer in Australia. Her wealth comes from iron ore and coal projects in western and northern Australia. Rinehart inherited the Hancock Prospecting from her late father, Lang Hancock.

This American billionaire is the president of Fidelity Financial Services. Fidelity is the second largest mutual fund company in the US. Her grandfather Edward Johnson II founded the company in 1946. She started at the family firm before even beginning college.

Widow of the late billionaire Andronico Luksic, Iris Fontbona and three sons inherited his wealth. The family controls majority stake in Antofagasta Plc, one of the worlds largest copper miners. The company trades on the London Stock Exchange. The family also holds a majority stake in Quinenco, a publicly traded Chilean conglomerate active in banking, beer, energy, transportation and port services.

Coming behind her daughter Susanne Klatten. She owns nearly 50 percent of the German automobile giant BMW along with her daughter and son. The former secretary and then third wife of the late Herbert Quandt is known in Germany for shying from the public eye, she lives quietly in Bad Homburg vor der Hoehe, a town near Frankfurt.

This German billionaire is the richest woman in Germany. She owns nearly 50 percent of the automobile giant BMW along with her mother Johanna Quandt and brother Stefan Quandt. She inherited 12.6% stake in automaker from her late father, Herbert Quandt.

Anne Cox Chambers is the majority owner of Cox Enterprises, a privately held media conglomerate. She is the surviving daughter of Cox Enterprises founder James M. Cox. The company includes Cox Communications (cable, broadband), Cox Media Group (newspapers, TV, radio stations) and Cox Automotive (AutoTrader.com, Manheim car auctions, online car sales, Kelley Blue Book).

This American billionaire is the largest individual shareholder in Disney with 7.7% of the company. Laurene Powell Jobs is the widow of the late Steve Jobs, who was the co founder of Apple. She is the founder and chair of the Emerson Collective, an organization that focuses on using entrepreneurship to advance social reform and help under resourced students, and College Track, a nonprofit college completion program.