THE WORLD'S RICHEST WOMEN: THE BILLIONAIRES

 

#7 and 12 in the world, Anthony, Barbara Cox, 80 , inherited. Source:  Cox Enterprises. Net Worth: $11.0 billions. Hometown: Honolulu , HI. Marital Status: married , 2 children. Undergraduate: High School, Diploma. With sister Anne Cox Chambers, two daughters of James M. Cox (d. 1957), newspaper reporter who bought the Dayton Evening News for $26,000 in 1898. Served three terms as Ohio governor; bought more newspapers. Today sisters control 98% of Cox Enterprises: 17 daily newspapers (including flagship Atlanta Journal-Constitution), 15 TV stations, 78 radio stations, cable systems (6.5 million users). Barbara: keeps low profile in Hawaii. Anne: former ambassador to Belgium under Carter.

#8 and15 in the world, Mars, Jacqueline. 64 , inherited. Source: Mars, Inc. Net Worth: $10.4 billions. Hometown: Bedminster , NJ. Marital Status: divorced , 3 children , 2 divorces. Undergraduate: Bryn Mawr College, Bachelor of Arts / Science. Grandchild of Frank and Ethel Mars, candymakers who struck profitable sweet spot with Milky Way bar in 1923. Mars Inc. now one of nation's largest confectioners: M&Ms, Snickers, 3 Musketeers, Twix, Skittles. Also pet food (Whiskas, Sheba, Pedigree), Uncle Ben's rice, electronic components for vending machines. Siblings (see Forrest Jr., John) preside over $17 billion (estimated sales) food empire, but day-to-day business handled by co-presidents Benno Hoogendoorn and Peter Cheney.

#9 and 18 in the world, Johnson, Abigail, 41, (Photo, left),  inherited and growing. Source:  mutual funds. Net Worth: $9.8 billions. Hometown: Boston , MA. Marital Status: married , 2 children. Undergraduate: William Smith College, Bachelor of Arts / Science. Graduate: Harvard University, Masters of ArtsAbigail, with father Edward, runs Fidelity Investments, nation's largest mutual fund company: $890 billion under management. Enjoying recent stock market gains: assets up $80 billion during the past year. Flagship Magellan Fund now $63 billion. Latest growth engine: Employer Services, provider of human resource and retirement services.

#10 and 56 in the world, Kroenke, Ann Walton, 53 , inherited. Source: Wal-Mart. Net Worth: $3.0 billions. Hometown: Columbia , MO. Marital Status: married , 2 children. Undergraduate: Lincoln University, Registered Nursenherited fortune in Wal-Mart stock from father, Bud Walton (d. 1995), early business partner and brother of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton. Husband Stan (see) made his fortune in real estate, including shopping centers anchored by Wal-Mart stores. Big landowner: recently purchased 500,000-acre spread in British Columbia formerly owned by WorldCom's Bernie Ebbers. Also owns pro basketball's Denver Nuggets, hockey's Colorado Avalanche and a stake in football's St. Louis Rams.

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