Who is the wealthiest woman in the world?

MyAlias

#6 Christy Walton (Forbes 400) Net Worth: $15.7 billion Source: Retailing, Wal-Mart inheritance Inherited Age: 50 Marital Status: Widowed, 1 child Hometown: Jackson, WY Education: Jun 30 06, 11:53 PM

ainenei

Or maybe Liliane Bettencourt http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/10/F6EZ.html Jul 01 06, 12:36 AM

Melbournia

Queen elizabeth Jul 01 06, 2:05 AM

MyAlias

I stand corrected! I placed only US candidates not World. Jul 01 06, 5:48 AM

GoodVibe

I thought J.K. Rowling had a larger net worth than the Queen of England. Jul 01 06, 6:48 AM

Jubal

According to this list, it's Bettencourt, but not by much. You'll find this list interesting I'm sure: http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/10/Worth_1.html Jul 01 06, 7:42 AM

zbeckabee

Madonna followed by Oprah. "(According to several business magazines) Madonna is the richest woman in the world followed closely by Oprah Winfrey. Madonna makes about 130 millions US$ for a year !!! Continuously released albums, singles, music- videos and movies hold Madonna's myth high." http://www.singers.com.ar/m/madonna/biography.htm Jul 01 06, 7:56 AM

yumchicken

On the folloibg website you can find out. http://www.richestwomen.info/ Jul 01 06, 10:06 AM

MyAlias

I would tend to trust Forbes over any other "Rich List" Publisher. But then again the $100,000,000 difference between Liliane Bettencourt and Christy Walton is a matter of one good or bad stock trade on any given day! One may start out the day as being richer than the other and go to bed the "less" rich one. The point is this....When you have that kind of Wealth, it truly no longer matters. A Billion here a Billion there does not change a thing. Spending $1,000,000 per day, it would take 43 years to depleat their bank accounts and this is without calculating for interest over these 43 years. Jul 01 06, 10:44 AM

GruntingChunk

JK Rowling is for a FACT the wealthiest woman in the world Jul 01 06, 4:34 PM

MyAlias

Grunting Chunk. The entire Harry Potter series has not generated the 16 Billion the Bettencourt possesses. JKR only receives a small portion of the gross sales of said series. So all things considered......She can not be even close! She is listed on the Forbes 400. At number 552. Yes 552. Net worth .....About a Billion (American Billion). http://www.forbes.com/finance/lists/10/2004/LIR.jhtml?passListId=10&passYear=2004&passListType=Person&uniqueId=CRTT&datatype=Person http://www.forbes.com/finance/lists/10/2004/LIR.jhtml?passListId=10&passYear=2004&passListType=Person&uniqueId=CRTT&datatype=Person Jul 01 06, 4:45 PM

zbeckabee

JK Rowling is indeed the richest woman in the U.K. http://archives.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/12/29/riches.rowling/index.html According to Forbes, March, 2006 the richest woman in the world is Liliane Bettencourt...by a hair. http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/10/Worth_1.html Jul 01 06, 6:23 PM

MyAlias

I can not dispute your findings Zbeck. The UK does possess one really rich gal. Joanne Rowling is the top EARNER in the UK last year. But is she the richest???? Jul 01 06, 8:18 PM

zbeckabee

Yes, richest in UK. "Harry Potter has made JK Rowling the wealthiest woman in Britain, according to a rich list published in The Sunday Times newspaper." http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/uk/newsid_3234000/3234903.stm Jul 01 06, 10:13 PM

MyAlias

As per your the latest posting, it still claims that JKR is the leading INCOME EARNER in Britain. I still se no conclusive evidence as to the WEALTHIEST. It says 'wealthiest' without speaking about net worth. Jul 01 06, 11:09 PM

MyAlias

Are we debating in the incorrect forum again???????? Jul 01 06, 11:10 PM

McGruff

Yes, you are. It is ultimately up to QuizManChris to decide from the answers you have provided who is the richest woman in the world. He hasn't specified whether he wants net worth or current earnings, that's open to interpretation. Just give him the best answer you can find to the question as you interpret it, and don't turn it into a debate about what the question means. Jul 02 06, 6:35 AM

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