Anne Cox Chambers
Name: Anne Cox Chambers
Age: 88, born December 1st, 1919
Citizen of: The United States of America, born in Dayton, Ohio
Marital Status: Divorced and Remarried, with two daughters and one son
Source of Wealth: Inherited from her stake in Cox Enterprises
What makes her special: She is the second richest woman in the United States. In 2007, Forbes estimated her net wealth to be $14.6 billion. Continue reading »
The Richest Billionaires in China are Two Women
If anyone knows me personally, they will know that I have a thing for China. That’s right, I have been slightly obsessed with everything Chinese ever since high school. It all started with my love of Japanese animation, and then moved onto a great appreciation of all Asian cultures. In high school I had many Chinese and Korean friends and I started down my new liking for this way of thinking. In the past three years my love for China has only grown as I’ve started dating my wonderful boyfriend, who happens to be Chinese. From him I learned so many things about China, the culture and yes the language too. I am also currently taking some second level Mandarin classes. But there’s another thing that has caught my attention about China: the growing number of billionaires and the fact that the billionaire list is topped by two women.
Photo by: Alejandra Garcia Continue reading »
Billionaire Woman case study: Liliane Bettencourt
Name: Liliane Bettencourt
Age: 86, born October 21, 1922
Citizen of: France, living in Paris, France
Marital Status: Widowed, with 1 child Continue reading »
Increasing Numbers of Female Billionaires
In my search to find out more about billionaires and to help inspire women to become billionaires, I have come across many interesting trends. Recently there have been some downturns in the value of some already established billionaires and millionaires, due to the subprime mortgage crisis in the United States. However, the downturn in the US economy has not been a bad thing for some, since the number of Billionaires in the United Kingdom rose from 33 to 42 by the end of 2007. Similarly two new Canadians became billionaires this past year. Continue reading »
The Billionaire Woman Mission
This web site was set up with the intention of pushing more women over the one billion dollar threshold. However, after much internal discussion with myself, I discovered that really the amount of money one amasses in their lifetime is not nearly as important as the joy they experienced. Nonetheless, I really like the idea of everyone becoming a billionaire, so I am sticking to the name.
