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A new report from Wealth-X lists the wealthiest women in each region around the world, who control a total of $114.6 billion of personal wealth.
Wal-Mart heiress Christy Walton tops the list as the wealthiest woman in North America, and around the world. The largest retail chain has been good to her — she has an estimated net worth of $37.9 billion.
Next up is Europe’s wealthiest woman and L’Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt of France, with an estimated $31.3billion net worth, according to the website.
Mining heiress Gina Reinhart of Australia took the title of most affluent woman in the Pacific, with an estimated net worth of $14.8billion, Wealth-X reported.
For Latin America, it was a three-way tie between Mexican sisters Vanessa Paola Slim Hajj, Maria Soumaya Slim de Romero, and Johanna Slim Ayub, who are thought to possess a net worth of $6.3billion individually, the website found.
The women are the children of billionaire Carlos Slim, who also has three sons.
Yang Huiyan of China, the most affluent woman in the Pacific, is thought to also have a net worth of $6.3billion.
In the Middle East, Shari Arison of Israel has a reported net worth of $4.2billion, and in Africa, Folorunsho Alakija of Nigeria has an estimated net worth of $1.2billion, according to Wealth-X. Both are businesswomen.
The website found that all together, the women are worth $114.6billion.
Below are the names of the richest women in each region:
– Estimated Net Worth: $37.9
Christy Walton
Region: North America
– Estimated Net Worth: $31.3 billion
Liliane Bettencourt
Europe
– Estimated Net Worth: $14.8 billion
Gina Reinhart
Pacific**
– Estimated Net Worth: $6.3 billion each
Vanessa Paola Slim Hajj
Maria Soumaya Slim de Romero
Johanna Monique Slim Ayub
Latin America
– Estimated Net Worth: $6.3 billion
Yang Huiyan
Asia
– Estimated Net Worth: $4.2 billion
Shari Arison
Middle East
– Estimated Net Worth: $1.2 billion
Folorunsho Alakija
Africa
Pacific denotes Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands
Agencies/Canadajournal
Christy Walton, She’s worth $38 billion and that is something to be very proud to tell the world, BUT having gained all that money on the backs of poor people making minimum wage, and most having to work two minimum wage jobs just to make ends meet, you should be and I know that you are proud of that fact. I wonder just how proud Christy will feel when it comes time to meet her maker?