
Forbes released its fourth annual list of America’s Richest Self-Made Women for 2018. These 60 women, who have a record combined net worth of $71 billion, up 15% from $61.5 billion in 2017, have shattered ceilings and scaled new heights, making fortunes in everything from genetic testing to slimming shapewear. The minimum net worth needed to make this year’s list is $320 million, up from $260 million last year.
Rank | Name | Net Worth | Age | Source | State | |
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#1 | Diane Hendricks | $4.9 B | 71 | roofing | Wisconsin |
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#2 | Marian Ilitch | $4.3 B | 85 | Little Caesars | Michigan |
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#3 | Judy Faulkner | $3.5 B | 74 | health IT | Wisconsin |
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#4 | Meg Whitman | $3.3 B | 61 | eBay | California |
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#5 | Johnelle Hunt | $3.2 B | 86 | trucking | Arkansas |
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#6 | Oprah Winfrey | $3.1 B | 64 | TV shows | California |
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#7 | Judy Love | $3 B | 81 | retail & gas stations | Oklahoma |
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#8 | Doris Fisher | $2.8 B | 86 | Gap | California |
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#9 | Elaine Wynn | $2.6 B | 76 | casinos, hotels | Nevada |
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#10 | Lynda Resnick | $2.4 B | 75 | agriculture | California |
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#11 | Thai Lee | $2 B | 59 | IT provider | Texas |
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#12 | Sheryl Sandberg | $1.55 B | 48 | California | |
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#13 | Jin Sook Chang | $1.5 B | 55 | fashion retail | California |
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#13 | Kathy Fields | $1.5 B | 60 | skin care products | California |
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#13 | Katie Rodan | $1.5 B | 63 | skin care products | California |
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#16 | Peggy Cherng | $1.4 B | 70 | fast food | Nevada |
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#16 | Gail Miller | $1.4 B | 74 | car dealerships | Utah |
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#18 | Jayshree Ullal | $1.35 B | 57 | technology | California |
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#19 | Eren Ozmen | $1.3 B | 59 | aerospace | Nevada |
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#19 | Alice Schwartz | $1.3 B | 92 | biotech | California |
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#21 | Sara Blakely | $1 B | 47 | Spanx | Georgia |
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#21 | Carolyn Rafaelian | $1 B | 51 | jewelry | Rhode Island |
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#21 | Neerja Sethi | $1 B | 63 | IT consulting, outsourcing | Florida |
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#21 | Anastasia Soare | $1 B | 60 | cosmetics | California |
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#25 | Christel DeHaan | $940 M | 75 | time shares | Indiana |
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#26 | Weili Dai | $930 M | 56 | semiconductors | Nevada |
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#27 | Kylie Jenner | $900 M | 20 | Cosmettics | California |
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#28 | Kit Crawford | $850 M | 59 | Clif Bar & Co | California |
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#29 | Tory Burch | $800 M | 52 | fashion | New York |
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#30 | Sheila Johnson | $760 M | 69 | cable TV | Virginia |
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#31 | Nancy Zimmerman | $750 M | 55 | hedge funds | Massachusetts |
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#32 | Safra Catz | $740 M | 56 | software | California |
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#33 | Anne Dinning | $640 M | 55 | hedge fund | New York |
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#34 | Vera Wang | $630 M | 69 | Fashion Retail | New York |
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#35 | Marissa Mayer | $600 M | 43 | Google, Yahoo | California |
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#36 | Madonna | $590 M | 59 | Music | New York |
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#37 | Huda Kattan | $550 M | 34 | cosmetics | – |
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#38 | Mary West | $510 M | 72 | telemarketing | California |
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#38 | Victoria Zoellner | $510 M | 75 | hedge fund | New Jersey |
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#40 | Theresia Gouw | $500 M | 46 | – | California |
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#40 | Kendra Scott | $500 M | 44 | Jewelry | Texas |
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#42 | Susan Wojcicki | $480 M | 50 | California | |
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#43 | Donna Karan | $470 M | 69 | fashion | New York |
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#44 | Jamie Kern Lima | $440 M | 40 | cosmetics | California |
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#44 | Anne Wojcicki | $440 M | 44 | DNA testing | California |
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#46 | Celine Dion | $430 M | 50 | music | Nevada |
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#46 | Adi Tatarko | $430 M | 45 | home design | California |
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#48 | Judy Sheindlin | $400 M | 75 | TV | Florida |
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#48 | Barbra Streisand | $400 M | 76 | Music | California |
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#50 | Nora Roberts | $390 M | 67 | books | Maryland |
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#51 | Kathy Lehne | $380 M | 56 | oil | Texas |
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#51 | Therese Tucker | $380 M | 56 | – | California |
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#53 | Beyoncé Knowles | $355 M | 36 | Music | California |
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#54 | Janice Bryant Howroyd | $350 M | 65 | staffing | Nevada |
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#54 | Kim Kardashian West | $350 M | 37 | Reality TV, Mobile Gaming | California |
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#54 | Danielle Steel | $350 M | 70 | books | California |
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#57 | Martine Rothblatt | $340 M | 63 | pharmaceuticals | Florida |
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#58 | Liz Elting | $330 M | 52 | translation services | New York |
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#58 | Jessica Iclisoy | $330 M | 52 | organic baby products | California |
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#60 | Taylor Swift | $320 M | 28 | Music | Tennessee |