Monday, January 5, 2009

Forbes' 20 Billionaire Heiresses

Who isn’t intrigued about the lifestyle of the incredibly rich heiresses in the whole wide world? Most specifically if they are very young, clever, and fabulous?

I certainly get awed with them especially that I have watched its airing three times already on Lifestyle Network. (The last time was just few minutes ago.)

I think 2008 batch is more captivating than the previous one because they exhibit risk-taking and tenacity on their fields (read: no Paris Hilton) that eventually make their parents most powerful people on Planet Earth. They defy the stereotype of spoiled wild bratty princesses owing to their achievements in business, sports, and arts.

Vanisha Mittal Bhatia tops the ranking. She is the daughter of Indian-born, London-based steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal ($51 billion). She holds a seat on Mittal Steel's Board of Directors after finishing Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from the European Business School and has completed corporate internships on their various businesses. Her billionaire father threw her and her investment banker husband, Amit Bahtia, what is believed to be the most expensive wedding in history, a $60 million, week-long extravaganza for some 1,000 guests in Paris. (Yes, $60 million bucks spent with ease and $2 million of that was for expensive wine alone. Whew! What I like about her is she's brainy, young and beautiful. She's only on her 20's, you know. - j)

Number two on the list: Delphine Arnault Gancia, the elegant daughter of France's Bernard Arnault ($26 billion), who runs the Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton luxury goods empire. She is a graduate of the London School of Economics. She is the first woman to have been named a director on the LVMH board at age 28. (Her name spells luxury, isn’t it? - j)

At No. 3 is Marta Ortega Perez, the low-key youngest child of Spain's richest resident Amancio Ortega ($24 billion), the self-made apparel manufacturing giant who lords over Inditex, which counts the Zara fashion chain among its assets. Marta is being groomed to succeed her father, and she's learning the how-to's of retail by working the floor--stocking shelves, assisting customers--in some of the family's stores. (Now this girl is who I like the most. Imagine her stocking shelves on her own mammoth fashion empire! It's what you call loaded down-to-earth girl. - j)

Number four is Georgina Bloomberg, the younger daughter of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg ($11.5 billion). She is an accomplished equestrian vying for a spot on the Olympic team. She founded Rider's Closet, which collects used riding clothes and gear and donates it to intercollegiate riders. (Cute, generous, rich, and a horse rider, what else could you ask for? - j)

The rest who made it to the top 20 are the following (in particular order):

Samantha Kluge, Amanda Hearst, Alannah Weston, Josie Ho


Hind Hariri, Dylan Lauren, Holly Branson, Tamara Ecclestone

Aerin Lauder Zinterhofer, Ivanka Trump, Liesel Pritzker, Anna Getty


Anna Anisimova, Allison Sarofim, Charlotte Casiraghi, Paige Johnson

Read more at Forbes.com!

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