Herself boss: women who have built a business from scratch

American Forbes is the first top 50 most successful US women, from scratch to build a large business.Among selfmeyd entrepreneurs a lot of star names - Beyonce Knowles, Oprah Winfrey and others - skillfully capitalized glory in the multi-million dollar state.There is a list and women-milliardery.Podrobnee youngest member of the rating - in this and following our materials.

Beyonce, musician, producer

condition: $ 250 million

Age: 33

Scope: show business

Location: New York, USA

Married daughter

In2014 Beyonce Knowles completed a successful world tour Mrs.Carter Show World Tour and was surprised by all the album Beyonce.But instead of relaxing, less than a year the singer together with her husband, musician and producer Shawn Jay-Z Carter went on a new tour On The Run.19 concerts in different states brought a stellar pair of about $ 100 million. Total income Beyonce last year amounted to about $ 500 million.

Marissa Mayer, CEO of Yahoo

condition: $ 380 million

Age: 40

Scope: IT

Location: Palo Alto, CA, USA

Married son

Although most of the personal wealth Mayer - the result of 13 years of her career at Google, it has become one of the most highly paid senior managers in the United States precisely as CEO of Yahoowhen her annual salary for the year increased by 69% to $ 42 million. All three years of work led by the Internet giant is actively engaged in changing the content and waged an aggressive policy in the market, buying up about forty startups.But the results of Yahoo is still not impressive, and Mayer increasingly difficult to resist pressure from investors, requiring a reduction of costs.In January 2015, CEO Yahoo announced plans to get rid of Asian assets, including the shares of Chinese Alibaba.It is expected that this will allow Yahoo to focus on their core business.

Kathy Ireland, model

condition: $ 420 million

Age: 52

Fields of: fashion, advertising

Location: Santa Barbara, USA

Marital status: Married, three children

Agents Elite ModelingAgency noticed 16-year-old Kathy Ireland, when she worked as a paperboy.Four years later, her picture appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated, and the room was the best-selling in the history of the publication.Model shot for the magazine for 13 consecutive years, and in 1993, together with the retail chain Kmart launched its own line of golf.Today, it has long been engaged in golf, but is actively using its own name, which gives the unknown brands.All the years of the branding under the name left over 17,000 products, including ceiling fans, floor coverings, mattresses, but above all furniture: tables, side tables, beds, ottomans, bookcases and carpets.But the largest part of the empire Kathy Ireland are named after her, and vinyl plastic windows.Experts estimate their income from sales of $ 2.5 billion. In addition, Ireland owns resorts in Greece, Hawaii and Fiji.

Luisa Kroll

Articles Source: forbes.ru