The 15 Richest Women In America Right Now

#15. Nancy Walton Laurie Net worth: $4.6 billion Source of wealth: Walmart Age: 68 Nancy Walton Laurie is the daughter of Walmart founder Bud Walton. She inherited half of her dad’s stake in the company when he died in 1995. #14. Ann Walton Kroenke Net worth: $5.5 billion Source of wealth: Walmart Age: 70 Ann Walton Kroenke is the daughter of Walmart founder Bud Walton. She inherited half of her dad’s stake in the company when he died in 1995. #10. (tie) Victoria Mars (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images) Net worth: $6 billion Source of wealth: Mars Inc. Age: 62 Victoria and her three sisters are the great-granddaughters of Mars founder Frank Mars. #10. (tie) Valerie Mars Net worth: $6 billion Source of wealth: Mars Inc. Age: 60 Valerie, one of the four Mars sisters, started working at Mars in 1992. She is the VP of corporate development. #10. (tie) Pamela Mars Net worth: $6 billion Source of wealth: Mars Inc. Age: 59 Pamela Mars is one of the Mars sisters. She was at one point the chairman of the board of the family business. #10. (tie) Marijke Mars Net worth: $6 billion Source of wealth: Mars Inc. Age: 55 Marijke is one of the four Mars sisters who sit on the company’s board of directors. #8. (tie) Diane Hendricks Net worth: $7 billion Source of wealth: ABC Supply Age: 72 Diane Hendricks is the richest self-made woman in the U.S. She built ABC Supply, a wholesale roofing supply company from the ground up with her husband. She has been running and growing the company since his untimely death in 2007. #8. (tie) Christy Walton Net worth: $7 billion Source of wealth: Walmart Age: 70 Christy Walton is the widow of John Walton, Sam Walton’s son. He died in a plane crash in 2005. #7. Blair Parry-Okeden Net worth:  $9.4 billion Source of wealth: Cox Enterprises Age: 69 Blair Parry-Okeden inherited a 25% stake in Cox Enterprises when her mother Barbara Cox Anthony died in 2007. She is an American citizen who lives in Australia. #6. Abigail Johnson Net worth: $12 billion Source of wealth: Fidelity Investments Age: 57 Abigail Johnson’s grandfather founded Fidelity Investments more than seven decades ago. The company manages $2.7 trillion in assets. Johnson was named CEO in 2014 and chairman of the board in 2016. She owns slightly less than one fourth of the company. #5. Laurene Powell Jobs Net worth: $20 billion Source of wealth: Apple Age: 55 The widow of Apple’s Steve Jobs is the 5th richest woman with a $20 billion fortune. #3. (tie) Jacqueline Mars Net worth: $37 billion Source of wealth: Mars Age: 80 Jacqueline Mars is the granddaughter of the founder of candy company Mars, Inc. She owns a third of the Snickers empire. Her brother John owns another third and the rest are split between her four nieces, who are also on this list. #3. (tie) MacKenzie Bezos Net worth: $37 billion Age: 49 #2. Julia Koch Net worth: $41 billion Source of wealth: Koch Industries Age: 57 Julia Koch is the widow of the recently deceased David Koch. She and her three kids inherited a 42% stake in Koch Industries. #1. Alice Walton Net worth: $50 billion Source of wealth: Walmart Age: 70 Alice Walton is the only daughter of Walmart founder Sam Walton.