Who are the richest women in the world?
For the first time, the world has 227 women billionaires, led by 94-year-old L'OrÃ©al heiress Liliane Bettencourt with a net worth of $39.5 billion, according to Forbes. Alice Walton, the daughter of Walmart Founder Sam Walton, is the world's second richest woman. The world's third richest woman is Jacqueline Mars, the granddaughter of the founders of American candy company Mars.