Do Richest Women Rely Solely on Inheritance? These Female Billionaires Would Beg to Differ (or Not!)

Published on May 31, 2018
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Josie Ho

Josie Ho is the daughter of Macau’s richest casino billionaire and the known ‘King of Gambling’, Stanley Ho. She embarked on an acting career and became a singer and actor. She was given the opportunity to play many roles including prostitutes, which did not sit well with her father as it was very contradictory to her wealthy upbringing. Despite their differences, Josie was not disowned by her father. Currently, she has a net worth of $7 billion.

Josie Ho

Josie Ho

Alannah Weston

The Weston Family is an affluent family of business people whose fortune was built through a chain of supermarkets, bakeries, and retailers. From this prominent family of business people emerged Alanna Weston with a total net worth of $7.9 billion. After serving as the creative director for Selfridges, Alanna moved up the hierarchy and became the deputy chairman of the Selfridges Group, which is a chain of high-end department stores. Her family is the second wealthiest in Canada.

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Alannah Weston

Alannah Weston