Sunday, February 27, 2011

Top 10 America’s Richest Women 2011

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1. Christy Walton

1. Christy WaltonA 54 years old Christy Walton is the richest women in America and also in the World with $20 billions. She has the income source of Wal-Mart, which is the largest retailer of the world with 6800 stores in 14 countries.


2. Alice Walton
2. Alice Walton

With the estimated wealth of $19.5 billion, Alice Walton is the 2nd most wealthy woman in United States of America. This Divorced lady`s source of income is Wal-Mart, the world`s largest retailer with 6800 branches in more than 12 countries and with 1.8 millions employees.


3. Abigail Johnson

3. Abigail Johnson

A Married woman with 2 children, Abigail Johnson is the 3rd richest woman in USA. She has the assets of $10.0 billion. Her source of income is Fidelity investments Boston.


4. Anne Cox Chambers

4. Anne Cox Chambers

A Divorcee with 3 children, Anne Cox Chambers is the 4rth wealthiest woman in States. She holds assets of $9.0 billion. Her media/entertainment Cox Enterprises business is her main source of income. She owns 17 newspapers, 15 TV stations, 80 radio stations.


5. Jacqueline Mars

5. Jacqueline Mars

Jacqueline Mars is the 5th richest woman in United States with $9.0 billion. She has the world`s largest confectioners including Mars bar, Snickers, M&Ms. She is a divorced woman with 3 children.


6. Pauline MacMillan Keinath

6. Pauline MacMillan Keinath

Pauline MacMillan Keinath is the 6th richest woman in United States with $3.6 billion. She has the business of agriculture Cargill Inc. which has more than 900 subsidiaries in 66 countries. She is Married and has 4 children.


7. Marion MacMillan Pictet

7. Marion MacMillan Pictet

Marion MacMillan Pictet is the 7th richest woman in United States with $3.6 billion. She has the business of agriculture Cargill Inc. which has more than 900 subsidiaries in 66 countries. A divorced lady with 1 child.


8. Oprah Winfrey8. Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey is the 8th richest woman in United States with $2.7 billion. She owns The Oprah Winfrey Show started nationally in 1986. It currently airs in 135 countries, having almost 46 million viewers. She is a 55 years old single lady.


9. Barbara Piasecka Johnson

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With the estimated wealth of $2.6 billion, Barbara Piasecka Johnson is the 9th most wealthy woman in United States of America. She married John Seward Johnson of Johnson & Johnson heir in 1983 and Inherited 36 million J&J shares.


10. Ann Walton Kroenke

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A 60 years old Ann Walton Koneke is the 10th richest women in America with $2.6 billion. She has the income source of Wal-Mart, which is the largest retailer of the world with 6800 stores in 14 countries. She is married and has 2 children.

Top 10 Richest Billionaires Home/Richest persons

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1. Warren Buffett

Omaha, Neb.

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Net Worth: $47 billion

Rank: 3

The world’s third-richest man still resides in the 6,000-square-foot, five-bedroom gray stucco home he bought in 1958 for $31,500. The home has everything the 79-year-old needs, including his very own handball court that he uses to keep fit. An intruder armed with a fake gun tried to break into the modest, ungated property in 2007 but was ultimately thwarted by security.

2. Bill Gates

Medina, Wash.

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Net Worth: $53 billion

Rank: 2

Gates’ 66,000-square-foot compound is built into a hillside on the edge of Lake Washington, near Seattle. Its enviable amenities include: a 60-foot swimming pool with an underwater music system, a 2,500-square-foot gym and a 1,000-square-foot dining room, which seats 24. For a personal touch, out-of-shape visitors can skip the 84-step hike to the ground floor and opt for an elevator ride instead.

3. Lakshmi Mittal

London, England

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Net Worth: $28.7 billion

Rank: 5

In 2004 Mittal paid $128 million for his 12-bedroom townhouse in London’s luxe Kensington district. Mittal’s mansion, tucked between Kensington Palace and the Sultan of Brunei’s spread, has an indoor pool, Turkish baths and garage space for 20 cars. The super-home is also embellished with marble taken from the same quarry that supplied the Taj Mahal.

4. Larry Ellison

Woodside, Calif.

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Net Worth: $28 billion

Rank: 6

Over the last few years the Oracle co-founder has dropped $200 million by some estimates on near a dozen properties in Malibu to create a custom compound. His 23-acre estate in Woodside, pictured here, is inspired by the Japanese city of Kyoto and is reminiscent of a 16th-century imperial Japanese palace. It reportedly cost upward of $200 million to build.

5. Michael Dell

Austin, Texas

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Net Worth: $13.5 billion

Rank: 37

Built in 1997, Dell’s 33,000-square-foot hilltop manse sits on a 20-acre spread close to where he founded his eponymous computer company. The eight-bedroom house equipped with a conference room and both indoor and outdoor pools is known locally as "the castle" thanks to its high walls and tight security.

6. James Packer

Sydney, Australia

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Net Worth: $3.5 billion

Rank: 258

The young media heir was raised at the Packer family compound in the tony Bellevue Hill suburb of Sydney. The centerpiece of the five-property spread, which stretches nearly three acres, is Cairnton, the main house, bought by Packer’s grandfather in 1935.

7. Steve Jobs

Woodside, Calif.

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Net Worth: $5.5 billion

Rank: 136

The tech superstar owns Jackling House, a 30-room historic-though-dilapidated Spanish Colonial home set on six acres. Jobs has tried to demolish the 17,000 square-foot mansion for many years in order to build smaller, newer digs, but Woodside residents have fought hard to keep the original structure intact. No matter. Word is Jobs and his family haven’t lived in the house for years.

8. Lev Leviev

London, England

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Net Worth: $1.5 billion

Rank: 655

In 2008 the world’s largest diamond cutter decamped from Israel to the posh North London suburb of Hampstead. Leviev’s $65 million home, called the Palladio, is an extravagant 17,000-square-foot, seven-bedroom estate replete with an in-house nightclub and a gold-plated indoor pool.

9. Ralph Lauren

Montauk, N.Y.

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Net Worth: $4.6 billion

Rank: 173

America’s original fashion mogul bought this stone and wood beach house situated on 5.5 acres in 1981. The rustic, cozy home, which boasts a clay tennis court, once belonged to John Lennon and Yoko Ono.

10. George Lucas

Marin County, Calif.

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Net Worth: $3 billion

Rank: 316

The acclaimed Star Wars filmmaker lives and works on his famed Skywalker Ranch. The 5,156-acre spread, which has its own fire brigade, houses Skywalker Sound, Lucas’ post-production company (Cast Away, Million Dollar Baby), as well as five acres of olive trees and a herd of longhorn cattle. Lucas displays his Hollywood memorabilia–the Holy Grail from Indiana Jones, Charlie Chaplin’s cane–inside the 50,000-square-foot main house.

Top 10 Best Inventions Of All time

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1. Stone tools, by Homo habilis some 2 million years agoStone tools


2. Dageurreotype (the first successful photograph), by Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre in 1839old_camera
3. Saxophone (combining a reed mouthpiece with a brass bell), by Antoine-Joseph Sax in 1842Curved_Soprano_Saxophone

4. Bessemer process ( made steel cheap and plentiful), by Henry Bessemer in 1856

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5. Celluloid (the first plastic), by John Wesley Hyatt in 1870
6. Edison cylinder phonograph (brought music to the masses), by Thomas Alva Edison in 1877edison_amberol3
7. Wright flyer of 1903 (showed flight could be controlled), by Wilbur and Orville Wright in 1903Wright flyer

8. Iconoscope television camera and Kinescope receiver (made electronic television possible), by Vladimir Kosma Zworykin in the 1920sIconoscope television camera and Kinescope receiver

9. Integrated circuit (made modern electronics possible), by Jack Kilby in 1958Integrated-Circuit
10. Apple II personal computer (started the PC revolution), by Stephen Wozniak in 1977Apple II personal computer
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