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Ralph Green,Staff writer
Coming off buying a $200 million California home, Houston native Beyoncé Knowles-Carter is one of America’s richest self-made women according to Forbes, with a $540 million net worth.
The popular icon, who is on her Renaissance World Tour, recently appeared as No. 48 on Forbes’ list of the 100 richest self-made women in America. The singer, songwriter, and businesswoman was the first Black woman to headline the music festival Coachella and had the most-streamed Coachella performance on YouTube ever.
At the top of the list was 76-year-old businesswoman and film producer DianeHendricks, a Wisconsin native and resident. Hendricks took the No. 1 spot for the sixth year in a row, with a net worth of $15 billion.
The list includes the country’s most successful women entrepreneurs, executives and entertainers who established their own fortunes and didn’t inherit their wealth, Forbes details.
Beyoncé was one of several past and present Texans who made this year’s list, including:
- Thai Lee: $4.9 billion net worth
- Gwynne Shotwell: $860 millionnet worth
- Robyn Jones: $830 millionnet worth
- April Anthony: $740 millionnet worth
- Lisa Su: 740 millionnet worth
- Kathleen Hildreth: $590 millionnet worth
- Kendra Scott: $550 millionnet worth
- Whitney Wolfe Herd: $510 millionnet worth
- Paige Mycoskie: $380 millionnet worth
- Iman Abuzeid: $350 millionnet worth
- Julia Cheek: $260 millionnet worth
- Belinda Johnson: $250 millionnet worth
raphael.green@chron.com
