Top 10 wealthiest women in America
In total, women make up 14 per cent of Forbes' list of 400 wealthiest Americans in 2016. While the discrepancy between the number of women and men on the list remains vast, their share of members of the list is actually up 1 per cent from last year. Click through the gallery to see the top 10 prominent female entrepreneurs and heiresses who cracked the rankings. All figures in U.S. dollars.
Top 10 wealthiest women in America
No. 10: Christy Walton Net assets: $5.6 billion Source of wealth: inherited her husband, John Walton's share of Walmart riches. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
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No. 9: Ann Walton Kroenke Net assets: $6.2 billion Source of wealth: Heiress to Walmart fortune (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Top 10 wealthiest women in America
No. 8: Pauline MacMillan Keinath Net assets: $6.4 billion Source of wealth: great granddaughter of W.W. Cargill founder of America's largest private company (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Top 10 wealthiest women in America
No. 6 (tie): Margaretta Taylor Net assets: $7.2 billion Source of wealth: granddaughter of James M. Cox, founder of Cox Enterprises (Taylor2646 / Wikimedia Commons)
Top 10 wealthiest women in America
No. 6 (tie): Katharine Rayner Net assets: $7.2 billion Source of wealth: granddaughter of James M. Cox, founder of Cox Enterprises (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Top 10 wealthiest women in America
No. 5: Blair Parry-Okeden Net assets: $10.8 billion Source of wealth: granddaughter of James M. Cox, founder of Cox Enterprises (Taylor2646 / Wikimedia Commons)
Top 10 wealthiest women in America
No. 4: Abigail Johnson Net assets: $13.2 billion Source of wealth: CEO of Fidelity (AP Photo/Fidelity Investments)
Top 10 wealthiest women in America
No. 3: Laurene Powell Jobs Net assets: $17.7 billion Source of wealth: Widow of Steve Jobs and founder of Emerson Collective (Photo by Stephen Lam/Getty Images)
Top 10 wealthiest women in America
No. 2: Jacqueline Mars Net assets: $27 billion Source of wealth: daughter of Forrest Sr. Mars, founder of Mars Inc. (Photo by Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for National Archives Foundation)
Top 10 wealthiest women in America
No. 1: Alice Walton Net assets: $35.4 billion Source of wealth: daughter of Walmart founder Sam Walton (Photo by D Dipasupil/Getty Images)