Net Worth: $27.9 billion
Source of wealth: Wal-Mart
Age: 57
Overall Rank: 6
The richest woman in the world holds most of her wealth in Wal-Mart, the retailer founded by her father-in-law Sam Walton and his brother James in 1962.
Net Worth: $26.3 billion
Source of wealth: Wal-Mart
Age: 63
Overall Rank: 8
The heiress is the daughter of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton and a noted philanthropist. Last year, she opened Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in the town of Bentonville, Ark., where Wal-Mart is headquartered.
Net Worth: $17 billion
Source of wealth: Mars
Age: 72
Overall Rank: 16
Jacqueline and her siblings, John and Forrest Jr., own $33 billion (estimated sales) Mars, the world's largest candy company.
Net Worth: $11.8 billion
Source of wealth: Fidelity
Age: 50
Overall Rank: 27
The current president of Fidelity Financial Services may someday step into the CEO role of the company, which was founded by her grandfather in 1946.
Net Worth: $11 billion
Source of wealth: Apple, Disney
Age: 48
Overall Rank: 28
The widow of legendary Apple cofounder Steve Jobs inherited a fortune after Jobs died in October 2011 that makes her the wealthiest woman in Silicon Valley.
No. 6: Anne Cox Chambers
Net Worth: $10.7 billion
Source of wealth: Cox Enterprises
Age: 92
Overall Rank: 32
At age 92, Chambers continues to sit on the board of privately held Cox Enterprises, which owns cable company Cox Communications, the Cox Media Group of newspapers, TV and radio stations, the Manheim automobile auction and AutoTrader.com. Her father, James M. Cox (d.1957), founded the company in 1898
No. 7: Blair Parry-Okeden
Net Worth: $5.4 billion
Source of wealth: Cox Enterprises
Age: 61
Overall Rank: 61
The granddaughter of Cox Enterprises founder James M. Cox (d. 1957) inherited a 25% stake in the media company in 2007. It has revenues of nearly $15 billion.
No. 8: Dannine Avara
Net Worth: $4.7 billion
Source of wealth: Enterprise Products Partners
Age: 48
Overall Rank: 72
Avara is one of four children who inherited the massive fortune of late energy pipeline entrepreneur Dan Duncan, founder of Enterprise Products Partners.
No. 9: Milane Frantz
Net Worth: $4.7 billion
Source of wealth: Enterprise Products Partners
Age: 43
Overall Rank: 72
Frantz is one of four children who inherited the massive fortune of late energy pipeline entrepreneur Dan Duncan, founder of Enterprise Products Partners.
No. 10: Randa Williams
Net Worth: $4.7 billion
Source of wealth: Enterprise Products Partners
Age: 51
Overall Rank: 72
Williams is the eldest of four children of the late energy pipeline entrepreneur Dan Duncan, founder of Enterprise Products Partners.
No. 11: Ann Walton Kroenke
Net Worth: $4.5 billion
Source of wealth: Wal-Mart
Age: 63
Overall Rank: 79
Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, was founded by Kroenke's uncle, Sam Walton.
No. 12: Barbara Carlson Gage
Net Worth: $4 billion
Source of wealth: Carlson Inc.
Age: 70
Overall Rank: 92
Jointly owns Carlson Inc.--with hotel (Radisson, Country Inns & Suites), restaurant (T.G.I. Friday's) and travel (Carlson Wagonlit Travel) divisions--with her sister, Marilyn Carlson Nelson, who chairs the board. Her father, Curt (d. 1999), founded the company in the 1930s.
No. 13: Marilyn Carlson Nelson
Net Worth: $4 billion
Source of wealth: Carlson Inc.
Age: 73
Overall Rank: 92
Jointly owns Carlson Inc.--with hotel (Radisson, Country Inns & Suites), restaurant (T.G.I. Friday's) and travel (Carlson Wagonlit Travel) divisions--with her sister, Barbara Carlson Gage, and chairs the board. Her father, Curt (d. 1999), founded the company in the 1930s.
No. 14: Nancy Walton Laurie
Net Worth: $3.9 billion
Source of wealth: Wal-Mart
Age: 61
Overall Rank: 100
The Wal-Mart heiress received a large amount of the retailer's stock after her father, James "Bud" Walton--brother of the retail giant's famous founder Sam--died in 1995.
No. 15: Gayle Cook
Net Worth: $3.7 billion
Source of wealth: Cook Incorporated
Age: 78
Overall Rank: 104
The widow of William Cook inherited her husband's stake in medical device company Cook Incorporated after he died in April of 2011.
No. 16: Lynn Schusterman
Net Worth: $3.5 billion
Source of wealth: Samson Resources
Age: 73
Overall Rank: 113
Schusterman is the widow of Oklahoma wildcatter Charles Schusterman (d. 2000), who built Samson Resources from nothing.
No. 17: Barbara Piasecka Johnson
Net Worth: $3.3 billion
Source of wealth: Johnson and Johnson
Age: 75
Overall Rank: 120
Piasecka Johnson is the widow of Johnson and Johnson heir John Seward Johnson, who died in 1983 and left her the bulk of his fortune, including 18 million shares of the consumer goods company.
No. 18: Karen Pritzker
Net Worth: $3.2 billion
Source of wealth: Hyatt
Age: 54
Overall Rank: 125
She is a granddaughter of A.N. Pritzker (d. 1986), who built industrial conglomerate Marmon and hotel chain Hyatt.
No. 19: Tamara Gustavson
Net Worth: $3 billion
Source of wealth: Public Storage
Age: 50
Overall Rank: 132
The daughter of Public Storage founder B. Wayne Hughes also owns a commercial real estate company, American Commercial Equities Management LLC, in Malibu, Calif.
No. 20: Pauline MacMillan Keinath
Net Worth: $3 billion
Source of wealth: Cargill Inc.
Age: 78
Overall Rank: 132
The heiress is one of seven billionaire relatives who hold a majority of food production company Cargill, the largest private company in the U.S.
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