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11. Sara Blakely
American billionaire businesswomen Sara Blakely is approaching her 50s now, but that doesn’t mean she still doesn’t look absolutely stunning. She’s a blonde bombshell who’s also one of the most powerful, and is rated as one of the most influential women on the planet. No can really argue with that after knowing what she’s achieved.
Firstly, Sara’s one of only a few women on this list who became a billionaire off the back of her own blood, sweat, and tears. She didn’t inherit a penny – she built her fortune herself.
Initially, after finishing college, she worked odd jobs, but had this idea for a business at the back of her mind. She spent her savings trying to develop her hosiery idea, what we now know as Spanx, and after plenty of trials and tribulations, plenty of troubles along the way, the business took off, and with her at the helm, it blossomed into an almighty success – a success story that’s made Sara worth about US$1.04 billion.
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