Wife of the richest people in the world

These women did what all dream hunter oligarchs. Spouses of the richest men in the world are, as a rule, colleagues and childhood friend, actress and top model

Salma Hayek

The famous actress and Francois-Henri Pinault, the owner of many well-known fashion houses, as well as the auction house Christie's, converge and diverge several times.

In autumn 2007, the couple first child was born. Girl named Valentina Paloma Pinault. However, in July 2008 Salma and Francois have left, Valentina Paloma stayed with her mother. But after a while the lovers reconciled, and already April 25, 2009 married in the old theater "La Fenice" in Venice.

Recall that the state of François-Henri Pinault is $ 11, 5 billion. It occupies 67 th place in the list of richest people according to Forbes.

MacKenzie Bezos

The writer MacKenzie Bezos married to Jeffrey Bezos, the founder of the famous online store Amazon.com and Blue Origin company, involved in the launching private spacecraft.

Jeffrey Bezos owns a fortune of $ 25, 2 billion and occupies 19th place in the list of the richest people according to Forbes the world for 2013.

MacKenzie Bezos also have something to boast about: she has four children - three boys and a girl - between the ages of seven to 12 years, in addition, this spring she published her second novel, which is about to appear on sale on Amazon.com.

MacKenzie admits that she is very lucky to have a husband, and that she was the initiator of the relationship. After three months of dating was engaged, and in three - the wedding. At that time she was 23 years old, and Amazon's did not exist.

Successful business began with the fact that once Jeffrey Bezos read about the rapid growth in popularity of the Internet.

In the summer of 1994 he and his wife went to Seattle, where he made a small two-room apartment, placed in the office of the garage. Money is not enough even for the furniture: the head of the family had to cobble together a bookshelf of conventional boards. Nevertheless, July 16 Amazon.com company opened a website for the whole world. Bezos marketing program was the fact that he made a list of 300 friends and relatives, who were asked to go to his page and then talk about it to all and sundry. Already in the first month, without spending a penny on advertising, Amazon started selling books in 50 US cities and 45 other countries. From the hours of packing books knees Bezos family were wiped out in blood. They were put under his pillow and legs continued to bind the package. On the acquisition of warehouse packaging equipment then we could only dream of. However, more than 4, 5 million customers by the end of 1998 from 160 countries purchased goods on Amazon, and sales for the year reached half a billion dollars.

Anna Voyzhitski

The wife of Sergey Brin, the Google co-founder, - biotechnology and the owner of the company 23andMe.

The company commercially engaged in the research of genetic material. For $ 400 a person receives information about their genetic predisposition to various diseases. In addition 23andMe is engaged in research, the search for new methods and technologies to get the details of the genetic code. Google has invested in 23andMe $ 3, 9 million. Anna and Sergey met as a student, future billionaires Sergey Brin and Larry Page were shooting for a garage with his older sister Anna.

At the end of December 2008, Sergei and Anna had a son Benji, and in early 2012 was born the daughter.

Alexander Nikolaenko

"Miss Ukraine - 2004", model, television presenter and actress at the age of 26 married a 72-year-old American billionaire Phil Ruffin, a friend and business partner Donald Trump.

Phil Ruffin - American billionaire who made his fortune in the gambling industry and oil refining. It is included in the list of 400 richest people in the world. As a Goodwill Ambassador of Ukraine and President of the Foundation for women and children - victims of aggression, Alexander Nikolaenko has been actively involved in humanitarian actions in the cities of Ukraine and abroad, political and cultural events of national importance.

We recall not so long ago, a beauty told me that she likes family life. "If I were asked what I want to change in my life, I would have said -. Nothing I want to preserve what I have, because now -. The happiest period of my life The main thing is I think a woman should not turning into a housewife, it is necessary from time to time to stir up the fire and toss back, as they say, firewood in addition, it is necessary to make concessions I, for example, a very short-tempered, but Phil, to the best of his age, -.. sheer tranquility "- Nikolaenko said.

Phil Ruffin necessarily accompanies his wife during her visits home. Usually they arrive in Kiev on his own plane. The couple have two children.

Erica Baxter Parker

The model and singer married media mogul James Parker, the richest man in Australia in June 2007. Their marriage ceremony cost $ 5 million. After more than a decade of a career in modeling Eric decided to become a singer.

The couple have three children: two daughters - Indigo and Emmanuel Sheila and son Jackson Lloyd Parker. James Parker owns nine television networks, 60 Australian magazines and 25% of local production company. His condition for 2011 is estimated at $ 5, 21 billion.

Melania Trump

The Slovenian model began her career at the age of 16, suddenly appeared on the cover of the prestigious magazine Sports Illustrated in a bathing suit. She graduated from the University in Slovenia, with a degree in architecture, then moved to New York, where in 1998 the first time married. In America, Melania made a good career: starred in commercials and made several appearances on the covers of Vogue, in addition, she participated in a talk show host Oprah Winfrey, Rachel Ray and The View program. Melania Knauss married Donald Trump in 2005. She is younger than her husband for 24 years. In 2006, the couple had a son, and most of the time the family began to be carried out in the estate Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach - a legendary place, which became a landmark thanks to Trump.

Note that the state of Donald Trump, valued at approximately $ 7 billion. By the way, the billionaire claimed the US president, but at the last moment withdrew his candidacy.

Wendi Deng

Wendi Deng - third wife of Rupert Murdoch, who Forbes magazine in 2012, he held the 106 th position in the list of the richest people in the world with a fortune of $ 8, 3 billion. Murdoch divorce with his second wife, Anna Torv is the most expensive in modern history. According to the results of the court Anna Torv has received $ 1, $ 2 billion in securities. 17 days after the divorce Rupert Murdoch married Wendi Deng, who is younger than his 37 years. Couple lives in Manhattan with his two daughters.

Wendi Deng was born in China and Rupert met in Hong Kong, where she worked as belonging to his Star TV broadcaster. Wendy, an MBA from Yale University, for the Chinese women - the embodiment of a successful businesswoman, she led major projects in Murdoch's companies, while managing to bring up daughters.

Daria Zhukova

The most famous at the moment the wife of Russian oligarch - Daria Zhukova. However, it is worth noting that many of the wives of Russian oligarchs and before her marriage to be successful business women from rich families.

Law wife of Roman Abramovich Daria Zhukova was born in Moscow into a family of the founder of "Synthesis of Oil," Alexander Zhukov (Rudkin) and Elena Zhukova. Shortly after the birth of Daria's parents divorced, and daughter Elena Zhukova took away with him to Santa Barbara (California, USA). In 16 years, Dasha came to live with her father in London, to get to the time citizenship of UK. Dasha Zhukova - the founder of the fashion label Kova & T clothing, as well as modern culture center "Garage", co-sponsored by Roman Abramovich. Brand Kova & T sold in 83 stores around the world, including Los Angeles and Fred Segal in Moscow's Central Department Store. Her clothes are Drew Barrymore, the Olsen sisters, Rachel Bilson, Mischa Barton and Kate Moss.

Dasha is also involved in charity: it supports the Russian program "Life Line" and twice a year publishes a collection of brand Kova & T bags, all the income from the sale of which goes to the relief fund for critically ill children.

Zhukova came to the list of the ten most stylish people in 2008 according to the American Vogue magazine.

Note that Roman Abramovich is serious about the hobby Darya art: he has spent about $ 15 million on a bronze statue of the famous sculptor Alberto Giacometti at the exhibition in Basel. Statuette created as part of the famous series "Venetian woman" (Femme de Venise), Giacometti created in the middle of the XX century: many of the "women" are in museums or private collections in the world, where sometimes goes up for auction. Also recall that Roman Abramovich and Daria Zhukova have a common son Aaron Alexander.

Polina Deripaska

Paulina - wife of billionaire Oleg Deripaska and best friend Daria Zhukova.

Polina Deripaska (nee Yumashev) was born January 11, 1980. Her father, Valentin Yumashev, a journalist of the newspaper "Komsomolskaya Pravda", was preparing to publish the memoirs of Boris Yeltsin, and was deputy editor of the magazine "Ogonyok". A little later, he was appointed advisor to Boris Yeltsin and the head of the presidential administration. Mother Pauline, Irina Vedeneyeva - also a journalist, she has worked in the newspaper "Soviet Sport" and "Moskovsky Komsomolets."

Paulina studied in Moscow, then enrolled in an English school (Millfield School), located in the county of Somerset. Back in Moscow, Pauline continued her studies at the economic faculty of the Moscow State University, and the Graduate School of Business Administration with specialization "management". In 2006, she headed the publishing house board "Ova-press", which later changed its name to Forward Media Group.

For Oleg Deripaska Pauline married in 2001. The couple have two children - a son Peter and daughter Maria.

Elena Perminov

Elena Perminov - model wife oligarch Alexander Lebedev, a friend of the most well-known socialite in Moscow and a frequenter of fashion shows. Elena - a simple girl from Berdsk - known as the star of Playboy videos and heroine domestic stars. The difference in age of spouses - 25 years. The couple has two sons. Lebedev has a personal fortune of $ 2, 1 billion live in London.

Recall that Alexander Lebedev - Chairman of the Board of Directors of CJSC "National Reserve Corporation," former deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, Slobodskoy deputy district Duma (since 2011), the owner of British newspapers Independent and Evening Standard.