Based on their accomplishments and net worth, the following ladies made our cut for some of the most successful women entrepreneurs to date. Love them or hate them, they sure made names for themselves in strong careers.
1. Oprah
No last name is needed for Oprah, known as "the first lady of talk shows." As noted in her online biography, she was born on an isolated farm in Mississippi, where she entertained herself by playacting in front of farm animals. She came from a poor family and experienced sexual abuse at the age of 9, but she says she hit a turning point in her teenage years when her father saved her life.
Oprah Winfrey's first streak of success came when she won the titles of Miss Black Nashville and Miss Tennessee in her freshman year of college. After graduating, she moved into the TV industry and was soon getting better ratings than daytime talk show pioneer Phil Donahue. Today, Oprah is best known for hosting The Oprah Winfrey Show, being a billionaire philanthropist, and having her own TV network and magazine.
2. Gisele Bundchen
In her instant New York Times bestseller Lessons, Gisele Bundchen talked about her time growing up in Brazil with her sisters and how she was teased for being tall and skinny. Those features helped launch her modeling career, and since 2001, she has been one of the highest-paid models in the world.
Aside from the well-known work she has done in the modeling industry, Bundchen is the founder of Sejaa Pure Skincare. The line includes a face cream, night cream and mud mask. She plays to her personal brand with an entrepreneurial mindset, earning a cut of sales from jelly sandals she designed and her own line of lingerie, according to StyleCaster.
3. Sheryl Sandberg
This American technology executive was born in Washington, D.C., but moved to North Miami Beach, Florida, with her family soon after. Her success came at a young age when she was part of the National Honor Society and graduated high school in the ninth position of her senior class with a 4.6 GPA. Her accomplishments in high school did not go unnoticed when she was admitted to Harvard University.
Sandberg is best known for her work with Google and Facebook and for her New York Times bestseller, Lean In. After holding several prestigious positions with other companies, Sandberg served as Google's vice president of global online sales and operations until she was recruited to be Facebook's first COO.
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