![]() ![]() Koch and Julia got married in the groom house of Southampton in 1996. However a year later, Koch was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Shortly after that, the couple began dating. She had heard about the plane crash, and she told him how glad she was he hadn’t died. Several months later, Julia approached Koch at a party. He is also a survivor of the USAir Flight 1493 crash in 1991, this incident unintentionally played cupid to David and Julia. The couple was introduced by another couple. Prior to her marriage, Julia worked as an assistant to a dress designer in New York “Adolfo”, on occasion actually dressing Nancy Reagan in her famous knit suits. Julia pursued graduation from the University of Central Arkansas. Koch met Julia Flesher back in 1991, the attractive blonde daughter of an Arkansas junk dealer, when he was 50. Koch Theater in 2008 following a gift of 100 million dollars for the renovation of the theater from Koch. The New York State Theater at Lincoln Center, home of the New York City Ballet was renamed the David H. Koch has contributed to numerous charities including Lincoln Center, Sloan Kettering, New York-Presbyterian Hospital and the Dinosaur Wing at the American Museum of Natural History. Condé Nast Portfolio cited him as "one of the most generous but low-key philanthropists in America". Koch has been married to wife Julia Margaret Flesher for 20 years now since their wedding in Southampton, circa 1996.Īlso known for philanthropy to cultural and medical institutions, support of libertarian and conservative causes, Koch is an alumnus of Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the executive vice president of Koch Industries, a conglomerate that is the second largest private held company in the United States. She and her children control her late husband's mining and beverages businesses.David Koch is an American businessman, philanthropist, political activist and chemical engineer. Iris Fontbona, the widow of Andrónico Luksic, is on the tenth position with $23.3 billion. As the Executive Chairman of her family's iron-ore company, she is worth $23.6 billion. Owning 19.1% of BMW, she is worth $27.7 billion.Īustralia's richest citizen Gina Rinehart is the ninth richest woman worldwide. She owns 57% of the real estate developer Country Garden Holdings.īMW heiress Susanne Klatten is placed eighth on this year's list. Yang Huiyan is the seventh wealthiest woman in the world with a worth of $29.6 billion. Owning an estimated one-third of the world's largest candymaker company Mars, she is also the 48th richest person in the world. She is the widow of Sheldon Adelson, the former CEO and chairman of casino company Las Vegas Sands.Īs per Forbes' latest list, American heiress and investor Jacqueline Mars is the sixth richest woman in the world with $31.3 billion. She and her three children inherited a 42% stake in Koch Industries from her late husband David Koch.Īt number five is Israeli American physician Miriam Adelson with a worth of $56.4 billion. ![]() Julia Koch ranked fourth on this year's list with a worth of $46.4 billion. She also ranked 12th on the list of the world's richest people of 2021.Īlice Walton, who is the daughter of Walmart founder Sam Walton, ranked second with $61.8 billion.Īuthor MacKenzie Scott, who was married to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos for over 25 years, is the third richest woman in the world with $53 billion. Take a look.įrench L'Oréal heiress Francoise Bettencourt Meyers, the richest woman in the world, is worth $73.6 billion. Today, we have compiled the list of the top 10 richest women in the world in 2021, according to Forbes. Overall, 328 women made it to the prestigious list, 87 more than last year and added $570.7 billion to the total wealth of $1.53 trillion. ![]()
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