Meet Rafaela Aponte-Diamant, The World's Richest Self-Made Woman
Forbes Middle East - English
|July 2023
With a net worth of $28.6 billion as of June 2023, Rafaela Aponte-Diamant is the world’s wealthiest self-made woman, according to Forbes’ 2023 Billionaires list. Here’s a glance into the life of the richest of the world’s 96 self-made women billionaires
Rafaela Aponte-Diamant’s fortune is attributed to her 50% stake in the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) Group, the world’s largest shipping line. The other half is owned by her husband, Gianluigi.
The 78-year-old is the world’s 43rd richest person as per Forbes’ 2023 Billionaires ranking.
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