# 8 of the 10 Richest Women in the World are Blonde **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 28, 2014, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-of-the-10-richest-women-in-the-world-are-blonde/702791 "2014-10-28T19:49:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Gus\_Gusterson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85f322/32.png) [@Gus\_Gusterson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gus_Gusterson)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2014, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-of-the-10-richest-women-in-the-world-are-blonde/702791/21 "2014-10-29T12:42:46Z")
> [@bienville](#): > > As to the self-made women on the list (are there none? is that in dispute?) Isn’t Elizabeth Holmes self-made? It sounds like she came from money but her billions are from building a successful company which makes products she designed. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2014, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-of-the-10-richest-women-in-the-world-are-blonde/702791/22 "2014-10-29T12:57:55Z")
> [@Mr.Nylock](#): > > I love Bill burr, but his facts about lance are completely wrong, livestrong gave next to nothing to cancer research.☹ that was a part of the whe kerfuffle. Where did the money go? Testicle reconstruction research? ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2014, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-of-the-10-richest-women-in-the-world-are-blonde/702791/23 "2014-10-29T14:12:56Z")
> [@Mr.Nylock](#): > > I love Bill burr, but his facts about lance are completely wrong, livestrong gave next to nothing to cancer research.☹ that was a part of the whe kerfuffle. [LiveStrong.org](http://LiveStrong.org) now has an A- rating from Charity Watch. They’ve improved significantly in the past few years. [http://www.charitywatch.org/toprated.html#cancer](http://www.charitywatch.org/toprated.html#cancer) ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2014, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-of-the-10-richest-women-in-the-world-are-blonde/702791/24 "2014-10-29T14:26:05Z")
NB Forbes is usually the go-to for this sort of thing, and their list is quite different and longer ([slideshow](http://www.forbes.com/pictures/fkem45edj/the-worlds-richest-women/)). I note that Christy Walton and Bettencourt are above Alice. Also: if you Google Image Search “Jocelyn Wildenstein,” especially while eating, YOU HAVE BEEN FUCKING WARNED! > [@bienville](#): > > Elizabeth Holmes (this is who I think I’ll date) Googles… born… 1984!? :eek: _sob_ what am I doing with my life? No doubt she had some opportunities, but it doesn’t look like she didn’t earn it. Margarita Louis-Dreyfus - you may have heard of her cousin-in-law, who stands to inherit tons. Maria Asuncion Aramburuzabala - I’d marry her, and it’d be fun until I die a horrible cirrhosis-related death from unlimited access to Negra Modelo. ---
**Author:** ![clairobscur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/839c29/32.png) [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2014, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-of-the-10-richest-women-in-the-world-are-blonde/702791/25 "2014-10-29T14:38:43Z")
> [@bienville](#): > > Bettencourt’s current hair color surely comes out of a bottle, and it could either be describes as “dirty blonde” or “light brunette”- I’m not sure. Couldn’t find a young photo of her to see what hair color she grew up with. For the record, the origin of Bettencourt’s wealth is hair dye. 😃 (producing it, not wearing it) ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2014, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-of-the-10-richest-women-in-the-world-are-blonde/702791/26 "2014-10-29T19:08:16Z")
Well, you know what they say. Blondes have more funds. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2014, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-of-the-10-richest-women-in-the-world-are-blonde/702791/27 "2014-10-29T20:15:41Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > [Here’s the Forbes list](http://www.forbes.com/sites/andreanavarro/2014/03/03/the-worlds-richest-women-2014/). Looks like they are mostly blonde. They are not “mostly” blonde. And of those who are, many are older women. Older people of both sexes have a tendency to lighten their hair. And Oprah should not get a gold star. Platinum, maybe. ---
**Author:** ![dracoi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@dracoi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dracoi)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2014, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-of-the-10-richest-women-in-the-world-are-blonde/702791/28 "2014-10-29T20:28:31Z")
> [@Mr.Nylock](#): > > I’m surprised someone used a statistically irrelevant observation as the basis of an OP.:eek: Are you sure it statistically irrelevant? How about this? [Blondes earn 7% more than other women](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/7552146/Blondes-paid-more-than-other-women.html). Or this? [Only 2% of the world population is naturally blonde](http://facts.randomhistory.com/blonde-hair-facts.html). 8 out of 10 samples is certainly not conclusive evidence, but when a “natural” distribution would leave you with 0 out of 10, it’s certainly relevant enough to spur further investigation. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2014, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-of-the-10-richest-women-in-the-world-are-blonde/702791/29 "2014-10-29T21:14:51Z")
Well, women can make themselves blonder quite a bit more easily than men can make themselves taller (which is the corresponding physical marker for higher earnings in men), so score one for the wimminz. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2014, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-of-the-10-richest-women-in-the-world-are-blonde/702791/30 "2014-10-29T22:23:33Z")
> [@bienville](#): > > **8 of the 10 Richest Women in the World are Blonde** **…but 10 out of 10 STILL WON’T LIKE YOU…!** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-of-the-10-richest-women-in-the-world-are-blonde/702791.md?page=1)