The Heirs Who Will Inherit The Fortune Of America’s Biggest Brands

Company: Dell
Net Worth:  Undisclosed

Alexa Dell is the daughter of Austin computer entrepreneur Michael Dell, who is worth more than $28 billion. She grew up in what is locally referred to as, “The Castle,” a 30,000 sq foot mansion in the hill country of Austin, TX. 

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Alexa’s Instagram account is flooded with professional images of her in high-end designer clothing with all of her beautiful friends. If you look closely, you can even find the image of her with her fresh engagement ring, which was 12 karats and is estimated to be worth over 1 million dollars.

Business Insider described Alexa’s life as “fabulous.” The social media maven was forced to leave her beloved networking accounts after she accidentally posted a picture aboard her family’s private jet. After the photo went viral, it ended up being a security threat. Dell left social media for a while, as a result.

Company: Walmart
Net Worth: $6 billion*

38 years-old Paige Laurie is the granddaughter of Bud Walton, who helped his brother, Sam Walton, found the massive retail store, Wal-Mart. Although Wal-Mart keeps the prices low, they have amassed an incredible fortune and today Paige’s net worth is 6 billion. 

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In 2005, Paige Walton admitted to paying 20,000 to a fellow classmate at the University of Southern California, and she voluntarily forfeited her diploma. After this news came out, her hometown college, the University of Missouri, removed her name from an arena that was named after her because of her parent’s 25 million dollar donation.

Laurie recently bought a $40 million mansion in Beverly Hills, California, where the richest of the rich live. Laurie better watch her spending, as she is also in hot water with her ex-husband, who is asking for $400,000 a month in alimony.

Company: Tommy Hilfiger
Net Worth: $5 million* 

Compared to others on this list, Ally Hilfiger, the daughter of Tommy Hilfiger, is worth a relatively nominal five million dollars. She still lives quite a fabulous life thought and in 2003 the then-teenager was featured in MTV’s Rich Girls which followed several other wealthy young girls around their fabulous NYC lives. 

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Ally Hilfiger may have had a glamorous life on display, but inside she was suffering. She had numerous physical ailments and some serious mental health issues that went long undiagnosed until she eventually learned it was all because of Lyme disease.

Hilfiger has been very outspoken about her recovery from Lyme Disease, writing a book that she hopes will let others know the warning signs of the horrendous disease. The book is called Bite Me: How Lyme Disease Stole My Childhood, Made Me Crazy, & Almost Killed Me. Hilfiger is definitely not holding back.

Company: Oracle
Net Worth: $200 million

Megan Ellison is considered by many to be one of the hardest working heiresses out there, as she has used her wealth to start her own film production company, called Annapurna Pictures. Through this company, she has financed and produced several Academy Award-nominated films such as Phantom Thread and Her. 

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Ellison’s wealth comes from her father Larry Ellison, co-founder of Oracle, a massive technology company. According to Forbes, Larry Ellison is the sixth richest person in the world. Megan’s most recent business venture has been to acquire the TV rights to adapt Celeste Ng’s next book, who is famous for writing Little Fires Everywhere.

In 2014, Ellison was named on the Time list of “100 Most Influential People in the World.” The movie producer is smart about Annapurna pictures. Ellison’s billionaire father backs the media company, funding it and bringing in the top financial advisors to counsel Ellison. One colleague stated that Annapurna was so well-funded that making money on the movies didn’t “matter.”

Company: Zara
Net Worth: The Ortega family has an estimated net worth of $73.8 billion*

Daughter of Zara co-founder Amancio Ortega, Marta Ortega-Perez is the heiress of a family worth over 60 billion. According to Forbes, the Ortega family is the 5th richest family in the world. Amancio Ortega is the #1 richest person in the fashion business. How does Marta live her day to day though? Well, she has been known to be very private, much like her father. 

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Unlike many other heiresses, Amancio wanted Marta to learn how to work hard and learn the ropes of life at a young age. She spent much of her youth working in the company’s retail stores and her father went to great lengths to ensure she did not receive special treatment. 

The Zara heiress made headlines in 2018 when she had a luxurious, larger-than-life wedding. Ortega had four outfit changes throughout her wedding, with the main floor-length ballgown designed by Valentino Haute Couture, one of the most expensive designer labels out there. In December of 2019, Ortega confirmed that she is expecting her second child.

Company: Johnson & Johnson
Net Worth: $300 million*

Does Jamie Johnson introduce himself as Jamie Johnson heir to the Johnson & Johnson fortune? Probably not. He is however an outspoken member of the community of wealthy heirs. In fact, he made a documentary about the subject matter aptly named, “Born Rich.” The film played at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival.

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Although his film career never quite took off after that, Johnson has also been involved in journalism and fashion. He wrote some columns in Vanity Fair and created a boutique fashion brand called Black Sweater. Apparently, they make other things besides black sweaters.

Johnson got into the fashion game with Black Sweater after his friends and family constantly complimented the customized clothing that Johnson had designed for himself. Johnson began designing for friends and family before trying out commercial design. He took a chance in 2010, and Bergdorf Goodman launched Black Sweater in 2011.

Company: Topshop
Net Worth: $100 million*

The U.K. paparazzi love to find out what Chloe Green is up to. People seem to be quite interested in the day to day life of the 29-year-old daughter of British billionaire, Sir Philip Nigel Ross Green. When your father is a billionaire knight, people seem to pay attention to you. 

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Well, besides hanging out on yachts and socializing with some of Britain’s biggest stars, Chloe Green also is a mother of a two-year-old son named Jaden, whose father is her ex-partner Jeremy Meeks.

Jeremy Meeks, for those of you who don’t recognize the name, was the “Hot Felon” of the year a few years ago. He made headlines for his handsome mugshot, which got him a modeling contract. Green and Meeks dated for a year before the two called it off, selling their home where they’d lived together in London.

Company: Formula One
Net Worth: $400 million*

Petra Ecclestone, the daughter of billionaire Formula One founder Bernie Ecclestone. Petra has always had enough cash on hand to get pretty much whatever she wanted. For one, she owned the single largest home in Los Angeles County, which is nicknamed, “The Manor,” and located in Holmby Hills, adjacent to Bel Air.

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When her divorce led her to sell the mansion, she sold it for $119 million, which was the high price paid for any home in the history of California. Can you believe she is only 31 years old? A lot has happened for her thus far, who knows what lies next. 

The socialite and model speaks Croatian and understands Italian and French. In 2011, she married James Stunt, a businessman. The two had one daughter together, Lavinia, in 2013. In 2015, Ecclestone had twins, James and Andrew. She and Stunt called it quits in 2017, with Ecclestone reverting back to her maiden name.

Company: Ralph Lauren
Net Worth: $50 million*

Dylan Lauren is famous for two things. One, being the daughter of legendary American fashion designer and business mogul, Ralph Lauren, and two being the owner of the self-proclaimed, “largest candy store in the world.” That’s right, Dylan’s Candy Bar in New York City is the biggest one, but she also has other stores around the country. 

Dylan Lauren ©Sorbis / ©Sam Aronov / Shutterstock.com

Dylan started the candy store back in 2001 and it has been a thriving enterprise ever since. She was even one the cover of the May 2011 issue of Forbes Magazine! The 46-year-old businesswoman also has quite the fashion sensibilities and in 2007 was named among the 25 most stylish New Yorkers according to US Magazine. You wouldn’t expect any less from the daughter of a fashion icon.

Lauren is also a writer, having penned Dylan’s Candy Bar: Unwrap Your Sweet Life in 2010. She also launched her own eponymous foundation dedicated to animal welfare causes. Fans of The Toy Box will recognize Lauren, as she began starring as a judge on the reality series back in 2017.

Company: Clarins
Net Worth: Undisclosed

Virginie Courtin-Clarins is one of four cousins, each pair the daughters of two billionaire brothers who created a french cosmetics empire. Virginie, her sister, and her two cousins are often seen around NYC fashion events and other high profile social events. They are all very tall and are often easily confused for models on the red carpet.

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Virginie is a jet-setter flying often between Paris and New York, where her sister Claire lives. Although she is not a model herself, she has a business degree and runs the Mugler fashion brand owned by her father’s company.

The HuffPost described the Clarins Sisters as “Fashion Royalty.” Virginie Courtin-Clarins is pretty private about her personal life, though she has given a few interviews. She talked to Into the Gloss about growing up in an industry as intense and fast-paced as fashion, and she stated that she has “delicate hair” that needs “treatment,” giving her an even more personal connection to Clarins.

Company: Chelsea Football Club
Net Worth: $12 billion*

This past Valentine’s day, 25-year-old Sofia Abramovich posted a photo on her Instagram account of her solemnly looking out to sea from the deck of her father’s yacht, saying she was looking for a date. Perhaps interested suitors are intimidated by the fact this yacht was the world’s 2nd largest and cost upwards of 400 million dollars. 

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Sofia’s billionaire father, Roman Abramovich often flew his daughter to school in helicopters and made sure she was driven around at all times in bulletproof Range Rovers. Sofia also is an avid equestrian and often shares videos and photos of her riding adventures.

Sofia is one of seven, and she was born in Russia before she and her family moved to England in 2003. The heiress’ father split from her mother back in 2007, and that divorce cost him over $155 million in a brutal settlement. Sofia grew up in her father’s protective shadow, as Abramovich has twice been the subject of an assassination attempt.

Company: Nike
Net Worth: The Knight family has an estimated net worth of $38.7 billion*

When Travis Knight told his father he wanted to pursue a career in digital animation, one can only wonder if his father responded, “Just Do It.” After all, his father is none other than Phil Knight, founder of the world’s biggest athletic brand, Nike.

Travis Knight ©Mr.Raw / ©Ron Adar / Shutterstock.com

After a brief attempt at a rap career, Travis Knight began interning at an animation company and slowly learned the ropes until he eventually took over the company and became a talented animator himself, working on films such as Paranorman, Coraline and The Boxtrolls. His biggest film, however, was 2016s, Kubo and the Two Strings which was nominated for an Academy Award. 

Knight’s other projects include Bumblebee, a live-action reboot of Transformers. This was Knight’s first time working on a live-action movie. He also produced Missing Link in 2019, and he has a new project coming out starring Mark Wahlberg. Six Billion Dollar Man will be released sometime in 2021 or 2022 (possibly).

Company: Standard Oil
Net Worth: $2.8 billion*

Growing up with a name like Rockefeller, it might be hard to be perceived as, “normal,” by the other kids at school. When your great-great-grandfather is John D. Rockefeller, who is considered the wealthiest person in modern history, it may be difficult to live up to the expectations. Ariana Rockefeller is doing the best she can however, as an entrepreneur and businesswoman herself. 

Ariana Rockefeller @JeffreyGuterman / Twitter.com / ©lev radin / Shutterstock.com

The 38-year-old graduated Columbia University with a Bachelor’s in Political Science, has had a successful equestrian career, started several of her own businesses, and even is on the board of the Rockefeller family’s philanthropic organization.

Ariana is never afraid to speak her mind, especially if she is defending her family. In an interview in 2016 on CBS This Morning, Rockefeller defended her family against #ExxonKnew, a social media campaign started by other members of her family. She also wrote an NYT piece hitting back at the campaign targeting Exxon for fossil fuels.

Company: Graceland
Net Worth: -$16 million*

On her 25th birthday, Lisa Marie Presley inherited the entirety of her father’s estate, which was worth an estimated $100 million. Who was her father you ask? Well, he was none other than the “King of Rock and Roll,” Elvis Presley. After Elvis’s parents died, Lisa Marie became the sole heir to the throne of the King.

Lisa Marie Presley ©Travel_with_me / ©Tinseltown / Shutterstock.com

A fact about Lisa Marie Presley that you might not know is that, a couple years after Elvis died, she attended her first-ever rock concert. She saw Queen in Inglewood, California at The Forum. After the concert, she gifted lead singer Freddie Mercury with a scarf that had been her father’s.

Lisa Maria has had a bit of a music career herself releasing three studio albums. Lisa Marie was brought into the church of Scientology by her mother back in 1977 but eventually grew distant from the organization and, “defected” in 2016. Despite having inherited a seemingly massive estate, numerous complications and tax liabilities left her in a lot of debt.