America's most successful women entrepreneurs

#20 - Christel DeHaan - $900 million - She co-founded the timeshare company, Resort Condominiums International with her then husband, later buying him out after their divorce. Her next project was Christel House International, a non-profit organization that helps impoverished children in developing countries. (Photo: CC BY 2.0)

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#19 - Alice Schwartz - $950 million - Co-founder of biotech firm Bio-Rad Laboratories, this woman is the 7th wealthiest female entrepreneur in California.

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#18 - Carolyn Rafaelian - $1 billion - She founded the popular jewelry company, Alex and Ani. Not only does she adhere to environmentally friendly production methods, her company has won 50 awards since 2010, including winning Inc. 5000’s America’s Fastest Growing Retailers/Companies award seven times.

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#17 - Eren Ozmen - $1.1 billion - Ozmen owns the Sierra Nevada Corporation, which developed the Dream Chaser space shuttle responsible for transporting cargo to and from the International Space Station.

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#16 – Sara Blakely - $1.1 billion - She built the famous intimate apparel brand, Spanx, from just $5,000.

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#15 - Gail Miller - $1.2 billion - She is now the sole owner of the Larry H. Miller Group of Companies, including 54 car dealers, the Utah Jazz basketball team, and a franchise of movie theaters.

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#14 - Jin Sook Chang - $1.5 billion - She co-founded Forever 21 with her husband, starting with an investment of just $11,000. The clothing store is the 5th largest specialty retailer in the country.

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#13 - Sheryl Sandberg - $1.6 billion - The chief operating officer (COO) of Facebook left her position at Google for the job. She was the first woman on the board of directors.

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#12 - Thai Lee - $1.6 billion - She is the owner, president, and CEO of SHI International (an IT provider), which was named the largest woman-owned business in the country. She is one of just 18 self-made female billionaires in the United States.

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#11 - Peggy Cherng - $1.8 billion - Peggy Cherng is co-CEO of the fast food franchise, Panda Express. The restaurant has 1,800 locations.

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#10 - Lynda Resnick - $2 billion - Resnick and her husband own The Wonderful Company, which sells the popular POM Wonderful drink, Fuji water brand, and Halos clementines.

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#9 - Elaine Wynn - $2.1 billion - She is co-founder of Mirage Resorts and Wynn Resorts in Las Vegas, and was nicknamed “The Queen of Las Vegas.”

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#8 – Johnelle Hunt - $2.4 billion - Johnelle Hunt co-founded J.B. Hunt Transport Services with her husband. Considered one of the leading transport companies in the US, it was started with just five trucks and seven trailers.

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#7 - Meg Whitman - $2.5 billion - Meg Whitman served as president and CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, but recently stepped down from the position in 2017. She continues to be one of the few self-made female billionaires in the country.

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#6 - Judy Faulkner - $2.5 billion - In 1979, she founded Epic Systems, a healthcare software company. According to The Capital Times, she has stated that she plans to leave most of her fortune to charity when she dies. (Photo: CC BY 2.0)

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#5 - Doris Fisher - $2.7 billion - Dorish Fisher and her husband were inspired to create their own clothing store when they struggled to find jeans that fit well. Their company, the GAP, is now one of the wealthiest clothing retailers, with 3,000 locations all around the world.

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#4 – Oprah Winfrey - $2.9 billion - It goes without saying that Oprah makes this list. According to Mental Floss, Oprah’s interview with Michael Jackson is the most-watched interview in television history.

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#3 - Judy Love - $2.9 billion - Judy Love opened Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores with her husband. The national chain of gas stations, convenience stores, fast food restaurants, and trucking supply stores is still a family-owned and run company. Three out of the couple's four children now work alongside their parents.

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#2 – Diane Hendricks - $4.9 billion - She is chairwoman for ABC Supply, a wholesale roofing distributor. She became a mom as a teenager and wasn’t able to attend college, but she never lost her motivation to make it to the top.

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#1 - Marian Ilitch – $5.1 billion - The wealthiest self-made woman is the co-founder of the popular pizza chain, Little Caesars. The restaurant is now one of three international pizza chains, with 17 locations overseas and 4,388 spread across all 50 states.

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#30 - Anne Dinning – $600 million - She is managing director of a successful hedge fund firm on Wall Street.

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#29 - Vera Wang - $630 million - The famous American fashion designer has a separate room in her house for her collection of over 1,000 T-shirts, according to Emirates Woman.

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#27 - Kathy Fields - $650 million - The slogan of Kathy Fields and Katie Rodan’s skincare company is, "we want to change skin, and we want to touch lives."

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#26 - Safra Catz - $670 million - The co-CEO of Oracle Corporation is the highest-paid female CEO in the country.

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#25 - Neerja Sethi - $750 million - She founded the IT consulting and outsourcing company, Syntel, with her husband. 80% of their employees are located in India. (Photo: CC BY 2.0)

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#23 – Weili Dai - $770 million - She is the co-founder of Marvell Technology Group, and the first female to hold this position in a semiconductor company. (Photo: CC BY 2.0)

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#21 – Jayshree Ullal - $840 million - This powerful and influential woman is President and CEO of Arista Networks, a cloud networking company.

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