The most financially successful female entrepreneurs; Forbes magazine has released this year̵ 7;s list of the richest women in America, including artists.
Number 21 on the list is 34-year-old singer Rihanna, who is the youngest on the entire list, with a net worth of $1.4 billion, mainly due to the success of her cosmetics company Fenty Beauty, according to Forbes.
Riri is also Barbados’ first billionaire and was announced as the world’s richest female singer last April. Riri still owns a 30 percent stake in the Savage x Fenty underwear business.
The Fenty Beauty cosmetics business is jointly owned by RiRi and French luxury goods LVMH, and RiRi has been listed in the list of America’s richest self-made women by Forbes for three years in a row.
In this year’s list, 41-year-old television star entrepreneur Kim Kardashian is the second youngest billionaire with a net worth of $1.8 billion, followed by beauty industry owner Kylie Jenner ($600 million). Taylor Swift ($570 million); Beyoncé ($450 million); Serena Williams ($260 million); Madonna ($575 million) also made the list.
Last May, Rihanna gave birth to her first child with her boyfriend, American rapper Asap Rocky. Before joining ASAP, she dated Saudi billionaire Hassan Jameel for three years.
Rihanna hasn’t released a new single since her 2016 album Anti. However, Rihanna has announced that she is preparing for the next album that fans have been waiting for.
