She made her own money: Maria Sharapova entered the ranking of the richest women in the USA
'14.10.2020'
Source: Meduza.io
Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova was included in the rating of the richest women in the United States, who made their own fortune, reports Meduza.io.
The athlete entered the list of the richest women in the United States, who independently earned their fortune. The list was compiled by the American version of Forbes magazine. It has 97 seats, some of which are shared by several people at once.
Sharapova entered the rating for the first time. She is in 87th place, her fortune is estimated at $ 200 million. The magazine notes that Sharapova earned $ 39 million in prize money from tennis tournaments. The rest of the money she received through advertising contracts and participation in business. Sharapova, in particular, owns the Sugarpova sweets brand.
The rating indicates that Sharapova lives in California. She moved to the United States with her family in 1995.
First place in the ranking was taken by Diana Hendrix, co-founder of roofing materials manufacturer ABC Supply (worth $ 8 billion). In second place is Judy Faulkner, who founded Epic Systems, a medical software company ($ 5,5 billion). In third place was Meg Whitman, who was the CEO of eBay and Hewlett-Packard ($ 5 billion).
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The list also includes TV presenter Oprah Winfrey ($ 2,6 billion), model Kylie Jenner ($ 700 million), singer Madonna ($ 550 million), Celine Dion ($ 455 million) and Beyoncé ($ 420 million).
We will remind, 33-year-old Maria Sharapova - the former first racket of the world, silver medalist of the 2012 Olympics, winner of five Grand Slam tournaments. In 2016, meldonium was found in Sharapova's doping test, which is why the tennis player was disqualified for 15 months. In February 2020, Sharapova announced end of sports career.
