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Josie Ho Chiu Yi, daughter of Stanley Ho
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Sporty, arty and business savvy. A ranking of the world's top 20 most intriguing billionaire heiresses by Web site Forbes.com shows daughters of the rich aren't all just socialites and can be hard workers.
While hotel heiress Paris Hilton hit the headlines for spending time in jail and making a sex video with a boyfriend, Forbes.com said the women on its list were "proving themselves every bit as tenacious and ambitious as their namesakes."
In top spot on the list is Vanisha Mittal Bhatia of India, who has a master’s degree in South Asian studies and sits on the board of Mittal Steel, owned by her father Lakshmi Mittal, estimated by Forbes to be worth $51 billion.
"She's perhaps best known for the $60 million Parisian wedding her father threw her and 1,000 of their closest friends in 2004.” said the Web site (www.forbes.com).
The women on the list are all under 40 and ranked according to their father's or mother's most recent net worth on either Forbes' World's Billionaires list, the Forbes 400 list of the Richest Americans, or Forbes Asia's 40 Richest Indians.
Coming in at No. 2 is Delphine Arnault Gancia of France, daughter of Bernard Arnault who runs the Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH) luxury goods empire. Gancia is a former McKinsey consultant and the first woman to be named a director on the LVMH board, Forbes.com said.
Third is Marta Ortega Perez, youngest child of Spain's richest resident Amancio Ortega, worth an estimated $24 billion and chairman of Inditex, owner of the Zara clothing chain.
"Marta is being groomed to succeed her father, and she's learning the how-to's of retail by working the floor -- stocking shelves, assisting customers -- in some of the family's stores," Forbes.com said.
Georgina Bloomberg, daughter of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg -- majority owner of Bloomberg LP financial news and data company and estimated to be worth $11.5 billion -- comes in at No. 4. She is vying for a spot on the 2008 US.Olympic equestrian team.
Samantha Kluge takes No. 5. She is the "sometimes wild child" of communications mogul John Kluge, estimated to be worth $9.5 billion, and boasts 12 tattoos and two annulled marriages, Forbes.com said.
Josie Ho Chiu Yi, daughter of Stanley Ho, Macao’s casino mogul, stands at the eighth. She is an actress and singer.
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她們是體育健將、藝海明星、商界精英……《福布斯》網站日前公布了“全球最具魅力的20位億萬豪門千金”排行榜，從該榜可以看出，豪門之女并不都是“社交名媛”之輩，她們中也不乏努力上進之人。
福布斯網站稱，相比酒店集團的女性繼承人帕里斯?希爾頓因蹲監獄和與男友的性愛錄像帶丑聞而頻登報紙頭條，這次上榜的豪門千金則證明了她們與自己的父輩一樣，品質堅強、有雄心壯志。
榮登排行榜首位的是印度鋼鐵大王拉克什米?米塔爾的女兒瓦尼莎?米塔爾?巴蒂亞。她曾獲東南亞研究碩士學位，目前任職于米塔爾鋼鐵集團董事會。據《福布斯》估計，鋼鐵大王米塔爾的個人資產達到510億美元。
《福布斯》網站稱：“她最出名的事可能要數她2004年在巴黎舉行的盛大婚禮了。當時，鋼鐵大王米塔爾為女兒的婚禮耗資6000萬美元，并大宴千名賓客。”
登上該榜的富家女都不到40歲，評選的主要依據是她們的父親或母親在“福布斯全球億萬富翁榜”、“福布斯400位美國富豪榜”或“福布斯亞洲40大富豪榜”上最近的個人凈資產總額。
位居第二的是法國路易?威登集團主席伯納德?阿爾諾特的女兒德爾菲娜?阿爾諾特?甘西婭。據介紹，甘西婭曾是麥肯錫公司的一名顧問，現已加盟路易?維登集團，并是集團董事會的首位女董事。
第三位是Inditex集團主席、Zara時裝連鎖店老板阿曼西歐?奧爾特加的小女兒瑪爾塔?奧爾特加?佩雷茲。阿曼西歐是西班牙首富，擁有約240億美元的資產。
《福布斯》網站介紹說：“瑪爾塔正在為接班做準備，目前她在幾家分店打雜學習零售基礎知識，比如，擺貨和接待顧客等。”
紐約市市長邁克爾?布隆姆博格的女兒喬治婭?布隆姆博格名列第四。布隆姆博格是財經新聞及數據集團“彭博資訊”的最大股東，擁有約115億美元的個人資產。喬治婭?布隆姆博格目前正在爭取參加2008年奧運會馬術比賽的資格。
位居第五的是個人資產達95億美元的通訊業巨頭約翰?克拉奇的女兒薩曼塔。福布斯介紹說，薩曼塔“有時候有點野”，她全身共有12處紋身，曾有過兩次婚姻。
中國澳門博彩業巨頭何鴻燊之女何超儀也榜上有名，名列第八。何超儀是一名演員兼歌手。
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