Amanda Hearst – $ 8.7 Billion

Amanda Hearst is the great-granddaughter of the founder of the Hearst Corporation, William Hearst. Her net worth rose after she inherited $8.7 billion from her great-grandfather. But even after having enough money for retirement, Amanda pursued a career as a model.

She signed with IMG and has appeared in several magazines like Vanity Fair, Cosmopolitan, and Harper’s Bazaar. Today, she shifted her career to become an associate market editor for Marie Claire magazine. She also founded a non-profit organization, Friends of Finn. She probably didn’t need a business loan to start this company which saves puppies in puppy mills.