Wives of billionaires: who are the leaders of the Forbes ranking married to? What do the wives of the world's most famous billionaires Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan look like?

Many probably think that the wives of billionaires are stunning supermodels who sit at stylists and hairdressers all day, and in the evening run from party to party - and so on until the morning. But is this true?

Let's look at the wives of famous rich men.

Warren Buffett and Astrid Menks

Buffett is the most famous investor in the world. His fortune as of November 2016 is over $70 billion. He met Astrid in the 70s when she worked as a waitress. Moreover, the couple’s age difference is 16 years, which does not interfere with their strong marriage.

Bill and Melinda Gates

Bill Gates' net worth as of November 2016 is $80 billion. Bill met his future wife in the late 80s at a conference organized by Microsoft, where Melinda worked. They got married in 1994 and have three children. The couple also founded the world's largest charitable foundation.

Larry Page and Lucinda Southworth

The fortune of one of the founders of Google - more than 30 billion dollars. Not much is known about his beloved; the woman, who is seven years younger than her husband, avoids everyone's attention in every possible way. The couple got married after a few months of relationship.

Jeff and Mackenzie Bezos

Jeff, the founder of Amazon, is worth more than $60 billion as of November 2016. He met his future wife in 1992. Mackenzie later told Vogue: “Our offices were right across from each other, and for many days I heard his wonderful laugh. How could I resist? A year later they got married and now have four children.

Richard and Joan Branson

The fortune of the founder of the Virgin Group is about $5 billion. Richard met his future wife in an antique store. Moreover, despite the fact that Joan was already married, he continued to court her for a whole year. Joan eventually left her husband. Now the couple has two children.

Amancio Ortega and Flora Perez Marcote

The fortune of the man who owns Inditex - the largest company that includes brands such as Zara, Massimo Dutti, Pull & Bear, Stradivarius, Bershka, Oysho, etc. - is $79 billion. Flora worked for Amancio as a secretary, and in 2001 they got married.

Stefan and Carolyn Persson

Stefan Persson is the chairman of the board of directors of H&M, whose fortune is estimated at $20 billion. His wife doesn't like to go out too much, and Stefan tries not to be in the news. It is known that the couple has three children and they live an ordinary life without any excesses.

Bernard Arnault and Hélène Mercier

Bernard Arnault is the owner of the fashion houses Dior, Givenchy, Selin, Lacroix, Kenzo, Guerlain, Sephora, Hennessy, Moët & Chandon, Dom Perignon, Pommery, Veuve Clicquot and Krug. His fortune is estimated at $30 billion. Bernard and Hélène were connected by music. Bernard is a big fan of classical composers, and Hélène is a professional pianist. The couple married in 1991 and have five children: two from Bernard’s first marriage and three in common.

Michael and Susan Dell

Michael's net worth is currently estimated at $20 billion. He met his future wife on a blind date. Susan was an athlete and competed internationally. Now the couple has four children.

Michael Bloomberg and Diana Taylor

Michael Bloomberg is a politician, entrepreneur and former mayor of New York City. His fortune is estimated at more than $40 billion. Bloomberg divorced his first wife and has been living with Diana since 2000. Moreover, the couple stated several times that they saw no point in officially getting married.

Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan

As of November 2016, Zuckerberg's net worth is more than $50 billion. He met his future wife while studying at Harvard. Priscilla always supported his endeavors and believed in his success. On May 19, 2012, after a modest ceremony in their own home, Mark and Priscilla became husband and wife. And in 2015, their daughter was born.

David and Julia Koch

David Koch is the head of a corporation that invests in trade, oil refining, chemical fiber and plastics production. His fortune is estimated at $40 billion. Koch married Julia 20 years ago and they have three children. His wife rarely appears in public and devotes almost all her time to her family and her and David’s charitable foundation.

Any woman can make her husband a millionaire. But only if she herself feels like the wife of a wealthy man. Yes, yes, don’t be surprised, it is the woman who determines in which direction her husband will move, what he will do and what he will achieve. If a woman knows what her happiness is and what she really wants, a beloved and loving spouse will direct all his strength to fulfill her desires.

Don't believe me? But in vain! After all, the wives of millionaires were also once not so rich, but now they live in luxury. Get started and lead to a luxurious life. Follow these 15 rules and be amazed at the results!

1. Take care of your health

A woman is the keeper of the hearth, her energetic connection with the earth and roots allows her to create a cozy home world in which everyone feels calm and relaxed. And in order to fully receive the energy of the earth, you need to take care of your health, eat organic foods, drink high-quality water, spend more time in the fresh air and, of course, give up bad habits.

2. Lead an active lifestyle

It is known that in a healthy body there is a healthy mind. If a woman is in high spirits, feels cheerful and light, she unnoticeably conveys this feeling to others and fills her family and friends with energy. Yoga, swimming, Pilates, and dancing are inexhaustible sources of energy for a woman. And active rest is a necessary component of good health and mood.

3. Work for fun

Earning money by the sweat of your brow is not a feminine activity. But this does not mean at all that the wife of even a very successful man should devote herself entirely to housekeeping. A favorite activity that brings a woman joy and satisfaction inspires not only herself, but also her entire family. And a woman’s constant creative development benefits both her man, to whom she can always give useful advice, and her children.

4. Keep track of incoming information

Impressions from visiting exhibitions, museums, theaters, reading books and watching films, traveling and walking in nature - all this fills our lives with beauty and harmony. On the contrary, from news programs, thoughtless talk shows and gossip with neighbors, we “catch” only negativity, which then imperceptibly “creeps” into our lives. Watch what you watch and what you say, what your husband and your children watch. Be a censor for your family!

5. Choose your social circle

It is up to the woman who her family, her man, her children will communicate with. A harmonious, inspired woman, filled with light and warmth, attracts open, positive, creative and wealthy people. But it is well known that our income is equal to the average income of our environment!

6. Take care of yourself

Not all wives of millionaires look like a millionaire. But if you want to become the wife of a successful man, then now you should feel that luxury and comfort will give you. Don't skimp on personal care products, visit beauty and spa salons, let yourself look beautiful and surround yourself with exquisite things.

7. Consider costs

However, when following the previous point, always take into account expenses and monitor the family budget. Your living expenses should never exceed your income - this is the rule of all successful people who have become millionaires. No credits or loans, no “borrowing” until your next paycheck! Money loves counting.

8. Invest in yourself and your future.

A man earns money, a woman spends it... But not only that. A smart woman invests part of the money she receives from a man in her education and her future. She buys books, attends courses and trainings, improves herself, develops in her chosen direction and does not forget to put some money into her bank account. In this way, it not only creates a financial “safety cushion”, but also brings to life the saying “Money comes to money.”

9. Think only well of your husband and yourself.

It is very important how a woman treats her man: whether she considers him an intelligent and active person who will achieve any goal she sets, or whether she calls him a boring loser. If a wife does not believe in her husband’s luck, then it will indeed be difficult for him to achieve success. About the same thing happens when a woman feels unhappy and worthless. She loses energy and is like an empty vessel from which a man, naturally, cannot get anything.

10. Praise your man in front of others

Women are more susceptible to the influence of parents, relatives, girlfriends and just acquaintances. But sometimes the closest people speak unflatteringly about the qualities of our chosen one. Don’t let them do this and never discuss your man’s actions with others. Let him be the best, most successful and smartest for everyone. Remember: our words come into reality even faster than our thoughts!

11. Give your husband pleasure and pleasure

A woman can fill a man with energy in different ways. This is a cozy home, delicious food, and sincere joy from the presence of a loved one. But one of the easiest and most effective ways to transfer energy is through passionate sex and a rich personal life (just between you, of course). Maintaining intimate relationships at a high level, giving a man pleasure and showing imagination in love games is absolutely necessary if you want to see your man rich and successful.

12. Develop his talents

Think about what talents your husband has? Perhaps he has enormous potential, but he only uses half of it? If your man does not consider his knowledge, skills, abilities and experience to be something special, then it is in your power to convince your loved one of his uniqueness. Show him possible directions for self-realization, tell him how you see your future together, what you want from life.

13. Forget about feminism

Even if you are an excellent specialist and have reached sky-high heights in your career, you can not only drive in a nail, but build a whole house, forget about it in the presence of your husband. A man wants to see a gentle, soft, fragile woman nearby who needs him and his protection. Do not be afraid to become just a companion of your man, giving him leadership. And all the energy that he spent on competing with you, he will direct to achieving the well-being of his family.

14. Ask correctly

A stupid woman demands, a smart woman asks, because it is the wife’s requests that prompt her husband to action. However, you also need to ask correctly. If you want your husband to earn more, always voice desires that will be slightly higher than existing capabilities. Obviously, without buying a decent car, you cannot buy a helicopter. But you can hint to your husband that instead of a used junk car, it would be nice to think about a new foreign car.

15. Love your husband

Without sincere, real, devoted love, all of the above advice will be useless. After all, only a truly loving woman can make a man happy and inspire him to the most incredible feats!

I invite you to get acquainted with the lovers of the wealthiest people in Russia and the nature of their activities. Many of these women do not sit idle and find something to do that they like, which sometimes brings a good profit.

Dasha Zhukova. The wife of billionaire Roman Abramovich herself came from a wealthy family: her father, Alexander Zhukov, is a banking and oil tycoon.

The girl met the then-married oligarch at a Chelsea team match.

Now Dasha, together with her friend, is releasing her own clothing brand, and is involved in charity work and art.

Among other things, Dasha has two children from Roman - son Aaron and daughter Leah.

Luo Ziling. The Chinese woman became the friend of oligarch Vladimir Doronin.

By the way, before this he met with Naomi Campbell, who protected Luo. Everyone has heard about the character of the “black panther”, so it is not surprising that the Chinese woman was fired.

However, her modeling career did not end there; after all, it was she who received the Miss Universe title in 2011.

Olga Rodionova. The actress and former Playboy model is the wife of an influential publisher, who in the past was a successful banker, millionaire Sergei Rodionov.

Olga also owns a fashion boutique.

In addition, the woman takes part in erotic filming for her books, and, according to her, her husband fully supports her in endeavors of this kind.

Irina Viner is the wife of Alisher Usmanov, the founder of USM Holdings, the general director of Gazprom Investment Holding, whose fortune was estimated at $18.6 billion (1st place in the list of the richest businessmen in Russia 2014 according to Forbes)

The couple met in Moscow more than 40 years ago. Alisher was a student at MGIMO, and Irina was an honored rhythmic gymnastics coach. It turned out that he had already seen the girl before, when she was engaged in the Tashkent Sports Palace, and even was in love “from afar”.

Having met in the capital, Viner and Usmanov never parted again.

Viner sees the secret of his happy marriage in the fact that she is a real oriental wife. “Someone is always next to her husband, it’s not like that with us,” she admits. “Alisher Burkhanovich and I live in different houses. But if he calls, I'll drop everything and come. Alisher is such a busy person that it is impossible to disturb him once again and infringe on his freedom.”

Since 2008, Irina Viner has been the President of the All-Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation. And the woman is also involved in politics - on February 6, 2016, she was elected to the Supreme Council of the United Russia party.

Marina Dobrynina. Marina's husband is Viktor Vekselberg, chairman of the board of directors of the Renova group of companies, and his fortune is $ 17.2 billion.

Marina looks much younger than her 57-year-old husband, but they are almost the same age. We studied together at MIIT, met on a student trip and got married after graduating from the university.

The woman immediately "went into the shadows", preferring to raise two children. And she first appeared before the public in 2007 at the opening of a children's somatic clinic in Severouralsk.

Lyudmila Lisina is the wife of Vladimir Lisin, chairman of the board of directors of the Novolipetsk Iron and Steel Works. His fortune is $16.6 billion.

At school they sat at the same desk, and the future billionaire spent a long time wooing Lyudmila.

Already when she became his wife and gave birth to three sons, he admitted in an interview that his reliable rear was “a family built on love and trust.” They say that it was she who instilled in her husband a love of art.

Today, 58-year-old Lyudmila has a private gallery “Seasons” on Sretensky Boulevard.

Sandra Melnichenko is the wife of Andrei Melnichenko, chairman of the board of directors of Eurochem, SUEK, SGK and owner of a fortune of $11.4 billion.

They met while visiting mutual friends and got married three years later, in 2005. The magnificent ceremony cost the groom $30 million.

After getting married, the Serbian top model left the catwalk and devoted herself entirely to her family.

In one of her interviews, she said: “A wife is a full-time job!” Every day is a working day for me: I think about, plan and create the style and lifestyle that suits both of us. We have three houses in three countries - and every chair, every plate was chosen by me.”

Sandra loves Moscow and opened a boutique restaurant here that sells eco-products and eco-cosmetics.

Polina Yumasheva (Deripaska). Wife of Oleg Deripaska, CEO of UC Rusal, chairman of the supervisory board of Basic Element, fortune $6.5 billion (20th place in Forbes)

Oleg Deripaska married Polina Yumasheva before her father became Boris Yeltsin's son-in-law: Valentin Yumashev worked as an adviser to President Boris Yeltsin, was appointed head of the presidential administration, and in 2002 married his daughter, Tatyana Dyachenko.

The couple did not even enter into a prenuptial agreement. “Two beautiful children born in love - that’s our contract,” Polina said in an interview.

Now Polina is the head of the Forward Media Group publishing house, which her husband once helped her acquire.

Ulyana Sergeenko is the wife of Daniil Khachaturov, president of Rosgosstrakh, whose net worth is $2.6 billion.

Ulyana's name became known 7 years ago, when Khachaturov, celebrating his 35th birthday, introduced his 26-year-old beloved to the guests. And she, in a white wig a la Marilyn Monroe, sang Happy Birthday, Mr. President...

Before Ulyana, the billionaire was married for 15 years, from this marriage he has an eldest son. But the wife could not resist the persistence and tenacity of the young competitor, so with a big scandal, a divorce was filed, after which Ulyana took her official position in record time

As a result, the ambitious girl from Ust-Kamenogorsk became the wife of a billionaire, he helped her create a brand, and she gave birth to his daughter.

Irina Agalarova. Wife of Aras Agalarov, president of Crocus Group and owner of $1.8 billion.

“We studied in the same class, and got married when we graduated from college: I am a teacher, Aras is a polytechnic,” says 59-year-old Irina.

2 years ago she opened the Olivem beauty salon, to which she directed all her activity.

Galina married a career military man and experienced all the delights of garrison life with two little daughters in her arms.

Even then, Galina had a mascot from her parents’ house - a porcelain bear produced in the 1950s by the Lomonosov Porcelain Factory.

As soon as free money appeared, Galina began collecting a collection of porcelain. In 2000, when I visited the LFZ, I was upset: the plant was working on its last legs. The Tsvetkovs decided to invest money in it. Now 56-year-old Galina is the owner of the plant, she has returned its historical name “Imperial” and produces elite tableware.

Elena Perminova is the wife of Alexander Lebedev, chairman of the board of directors of the National Reserve Corporation and owner of $0.6 billion.

She grew up in the provincial Siberian city of Berdsk.

At the age of 16, she was invited to work at one of the capital's modeling agencies. She still participates in fashion shows, and not only in Russia, and shoots for glossy magazines.

Elena is Lebedev’s second wife. Her husband is 27 years older than her, but this never bothered her.

In one of her interviews, she says: “Next to me is my beloved husband, given to me by God, three charming children, and we are not going to stop. I couldn’t even dream of such happiness!”

Net worth: $18.4 billion

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The richest man in Russia does not reveal the identity of his wife Lyudmila. It is known that the couple have a daughter, Victoria, a 25-year-old graduate of New York University, where she studied art history. The billionaire and shareholder of Russia's largest gas production company Novatek adores his princess. 15 years ago, Mikhelson founded the Victoria charity foundation, in whose work the girl is directly involved. But the relationship with his legal wife raises questions among gossipers. According to rumors, Mikhelson has not lived with his wife for a long time and the businessman has a second family - an unofficial wife named Olga, who gave birth to a son about 10 years ago.

Alexey Mordashov, 51 years old

Net worth: $17.5 billion

Owns the online grocery store Utkonos and a stake in the tour operator TUI. Mordashov, who is also the chairman of the board of directors of PJSC Severstal, has been divorced from his first wife for more than 20 years, and their separation is associated with a loud scandal. Alexey and Elena Mordashov got married while still students due to the bride’s pregnancy. In 1985, their son Ilya was born, for whose maintenance during the divorce in 1996 Mordashov undertook to pay about 60 thousand rubles monthly. The ex-wife also received an apartment in Cherepovets and a VAZ 2109 car. But in 2002, Elena Mordashova decided that something was going wrong, and in addition to the “nine”, she tried to sue her ex-husband for a share in his assets. The court rejected the woman, after which the billionaire’s first-born took his mother’s maiden name - Novitskaya.

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Mordashov’s second wife was a colleague, also Elena, with whom two sons, Kirill and Nikita, were born. A couple of years ago, rumors appeared that, as in his first marriage, the entrepreneur again started an affair and his mistress even became a mother.

Vladimir Lisin, 60 years old

Net worth: $16.1 billion

The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Novolipetsk Iron and Steel Works met his future wife at school! Vladimir and Lyudmila sat at the same desk, and then became parents of three children. Lisin also heads the supervisory board of the Rumedea media holding, whose assets include the Business FM radio station.

Gennady Timchenko, 64 years old

Net worth: $16 billion

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Timchenko is the owner of the Volga Group investment group, specializing in investments in energy, transport and infrastructure assets. Together with his wife Elena, the billionaire went through thick and thin and St. Petersburg communal apartments, raised a son and two daughters and founded the Elena and Gennady Timchenko charitable foundation.

Alisher Usmanov, 63 years old

Net worth: $15.2 billion

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Irina Viner, president of the All-Russian Federation of Rhythmic Gymnastics, met her future husband (and future billionaire) at the Sports Palace of her native Tashkent, where she practiced gymnastics and he practiced fencing, but the young people began dating later in Moscow, where Usmanov studied at MGIMO , and Wiener worked as a gymnastics coach. The businessman made the proposal from prison: in 1980, Usmanov was sentenced to 8 years in the so-called “cotton case” (in 2000, the Supreme Court of Uzbekistan ruled that the sentence was unfair and found Usmanov not guilty). Usmanov sent his bride a scarf, which, according to Uzbek custom, means a marriage proposal. Usmanov, the owner of the largest mining company in the CIS, Metalloinvest, and Viner got married in 1992 (by that time Irina had already been married and given birth to a son, Anton).

Usmanov’s assets also include the Baikal Mining Company, the Kommersant publishing house, shares in Megafon and the Mail.ru Group holding.

Vagit Alekperov, 66 years old

Net worth: $14.5 billion

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The president of Lukoil met his wife Larisa after graduating from the Azerbaijan Institute of Oil and Chemistry, when he worked as an oil field engineer. Larisa supported her husband as he built a career in the oil-producing villages of Siberia, and shared his triumph when Alekperov was appointed deputy minister of the oil and gas industry of the USSR in 1990. That same year, a son, Yusuf, was born into the family, who followed in his father’s footsteps into the oil business.

Mikhail Fridman, 52 years old

Net worth: $14.4 billion

Friedman divorced his first and only wife Olga, with whom he studied in the same course at the Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys, more than 10 years ago. Fridman is a co-owner of Alfa Group, a member of the supervisory board of VimpelCom Ltd and the founder of the LetterOne holding, which invests in foreign oil and gas projects. At the same time, Friedman’s fortune will not be inherited by his children. Mikhail has four children: daughters Laura and Katya, born in marriage, as well as son Sasha and daughter Nika Ozhelsky. All of them, according to Friedman, are capable of independently achieving success in business, and he will donate his earned money to charity: “The worst thing I could do for my children is to give them a large sum. My capital must work for the benefit of society and be used for social purposes.”

Vladimir Potanin, 56 years old

Net worth: $14.3 billion

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The basis of Potanin's fortune is shares in Norilsk Nickel. The ex-wife of the billionaire Natalya lived with him for more than 30 years. The couple have been together since high school graduation and raised three children. However, in 2011, Potanin had an illegitimate daughter, Varvara, and the businessman decided to marry the child’s mother, his subordinate named Ekaterina. “The divorce proposal came as a shock to me. I woke up with a complete stranger!” — admitted in an interview with GQ Natalia Potanina. The woman sued her ex-husband for alimony for her youngest son Vasily (now 17 years old) in the amount of 8.5 million rubles monthly. Potanina also received three plots of land, a house in the village of Vlasyevo in New Moscow and a house in the village of Ubory on Rublyovka, as well as several million rubles. And in early March, Natalya demanded to recover 215 billion rubles from Potanin, compensating her for the shares of KM Invest, which were the joint property of the spouses, which means they should be divided.

In an effort to find a rich and successful husband, many modern girls strive to be like those women who are close to the current ideals of beauty. Sparing no time and money, they change their appearance in every possible way and exhaust themselves with diets, not realizing that not all millionaires choose long-legged beauties from the covers of fashion magazines as their wives.

Melinda Gates
Husband: Bill Gates is an entrepreneur and public figure, one of the founders of Microsoft (net worth: $79.2 billion). Married since 1994.

Priscilla Chan
Husband: Mark Zuckerberg is a programmer and entrepreneur, founder and head of Facebook (net worth about $35.7 billion). Married since 2012, they met at university.

Anna Wojcicki
Ex-husband: Sergey Brin – entrepreneur and scientist, developer and co-founder of Google (net worth: about $33.4 billion). They were married from 2007 to 2013.

Natalia Potanina
Ex-husband: Vladimir Potanin – Russian businessman and politician. According to Forbes magazine, with a personal fortune of $15.4 billion, Potanin became the richest resident of Russia in 2015. They were married from 1983 to 2014.

Mackenzie Bezos
Husband: Jeff Bezos is one of the richest people in the world, the head and founder of the Internet company Amazon, owner of The Washington Post publishing house (net worth about $35 billion). The couple has been married since 1993.

Lucinda Southworth
Husband: Larry Page – developer and co-founder of Google (net worth: $29.2 billion). The couple have been together since 2007 and have two children.

Astrid Menks
Husband: Warren Buffett is an American entrepreneur (net worth: $72.7 billion), one of the richest people in the world and the second richest person in the United States. The woman worked as a waitress and became the wife of a billionaire when she was over 60! The couple got married in 2006.

Sara Morishige
Husband: Evan Williams - founder and former CEO of Twitter (net worth: about $2.9 billion).

Julia Milner
Husband: Yuri Milner – multimillionaire, entrepreneur, co-owner of Mail.ru (net worth: $3.1 billion). The couple have been married since 2004.

Polina Deripaska
Husband: Oleg Deripaska is a Russian entrepreneur (net worth: $4.2 billion). In 2008 he was named the richest Russian; For 2015, he ranks 17th among Russian billionaires according to Forbes magazine. Married since 2001.

Olga Prokofieva
Former common-law husband: Vladimir Gusinsky is a former Russian media tycoon, owner of the news resource "NEWSru", in 2003 his fortune was estimated at $400 million. The actress, known to many from the TV series “My Fair Nanny,” lived with the millionaire for 4 years, and he repeatedly proposed marriage to her, but the actress never agreed, and eventually left him for a new lover.

Singer Slava
Common-law husband: Anatoly Danilitsky - millionaire, former general director of CJSC National Reserve Corporation. The couple's relationship lasts more than 12 years, they have two daughters.

Julia Vizgalina
Husband: Alexander Tarantsev is the head of Russian Gold CJSC, whose fortune, according to various estimates, is about $30 million.

Galina Tsvetkova
Husband: Nikolai Tsvetkov - Chairman of the Board of Directors of FC Uralsib, was included in the rating of "100 Richest Businessmen in Russia 2010" (according to Forbes, his fortune is $3.2 billion).