Having a self-made fortune means you didn’t inherit it. But some entrepreneurs have had to climb farther than others to get onto the Forbes list of self-made women.
list of richest Americans on a scale of 1 to 10 in terms of how self-made they were. Based on that scale, someone who inherited everything scores a 1, while someone who not only grew up poor but also experienced substantial hardships - like Oprah Winfrey – scores a 10. Kylie Jenner, who comes from a wealthy family and who has leveraged her fame to her advantage, ranks a 7.has given each of the 60 members of the 2018 Richest Self-Made Women list a self-made score.
Below is an explanation of the self-made scores from 6 to 10, with an example of someone from the list who received that score:
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