7. Amanda Hearst
Net Worth: $100 million*
Wealth Inherited From: Hearst Corporation
Amanda Hearst is an American socialite born in New York, and she is the heiress to the Hearst Corporation. She is also a model. She is involved in Friends of Finn, a charity she founded. Friends of Finn is an organization that focuses on preventing and stopping puppy mills, which treat dogs inhumanely.
Hearst works at Marie Claire, where she is the associate marketing editor. She received her education from Fordham University. Her great-grandfather was William Randolph Hearst. Her father, who was not part of the Hearst bloodline, left her mother before she was born.
Hearst is a distant and direct relative of gold tycoon George Hearst, whose ruthless business dealings in 1800s America (if a bit over-dramatized) became the central plot of HBO’s beloved series Deadwood. Nevertheless, the entire Hearst fortune can be traced back to these origins.