For some of the world’s richest, self-made women, billionaire status is not even the most interesting thing about them. These self-made women all worked hard for their billions, but some of them navigated colorful speed-bumps, early jobs and offbeat business strategies that helped form the foundations of their riches. Hendricks, now 76, worked as a Playboy Bunny in the Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, Playboy Club during the late 1960s. LYNDON FRENCH/The New York Times/ReduxThe Lake Geneva Playboy club was opened by Hugh Hefner himself in 1967, bringing the swinging era to Wisconsin. GapFisher, seen in 2011 with California’s then first lady Anne Gust Brown, is now worth $2.3 billion and a renowned art collector.

Source: Forbes June 03, 2023 14:41 UTC