Ranked: America’s Richest Self-Made Women in 2025

Marcus Lu
2025-03-08 09:25:00
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Ranked: America’s Richest Self-Made Women in 2025

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America’s richest self-made women have founded successful businesses across a wide range of industries like logistics, technology, and agriculture
The richest self-made woman, Diane Hendricks, is the 93rd richest person in the world

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In honor of International Women’s Day, we’ve compiled a ranking of the 12 richest self-made women in the U.S., according to Forbes as of February 2025. The ranking is included in the table below.

Rank	Name	Net Worth ($B)
1	Diane Hendricks	21.9
2	Judy Love	13.1
3	Judy Faulkner	7.7
4	Thai Lee	7.0
5	Lynda Resnick	6.3
6	Elizabeth Uihlein	5.7
7	Jayshree Ullal	4.5
8	Gail Miller	4.4
9	Johnelle Hunt	4.3
10	Eren Ozmen	4.0
11	Peggy Cherng	4.0
12	Marian Ilitch	3.9

Construction, Fast Food, and Sports

At the top of the list, Diane Hendricks chairs ABC Supply, one of the largest wholesale distributors of roofing, siding, and windows in the United States. She co-founded the business with her late husband, Ken, in Beloit, Wisconsin, in 1982.

Since Ken’s passing in 2007, Hendricks has led the company’s expansion, spearheading its two largest acquisitions—Bradco in 2010 and L&W Supply in 2016.

In second place is Judy Love. She co-founded Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores with her late husband, Tom, in 1964. They launched with a leased gas station in Watonga, Oklahoma, using a $5,000 loan from Tom’s parents.

Our list also includes Peggy Cherng, co-founder and co-CEO of the Chinese fast-food chain Panda Express, and Marian Ilitch, co-founder of Little Caesars Pizza and owner of the Detroit Red Wings NHL team.

Narrowly Missed the top 12

Female billionaires who just missed the top 12 ranking include:

Meg Whitman ($3.6B): Former CEO of eBay, Hewlett-Packard, and currently the U.S. ambassador to Kenya
Oprah Winfrey ($3B): The long-time talk show host has made several media dealings and owns plenty of real estate
Elaine Wynn ($2.1B): The largest single shareholder of Wynn Resorts

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