Top 14 most powerful female billionaires in the world

Updated: 2014-06-09 07:22

(chinadaily.com.cn)

Gina Rinehart

No 27. Gina Rinehart, age 60

Net worth: $17 billion

Billionaire-activist, Australia

The Australian mining heiress, the richest billionaire down under and the fifth-richest woman in the world, controls mineral company Hancock Prospecting, which is now adding oil and gas to its portfolio.

Top 14 most powerful female billionaires in the world

Gina Rinehart. [Photo / Forbes.com]