Who Is Alice Walton, World's Richest Woman

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Alice Walton is the richest woman on the Forbes Billionaire List 2025 with a $101 billion net worth. 

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Alice Walton, 75, has toppled French L'Oreal heiress Francoise Bettencourt Meyers, who held the title last year.

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Born on October 7, 1949, she is the only daughter of Walmart founder Sam Walton and Helen Walton.

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Ms Walton graduated with a BA in economics from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas.

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She holds an honorary Doctor of Arts and Humane Letters from the University of Arkansas.

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In 1974, she married a renowned Louisiana investment banker but got divorced after two-and-a-half years.

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She then married a contractor, but they, too, broke up

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In 2017, she established the Art Bridges Foundation to expand access to American art.

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She founded the Alice L Walton Foundation to increase access to the arts, improve education, enhance health, and advance economic opportunities for all.

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To honour her efforts for Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport's development, its main terminal has been named "Alice L. Walton Terminal Building"

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