The Powerful Women Behind The World’s Most Rich And Famous Men

When putting together a proverbial “checklist” of attributes that you seek in a partner, items such as good looks, success, and even power often make the top of the list. And if you, yourself, possess those qualities, it’s easier to attract someone who also has them. So, it should come as no surprise that many of the wealthiest men in the world are married to some truly beautiful women.

But, it’s not all about beauty. In addition to their looks, many of these women have their own successful careers, and/or celebrity. Turns out you really can have it all. Here are the powerful and talented women behind some of the world’s wealthiest men…

Eloise Broady

Playboy’s Playmate for April 1988, Eloise Broady is a model and actress, starring in movies like Weekend at Barnie’s, You Don’t Mess With Zohan, Friday Night Lights, Grand Champion, and Our Wild Hearts. She has business enterprises called Ultimate Face Professional, Arbor Behavioral Healthcare, and Renew Logic.

In 1993, Broady married John Paul DeJoria, who rose from homelessness and became a self-made billionaire with his success with the Paul Mitchell line of hair products and The Patrón Spirits Company. Together, the couple does philantrophic work and have been involved with numerous charities.

Lucinda Southworth

Married to Larry Page, one of the co-founders of Google and the CEO of its parent company Alphabet Inc., Lucinda Southworth is not known as much as her other half. She isn’t like most billionaire wives either.

A scientist and researcher, Southworth holds a bachelors degree from the University of Pennsylvania, a masters degree in science from University of Oxford, and a PhD in biomedical informatics from Stanford University.

Tamiko Bolton

At a dinner party back in 2008, Tamiko Bolton first met George Soros, whose claim to fame against the British pound, after which he became a legend in the world of finance and was even nicknamed “The Man Who Broke The Bank Of England.”

On the other hand, Bolton does quite well for herself, running an internet-based dietary supplement company. Despite the 41-year age gap between the couple, including some legal issues between Soros and his former partner, they continue to be happily married. They have been married since 2013 after their engagement a year ago.

Salma Hayek

 

Salma Hayek got her start as a model and actress in her native Mexico. She burst onto the Hollywood scene with roles in films like Desperado, Wild West, Dogma, and Wild. Hayek even earned herself an Emmy nod for her performance in Ugly Betty.

In 2009, Salma tied the knot with the billionaire businessman François-Henri Pinault in Paris. François-Henri works with some of the luxury retail empires that have created timeless brands like Puma, Gucci, and Yves Saint Laurent.

Nita Ambani

Nita Ambani was born into a middle-class family and had a degree in commerce from Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics. She was working as a school teacher when she first met her soon-to-be husband, Mukesh Ambani, the chairperson of the oil and gas conglomerate Reliance Industries and the billionaire behind India’s most valuable company by market value.

Even after marriage, she continued to work as a school teacher. But at present, she is a professional Indian dancer and philanthropist. She is also the founder and chairperson of Reliance Foundation, the chairperson of one of the best schools in India, Dhirubhai Ambani International School, and co-chair of the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image, among many others. Since their marriage in 1985, the couple is going on strong.

Fabiana Flosi

Brazilian by nationality, Fabiana Flosi captured the heart of a certain billionaire because of her friendly personality and terrific sense of humor. However, being the third wife of business magnate Bernie Ecclestone, former CEO of the Formula One Group, had her riddled with nasty criticisms, especially with a 50-year age gap between the couple.

This doesn’t seem to hinder the two’s romance as they tied the knot in 2012, not sharing a son together. Aside from being the wife of a billionaire, Flosi is also a qualified lawyer in her own right.

Jade Foret

Belgian model Jade Foret is married to French billionaire Arnaud Lagardère, the general and managing partner of Lagardère Group. Before she met Lagardère, she had a short relationship with soccer player Émile Mpenza, which ended bitterly in 2009.

Afterwards, she moved to New York and continued her work as a model. She has already cat walked for Armani in Italy before she joined One Management. In 2010, she she met Lagardère, after which the couple married three years later. Now, they have two daughters together.

Claudia Barilla

Claudia Barilla was a swimsuit model before she married the Canadian-French poker player and billionaire Guy Laliberte, the CEO of Cirque du Soleil, now sharing two children with her husband.

Despite her enormous wealth, Barilla is famously known for wearing “bargain” brands like Converse. Through the use of circus arts, she runs a charity called One Drop Foundation, which help at-risk youths from around the world and help them make the right choices.

Miranda Kerr

Australian model and businesswoman Miranda Kerr is one of the most popular angels of Victoria’s Secret and was ranked second of the highest-paid models in the world by Forbes. While modeling has initially been her primary career, Kerr is also the founder and owner of the cosmetics company KORA Organics, which she started in 2009.

Former wife of actor Orlando Bloom, Kerr is now happily married to Snapchat CEO and co-founder Evan Spiegel, the youngest billionaire in 2015. The couple has been together since 2015, got engaged in 2016, and married in 2017. Together, they have two sons.

Oleksandra Nikolayenko

Oleksandra Nikolayenko is a model and actress, holding several titles such as Miss Ukraine, Miss Ukraine South, Miss Odesa, among many others. At 26, she was introduced by Donald Trump to billionaire investor Phil Ruffin, then 72-year-old and the owner of the Treasure Island Hotel and Casino and Circus Circus Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

Ruffin is known to be media-shy, but has amassed wealth largely from the oil industry, casinos, real estate, and greyhound racing tracks. In 2008, Nikolayenko and Ruffin married, and she became his third wife. Together, they have a son and daughter.

Julie Chen

News anchor Julie Chen has worked for CBS for quite a while before she actually met CBS CEO and Chairman Les Moonves, whom she would later date while he was still married to his estranged then-wife.

In a private ceremony in Acapulco, Mexico, the couple married a mere 13 days after Moonves was granted an early divorce settlement. Five years after their marriage, the couple welcomed their son. Despite the allegation against her husband, Chen and Moonves are still together.

Nicole Schuetz

Wife of Instagram co-founder and former CEO, and billionaire entrepreneur and computer programmer Kevin Systrom, Nicole Schuetz is a businesswoman, the founder and CEO of Sutro Energy Group, an organization that helps advance investment opportunities clean energy technologies.

Schuetz met her future husband at Stanford University when they were both students and got engaged in 2014. Two years after their engagement, the couple married in a masquerade ball wedding in Napa.

Princess Charlene of Monaco

Married to Prince Albert II, prince of Monaco and the son of Grace Kelly, Princess Charlene Wittstock gained her own fame as a former Olympic swimmer. She originally met the Prince in 2001, but their relationship was hidden from the media until 2006.

The couple were married in 2011 and it was rumored that the soon-to-be-princess of Monaco had cold feet before the wedding. However, these claims were vehemently denied by the royal family. The Prince of Monaco is estimated to be worth over a billion dollars, making him one of the wealthiest royals on Earth.

Andrea Hissom

Previously, Andrea Hissom was married to banker Robert David Hissom before, in 2008, she met billionaire Steve Wynn, an art collector and real estate businessman, and the CEO of Wynn Resorts.

The two married in 2011 and exchanged vows at a star-studded event at the Wynn Las Vegas, with Clint Eastwood was the best man. Other celebs in attendance included Donald Trump and Celine Dion, who stayed at the luxurious casino.

Dr. Precious Moloi-Motsepe

Dr. Precious Moloi-Motsepe is married to a man named Patrice Motsepe, a famous shareholder in the South African mining industry. The pair got married in 1989 and have been together since.

Moloi-Motsepe enjoys serving as the head of many charitable organizations and her firm is known to have organized the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in South Africa. With a combined net worth of over $2.5 billion, their family is one of the wealthiest in South Africa—not to mention one of the most famous.

Susan Dell

Before she was Susan Dell, she was first Susan Lieberman. The couple first met in 1988 after one of her clients in real estate insisted that she meet Michael Dell, a 22-year-old man still selling PCs out of his dorm room, but she was smitten and they started dating. A year later, the couple got engaged and later tied the knot.

During this time, Dell’s career also took off and his small company became what is known today as Dell Technologies, one of the largest manufacturers of computers today. Together, the couple started the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, where she serves as vice president. The foundation supports underprivileged children around the world by granting access to healthcare and standard education.

Priscilla Chan

No one could ever accuse Priscilla Chan of being a trophy wife. Married to the co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg of Meta Platforms (formerly Facebook), she is also the other half of the multinational conglomerate that owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

In addition, Chan has a degree in biology from Harvard, where she also met Zuckerberg, and a medical degree from the University of California. She’s not only a pediatrician but also a keen philanthropist. Alongside her husband, she founded a political action and philanthropic organization, the Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative, that focuses its efforts on health and education reform.

Kristy Hinze

Australian model, actress and TV host Hristy Hinze has been in the business since she was 14, having appeared in the Australian edition of Vogue. She has also appeared in Victoria’s Secrets catalogs, Sports Illustrated, and America’s Next Top Model in its 10th season, and has worked a host and judge of the first and second seasons of Project Runway Australia.

In 2009, Hinze married Jim Clark, the founder of Silicon Graphics and Netscape founder. The two faced a lot of criticism and controversy due to the 36-year age difference between them, but they are still together until today and share two daughters.

Heather Ann Rosbeck

Before she met and married U.S. chewing gum magnate William Wrigley Jr. II, who was also one of the most eligible bachelors before they tied the knot, Heather Anne Rosbeck was once a TV reporter who graduated cum laude from Boston College.

She was also a sometimes actress and model, taking part in small roles like a hot club patron in There’s Something About Mary, a female doorman in Shallow Hal, Miss Colorado in Visceral Matter, and Elain Bidwell in The Contender. Details of how they met are quite private, but the two are happily married.

Irina Viner

Uzbek-born Russian Irina Viner is married to Uzbek-Russian businessman Alister Usmanov, one of the 100 wealthiest people in the world. Viner and Usmanov have known each other since their youth, having met at a sports hall in Tashkent. Viner was a gymnast and Usmanov was a fencer, and they reconnected before they married in 1992.

Viner made a name for herself in the gymnastics world, as was the coach of five Olympic all-around champions Margarita Mamun, Evgeniya Kanaeva, Alina Kabaeva, and Yulia Barsukova. She was even awarded the Olympic Order for the part she played in furthering global sports in 2015.

Ricky Anne Loew-Beer

 

Ricky Anne Loew-Beer used to work as a part-timer in an eye doctor’s office when she met her famous husband, Ralph Lauren, fashion designer and billionaire businessman, known for his multi-billion dollar enterprise Ralph Lauren Corporation.

She was a fifth grade teacher and danced for a time in The Bronx. After dating for six months, they got married in 1964 and have since spent more than five decades. They have three children, two who have become successful entrepreneurs in their chosen fields. Now, Loew-Beer is an author, artist, and photographer.

Penny Knight

Before the famous sports brand Nike and film production Laika, Penny Knight met her future husband, Philip Knight, when he was still a lecturer at Portland State University. Now, her husband is ranked as one of the most successful businessmen in the world, while she’s involved with a number of charitable organizations.

The couple lives humble lives and keeps a low profile, still in love after being married since 1968. They have only one living child and sole heir to their vast fortune, as tragically lost a son to a scuba diving accident in 2004.

Wang Dan-Ting

Married to the richest man in China, Wang Dan-Ting is said to be a gifted musician and met her husband, Ma Hauteng, in the company’s chatroom in 1999. Hauteng is the co-founder of Tencent, Asia’s most valuable company and one of the leading information, communication, and technology firms in the world.

The couple live in Shenzhen, Guangdong, and are faithful supporters of charitable organizations. Together, they regularly participate in philanthropic activities, often giving to foundations that work towards the development of China and the world at large.

Hope Dworaczyk

Hope Dworaczyk rose to fame by appearing in Playboy with the title of “Playmate of the Month” in April 2009. Later, in 2010, Hope even became Playmate of the Year.

Dworaczyk married Robert F. Smith in 2015, a successful investor and businessman. Smith is estimated to currently be worth over $5 billion. Hope and Robert have two children together.

Flora Marcote

After divorcing his ex-wife in 1986, Amancio Ortega met and married his current wife, Flora Marcote. Ortega co-founded the company Inditex with his ex-wife, the retail brand that is the parent company to the clothing store Zara. Married in 2001, the couple enjoys living a very private life, out of the eye of the media.

This has led to there being very few pictures of the two, together or individually. Ortega, who has a net worth of over $70 billion, is one of the wealthiest men in the world.

Helene Mercier-Arnault

Helene Mercier-Arnault is a French-Canadian classical pianist who has been nominated for—and won—several musical awards. Her husband is French billionaire Bernard Arnault. Arnault is the owner of LVMH company, which is home to luxury brands such as Christian Dior, Louis Vuitton, Sephora, and more. With an estimated net worth of over $110 billion, Helene and Bernard are among the world’s most elite.

In addition to building a considerable amount of their fortune together, the couple has had a fruitful marriage with three children together and two from Bernard’s previous marriage.

Aleksandra Melnichenko

Aleksandra Melnichenko’s husband, Andrey Melnichenko, is a Russian billionaire business owner, a philanthropist, and a social investor. With a $13.6 billion net worth, Melnichenko is one of the richest men in Russia. Aleksandra is a former singer and model from Serbia. The pair met in the South of France in 2003 and were married two years later in 2005.

It’s rumored that Christina Aguilera and Whitney Houston performed at their wedding, which was held on the Cote D’Azur. Aleksandra and Andrey Melnichenko have two children together and have a very happy life.

Paola Rossi

Paola Rossi is married to Italian businessman Giovanni Ferrero. After the unfortunate passing of his elder brother Pietro Ferrero in 2011, Giovanni took over the family confectionery company. In fact, you might be familiar with his company.

They specialize in chocolate and confectionery products. In fact, they’re the second biggest chocolate manufacturer and confectionery company in the world. They manufacture popular chocolate brands like Nutella, Raffaello, Tic Tac, Thorntons, Kinder Surprise, and many, many more. Paola and Giovanni have two sons together.

Connie Snyder

Connie Snyder is married to billionaire Steve Ballmer, owner of the LA clippers and former CEO of Microsoft. Snyder is an American Philanthropist and celebrity in her own right. Connie is the co-founder of the Balmer Group, an organization whose sole purpose is to support poverty-stricken families in the United States.

While her husband is estimated to be worth over $40 billion, Snyder herself is worth around $2 million. Connie has worked for Microsoft and other popular technology companies, where she’s made a name for herself in marketing and PR.

Kate Greer

Kate Greer is a designer by profession and the co-founder of Cheerie Lane Popcorn, a homegrown popcorn company she started with her cousin in 2015. For the past several years since 2013, Kate has been in an on-and-off relationship with Jack Dorsey, the founder, and former CEO of the social media giant Twitter.

Dorsey is the founder and former CEO of the social media giant before Elon Musk bought it. Dorsey is also the co-founder and chairperson of Block, Inc. With their on-and-off relationship, it is unclear whether the couple is still together. Since there’s no news of any split between the two, it’s safe to assume they still are.

Nikita Kahn

Best known for her role alongside Bruce Willis and Nikki Reed in the movie Catch 44, Nikita Kahn is an actress from Ukraine. Currently, she is dating Oracle Corporation co-founder Larry Elisson, one of the wealthiest men in the world.

Though, with four unsuccessful marriages under his belt, whether or not the couple chooses to walk down the aisle remains to be seen.

Lauren Sanchez

Lauren Sanchez is known mostly as Jeff Bezos’ new girlfriend. Rumor has it their relationship is far from pleasant, filled with inappropriate texting and affairs. Some sources, however, claim these early problems have only brought them closer to each other. Only time can tell whether or not the couple will last.

Bezos’ split from ex-wife Mackenzie was the most expensive divorce in history, costing Jeff a significant fraction of his net worth. Still, he remains the richest man in the world.

Malia Andelin

When she was working as a Viacom Jets flight attendant, Malia Andelin caught the eye of Sumner Redstone. Redstone is a prolific businessman who just so happens to own the National Amusements Group, the parent company to most of the major television networks. DoViacom, MTV Networks, BET, CBS Corporation, or Paramount ring any bells?

Andelin was just in her twenties when the two met, while husband, Sumner, was a distinguished, but spry, 89 years of age. Age is just a number though, right?

Laurene Powell Jobs

Laurene Powell Jobs was once married to the late Apple co-founder, Steve Jobs. While Steve is, without a doubt, one of the greatest technological minds from the 20th century, he was not the only successful person in the marriage.

Laurene founded Emerson Collective, a company that advocates for immigration, education, and environmental reform. She is also involved with several foundations that assist underprivileged students without access to the funds to attend college. The famous pair were married until Steve’s death in 2011.

Lily Safra

Lily Safra is a Brazilian-Monegasque billionaire, philanthropist, and socialite. With four marriages under her belt, her most famous marriage was to Edmond Safra. Sufra was an affluent Lebanese Jewish banker. Edmond was most widely known for starting the Republic National Bank of New York.

The lovebirds married in 1976, despite the fact that Edmond’s family opposed the marriage. They were married from 1976 until his death in 1999. He died in a tragic fire that attracted world-wide media coverage.

Padma Lakshmi

Many know Padma Lakshmi from appearances as the host of the cooking competition show Top Chef, but you might not know that she’s also an actress, model, and the author of many best selling cookbooks.

Lakshmi was also the wife of billionaire Theodore J. Forstmann who, sadly, passed away in 2011.

Queen Noor of Jordan

 

Born Lisa Najeeb Halaby, Queen Noor of Jordan married the late King Hussein of Jordan in 1999. The couple was married for 21 years before the King passed away in 2020.

Not only is she an ambassador to the UN and the Queen of Jordan but she is also a published author. Queen Noor has published two books detailing the history of her family and how they gained their wealth.

Anne Wojcicki

A doctorate holder, Anne Wojcicki was previously married to Google’s co-founder, Sergey Brin. Sadly, things didn’t work out and they divorced in 2015.

Anne is a biologist by profession, holding several degrees from Stanford University and Yale University. Biology research and understanding is such a passion to Anne that she co-founded the genetics company 23andMe where she also acts as CEO.

Anne Dias Griffin

Anne Dias Griffin is a Harvard MBA and the founder of Aragon Global Management. In 2001, Anne married hedge fund manager and billionaire Kenneth Griffin, founder of the investment firm Citadel.

She is a big supporter of the arts and serves as a trustee of New York’s Whitney Museum and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. In 2006, she and her husband donated $19 million to the Art Institute of Chicago. In 2015, the two went their separate ways, filing for divorce.

Melanie Craft

Melanie studied anthropology at Oberlin College and archaeology in Egypt, eventually becoming a romance novelist. Melanie has written and published three books and is currently working on her fourth.

Melanie is married to Larry Ellison and both serve on the board of the Ellison Medical Foundation, which aids Alzheimer’s research. The couple divorced in 2010.

Princess Ameerah

Princess Ameerah is a Silatech board of trustees member and the former wife of the Saudi Prince, Al-Waleed bin Talal. Unfortunately, their marriage only lasted for five and the two divorced in 2013.

Now primarily a philanthropist, Princess Ameerah is also Vice Chairperson of the Al-Waleed bin Talal Foundation—a foundation with a mission to ease suffering and transcend international borders.

Elle Macpherson

Once married to billionaire Jeffrey Soffer, Elle Macpherson is a popular TV host, actress, and model from Australia. Soffer is the heir to Donald Soffer, who is credited for turning Florida swamplands into the beautiful, exciting location now known as Aventura, just North of Miami. Macpherson started dating Soffer in 2009, but the two broke up in March of 2012.

They got back together in November of 2012 and then tied the knot in 2013. Unfortunately, marriage didn’t fix their problems, and they have since divorced.

Julia Koch

Julia Koch, nee Flesher, married David Koch who was the lucky recipient of his parents great wealth. Since the inheritance, Koch has grown his fortune to a mighty $51.5 billion, making him one of richest people in the Koch dynasty, alongside one of his brothers.

Married in 1996, the couple had three vibrant children together. Sadly, David Koch passed away in 2019.

Yekaterina Domankova

Anton Zingarevich is a Russian businessman who married Yekaterina a year after they met. Yekaterina is a model originally from Belarus.

Anton is currently the owner of the Reading Football Club, who play soccer in the English Championship. Yekaterina and Anton have one child together.

Diane von Furstenberg

Fashion mogul Diane von Furstenberg needs no introduction. Listed as one of the top 100 most powerful women in the world by both Forbes and Time Magazine, von Furstenberg was once-upon-a-time a German Princess. Credited with creating the wrap dress, she is considered a living legend in fashion.

Her husband, Barry Diller, is the founder of the news giant Fox. He is also the chairman and a senior executive of both IAC Inc and Expedia Inc. Von Furstenberg, herself, is worth over a billion dollars, and her husband is worth roughly $4.3 billion.

Kate Capshaw

Kate Capshaw, more commonly known as Kathleen Sue Spielberg, married famous Hollywood director Steven Spielberg in 1991. The couple met in 1984 on the set of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Kate played the famous role of Willie Scott, an American nightclub singer.

The pair instantly connected and in 1990, six years after they met, they tied the knot. Capshaw’s work in the movie industry has made her one of the most successful actresses in Hollywood history.

Erica Baxter Packer

The second wife of one of the wealthiest men in Australia, James Packer, Erica Baxter Packer has established a name for herself as a singer and model. In 2001, she released her single entitled “Dreams,” achieving her career dreams—get it?—the same year she started dating the billionaire.

Unfortunately, their love was not to last. Erica and James went their separate ways after being married just six years.

Dasha Alexandrovna Zhukova

Russian socialite and fashion mogul Dasha Alexandrovna Zhukova was once married to Russian billionaire tycoon, Roman Abramovich. Together, they founded the IRIS Foundation, a group that promotes understanding and development of contemporary culture.

Dasha Zhukova had a separate career of her own, as well, working as editor-in-chief for the fashion magazine Pop. Dasha and Roman are still married and have two children together.

Jerry Hall

Billionaire tycoon, Rupert Murdoch, made his wealth working in media after founding News Corp, building him a net worth of $18 billion. But, Murdoch isn’t just lucky in business. In 2016, the 89-year-old married Mick Jagger’s ex, Jerry Hall.

His wealth placed him on the top of the charts of the richest people in the world by the time he was 77. Several years later, the two are still happily married.

Claire Elise Boucher

Claire Elise Boucher, known professionally as Grimes, is a Canadian singer and musician. Starting in 2018, Boucher had been in a relationship with technology mogul and visionary, Elon Musk. On January 8, 2020, Boucher announced that she was several months pregnant with the couple’s first child together.

Boucher and Musk welcomed their son, X Æ A-Xii, in May 2020. Unfortunately, the couple called it quits as of September 2021, months before the Tesla and Space X owner made a push to buy Twitter.

Stephanie Seymour

Married to billionaire art collector and real estate magnate, Peter Brant, Stephanie Seymour is a former actress and supermodel who has appeared on the covers of both Sports Illustrated and Vogue.

Some, though, might remember Stephanie better from her career as a video vixen, having made appearances in two Guns N’ Roses music videos, November Rain and Don’t Cry. In 2009, Seymour filed for divorce from Brant after almost 14 years of marriage. The couple, however, reconciled in 2010 and remains together.

Alison Gelb

Married to the Zynga Inc co-founder and Farmville developer, Mark Pincus, Alison Gelb and Mark have been married for several years and have three children together.

Alison is also the co-founder of One Kings Lane, a home décor website. The company offers luxurious furnishings to its 10 million+ clients.

Mackenzie Bezos

Best-selling author and writer of The Testing of Luther Albright—which earned her a National Book Award—Mackenzie was married to the founder of Amazon and Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos from 1993 to 2019. You might recognize Jeff Bezos name as that of the richest man in the world.

Her divorce settlement made her the third wealthiest woman in the world. It was revealed by Forbes, in June 2020, that her divorce settlement totaled a staggering $38 billion—much of which Mackenzie has donated to charity.

Kirsty Bertarelli

When you think about the richest women in Britain, you probably think of J.K. Rowling, right? Surprisingly, though, the richest woman in the UK is actually Kirsty Bertarelli, a former Miss UK winner and Miss World runner-up.

Most of her impressive wealth, however, is actually due to her husband, Ernesto Bertarelli, who is worth an estimated $7.9 billion. The couple got married in 2000 and have been together ever since. Today, they live in Switzerland with their three children.

Melinda Gates

The Gates family is, without doubt, one of the most elite families on Earth. Melinda, as you might have guessed, is married to Bill Gates, the second-richest man in the world—second only to Jeff Bezos. Melinda started working at Microsoft after college and embarked on an office romance with her boss some months later. The pair got married in Hawaii in 1994 and have been happy together for several decades.

The couple is heavily engaged in philanthropic work through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which has donated billions of dollars to research and charitable projects all around the world. The couple have three children.

Flávia Sampaio

Flávia Sampaio is the founder of Institute Consciousness, an NGO that was started to assist children in need. Additionally, she is a partner at Sampaio, Morrison, and Boquimpani Advogados Associados where she works as a tax and environmental lawyer, and does social work in her home country Brazil.

She and Eike Batista, the once wealthiest man in Brazil and the chairman of EBX Group, have been dating since 2008, according to Insider. However, his wealth plummeted at the start of 2013, due to debts and falling stock prices. He is sentenced to 30 years in prison due to bribery.