Salma Hayek married to Kering’s François-Henri Pinault
Salma Hayek might be one of the few ladies on the list who you’ll find to be more famous than her husband. She is a well-renowned actress with Time magazine naming her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2023. She has also been honored with a star, on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and has an impressive catalog of movies.
What a way to outshine her husband’s $32 billion net worth right? Hayek and Pinault swapped vows in a Paris courthouse on Valentine's Day in 2009 — and then again two months later, in a larger ceremony held in Venice. Together they have a beautiful daughter named Valentina Paloma Pinault, making their family a small but happy one.
Priscilla Chan married to Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg
If you had told Priscilla Chan that in 2003 when she went to the bathroom, she'd run into her soulmate, she would have laughed at you heartily, but well that’s what happened. Married since 2012, she is the wife to the famous Mark Zuckerberg and they have even expanded their family to four through their children August and Maxima.
Also, through the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, they have been very philanthropic over the years and this is something we’d love to see continue in years to come. Sure, when Priscilla met Mark some 21 years ago in that odd bathroom incident, he wasn’t the star he is now, and with him sitting on a personal fortune of $167.1 billion in 2024, it’s nice to see that true love and wealth can coexist.
Lucinda Southworth married to Larry Page
Lucinda is an American scientist, married to Larry Page, Google’s co-founder. They tend to say smart people prefer each other and that is the case in this union seeing as the Biomedical Informatics doctorate-wielding lady found her soulmate in someone equally smart.
The two have been married since 2007. Together, they have been actively involved in charity work, waging war against disease, poverty, and many other social stains they wish to eradicate. Given that Larry Page’s net worth stands at a formidable $139.9 billion in 2024, they seem to be perfectly financially equipped to keep tackling these issues as a happy couple for decades to come.
Lauren Sanchez fiancé to Amazon's Jeff Bezos
In recent years, Lauren Sanchez has captured headlines almost as much as she has reported on them through her job as an entertainment reporter and news anchor. The center of attention was on her budding relationship that evolved into an engagement when the world's third richest man, $205 billion Jeff Bezos proposed to her.
This all happened shortly after the crash of Jeff Bezos's marriage with his ex. Her relationship aside she is a successful woman in her own right
In addition to hosting several TV shows, including Good Day LA and Fox 11 Ten O'clock News, the Mexican-American is also a licensed helicopter pilot and owns Black Ops Aviation – an aerial production company. It seems she had not been lucky with love until now, with both her and Bezos coming from failed marriages, but perhaps this is their new start together. We certainly wish them all the best!
Penny Knight married to Nike's Phil Knight
The Knight couple is one of the most decorated among their peers having been married since September 1968! I don’t know about those who say marriage isn’t an achievement because this one most certainly is. Penny met her knight in shining armor at Portland State University where Phil taught Accounting and it has been love ever since.
Even when their company started, they were together and we think their relationship is the only thing stronger than a good pair of Nike shoes. With a net worth of $38.4 billion in 2024, the Knights have been quite charitable with their money, making several donations over the years including a $900 million donation to the Knight Foundation and a $300 million donation to the University of Oregon. We absolutely love to see it!
Miranda Kerr married to Snapchat's Evan Spiegel
Miranda May Kerr is a superstar, quite literally. She is a model who rose to prominence as the first Australian Victoria's Secret model and has since become a major businesswoman. Perhaps this was part of the charm that attracted her husband, Snapchat co-founder and billionaire, Evan Spiegel.
The two met at the Museum of Modern Art, in New York, got married in 2017, and have had two children together, Hart and Myles Spiegel. As successful as she is, the fact that her husband has a net worth of $3.7 billion doesn’t seem to hurt at all.
Adrienne Mars married to Mars Inc.' John Mars
Adrienne Mars and her husband, Mars tycoon John Mars have been married since 1958 and they have been blessed with three children. 1958 huh? That’s marriage royalty right there!
While her husband is busy maintaining the family’s $40 billion fortune that comes from the Candy firm Mars, Adrienne is a philanthropist and trustee. She is also the director of the Mars Foundation and with her big heart and heavy wallet, she is making the world better, one block at a time.
Tina Ambani married to Indian business mogul Anil Ambani
Tina Ambani is married to Anil Dhirubhai Ambani, an Indian businessman, chairman, and managing director of Reliance Group. Once hailed as the world’s sixth richest man with a net worth of $42 billion, things don’t seem to have worked out for Anil Ambani.
Regardless he still maintains a net worth of $1 billion despite his massive troubles. Tina Ambani has stuck by her husband's side, being her and their 3 children's pillar.
Nikita Kahn girlfriend to Oracle's Larry Ellison
Nikita Kahn is a Ukrainian-born actress, model, businesswoman, entrepreneur, and animal rights activist. She and her boyfriend, Oracle’s cofounder, CTO, and Chairman Larry Ellison have been together since 2010 in what looks to be a solid and steady relationship.
Ellison, one of the richest men on the planet, has a net worth of $145.2 billion as of 2024, enough to take care of his amazing girlfriend. On the other hand, while she is no billionaire, Nikita is quite successful as well. She runs a real estate agency and has worked with the California Wildlife Center. Oh fun little fact, she had a rhino there that’s named after her.
Ricky Lauren married to Ralph Lauren
Ricky is a published author with five books to her name, she’s a photographer, fashion designer, psychotherapist, and artist. She is really quite a distinguished lady. On top of all this, she is happily married to the fashion icon, Ralph Lauren whom she met in 1946 and wed in 1964. Talk about having a soulmate.
What does it feel like having the $8.8 billion net worth, fashionista Ralph Lauren as your husband? Well, one thing is for sure, that woman will never have a bad outfit in her life!
Nicole Schuetz married to Instagram’s Kevin Systrom
Nicole Schuetz is married to Kevin Systrom, co-founder of Instagram, the world's largest photo-sharing website. On top of being a tech guru and an entrepreneur, he has a net worth of $2.7 billion, which makes for quite some comfy living for his beautiful and capable wife.
I say capable because Nicole is quite an ambitious and philanthropic woman herself. She is the founder of the clean-energy investment firm Sutro which was created to help channel funds into climate and clean energy solutions. Now that is what I call a power couple.
Joan Templeman married to Virgin's Richard Branson
The founder of Virgin Group told Page Six that he wooed Joan with a romantic flyover of Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands. He pretended to be interested in buying the property, but it was mainly an excuse to get her on a helicopter ride. Even though she was with someone when he first developed an interest in her, he was completely undeterred and now they are together.
Joan and Richard got married in 1989 and they have 3 wonderful children together Holly, Sam, and Clare. To his credit, the tycoon worth $2.6 billion did end up buying the island in 1978 for $180 thousand, and the couple still live there today. They wed in 1989 and have three children together, one of whom died shortly after birth.
Nita Ambani married to Reliance Industries' Mukesh Ambani
Nita is married to Mukesh Ambani, her lifelong sweetheart. The two wed in 1985 and they now have 3 children, Isha, Anant, and Akash Ambani. Nita herself is quite accomplished and she certainly keeps busy.
She wears many hats in the corporate world – she is on the board of the family business Reliance Industries and owns and chairs one of the most prominent schools in India. She also co-owns the cricket team Mumbai Indians; and founded Her Circle, a female-centered community-building platform. Despite all that, it doesn’t hurt that her husband is the CEO of India's most valuable company by market share, and has a net worth of $113 billion. Talk about winning at life.
Hélène Mercier and LVMH’s Bernard Arnault
Hélène Mercier, an internationally renowned concert pianist and her husband, Bernard Arnault have been married for over three decades. They met at a dinner party in 1989 and the romance was so strong they wed just two years later in 1991.
How could the French fashion tycoon, chairman and CEO of LVMH, and the current richest man in the world with a net worth of $214.1 billion have wooed his wife? The answer might surprise you; he played the piano for her on a date. Now 30 years into marriage they have three beautiful children together. Hélène despite her busy schedule is still quite the busy bee, performing at around 20 concerts a year and practicing for about two to six hours a day. Now that’s what we call a superwoman.
Elissa Patel Waverly married to Airbnb’s Brian Chesk
Elissa Patel Waverly and Brian Chesky met in 2003 while working at the same company. They then allegedly got married in 2015 in a private ceremony. This seems to be a trend in their relationship as Elissa and Brian are very private about their relationship, so much so that some sources say they aren’t married but just dating. Despite this, they are constantly there for each other and their relationship has been hailed as one of the more supportive relationships on the big stage.
Her partner, Brian Chesky, is the co-founder and CEO of Airbnb. As of January 2024, Chesky’s net worth is valued at $9.8 billion. As amazing as this is, Elissa is a successful businesswoman in her own right. She has worked at Google for over 10 years, and she is currently a product manager for the company's search engine. Elissa is also seen as a strong advocate for women in tech. She is a member of the board of directors for the Anita Borg Institute, a non-profit organization that works to increase the representation of women in computing. As you can see, she is truly a woman of many hats.
Marilyn Hawrys Simons married to Jim Simmons
Marilyn Hawrys Simons and her husband Jim Simmons are one of those couples with a lot of shared interests. They met at Stony Brook where they shared a love of science and learning and later married in 1977. Marilyn Simons then earned her doctorate in economics from Stony Brook in 1984.
She is a successful woman in her own right, and she has decades of experience working with various NGOs.
I suppose it doesn’t hurt that Jim Simmons, her brilliant husband is the founder of Renaissance Technologies with a net worth of $29.4 billion. It seems this genius couple also has a comfortable nest egg.
Liz Koch married to Koch Industries' Charles Koch
This is one of the marriages in the big scene that makes you want to find your soulmate. Liz and Charles Koch have been married since 1972 and they have expanded their family through their two kids, Chase and Elizabeth. Since 1972, imagine. They simply don’t make love like that anymore. Liz is quite the phenomenon, revered as an international somatic educator and author, with quite a few publications under her belt.
She’s also quite passionate about charities, so it is no surprise that the Koch and the Fred and Mary Koch Foundation gave $11 million to Wichita State University in 2014. At that time, it was the largest single-time gift in university history. I mean, her husband Charles is valued at a net worth of $60.2 billion as of 2024, so I suppose the Koch family can be extravagant like that knowing they have money to burn.
Susan Dell married to Michael Dell
Susan has been married to her husband Michael since October 1989 but they have been together since 1988 after having met on a blind date. Well, seeing how it turned out, what a blind date it was. With decades of a happy marriage, they now share four children, Alexa Zachary, Juliette, and Kira Dell.
Susan’s husband Michael is in 2024 a household name and you are probably reading this from a Dell device, his company. He also boasts an impressive net worth of $97.6 billion. Despite her husband's success, Susan herself is a distinguished woman. She is a co-founder and board chair of the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation. She is also a lifetime trustee of Dell Children’s Medical Center and a board member of the scientific research Cooper Institute in Dallas. One thing that you may not know about her is that she’s competed in marathons, triathlons, and cycling races globally. Like I said before she is a distinguished woman.
Wendy Schmidt married to Google's Eric Schmidt
Eric married Wendy Susan Boyle in June of 1980, and they have had two daughters Sophie, and Alison, although the latter succumbed to illness in 2017. Like many other wives on this list, Wendy wears several hats in her life. She is the president of the Schmidt Family Foundation, an investor, an interior designer, and a competitive sailor. Talk about multitasking.
Despite having this balanced lifestyle, it certainly eases matters to know that her husband Eric is quite a famous and wealthy man. He served as the CEO of Google from 2001 to 2011 and the company's executive chairman from 2011 to 2015. As of 2024, he has a net worth of $24.3 billion.
Melanie-Lowman Walton married to Walmart's Rob Walton
Walton. Melanie married her husband Rob, the chairman, and heir of the Walmart business, in 2005. Anyone who has ever been to a Walmart is aware of who the Waltons are, and the $77.7 billion fortune that her husband has allowed Melanie to further her passion as a philanthropist. This work has seen her cause major changes on a local, national, and global scale.
Outside of this, Melanie has other interests as well which have seen her be a one-time basketball coach and athletic trainer. She currently sits on the boards of Phoenix Children's Hospital Foundation and Arizona Science Center.
Pam Omidyar married to eBay’s Pierre Omidyar
Pam is married to the French-born Iranian-American billionaire Pierre Omidyar, the $6.4 billion net worth founder of eBay. Pam and Pierre Omidyar were college sweethearts before he earned his billions from creating online auction site eBay. That just simply shows you that true love is the real motivator.
She herself is a co-founder of The Omidyar Network, a foundation that supports social and economic change, a company that she and Pierre started in 2004. On top of all this, Pam, a self-professed ocean lover, has a bachelor’s degree in biology from Tufts University and a master’s in plant molecular genetics from the University of California, Santa Cruz. She also sits on the board of Humanity United, an organization focused on ending human rights abuses, and Hopelab, a not-for-profit that designs technologies to improve the health of young people. What I’m basically saying, is Pam is quite the woman.
Diana Taylor, partner to Businessman Michael Bloomberg
Diana and Michael have a romance that’s been brewing since the couple got together in 2000 at a luncheon. They clearly haven’t looked back since that day.
Diana is an educated woman, holding an MBA and public health degree from Columbia. She has used this in her career having worked on Wall Street and held several high-profile roles, including deputy secretary to former New York Governor George Pataki, managing director at Wolfensohn Fund Management, vice president of KeySpan Energy, and vice chair of Solera Capital. Quite a portfolio if I do say so myself. Presently, she serves on the boards of Citigroup, Brookfield Asset Management, and Sotheby’s, and some charitable boards and initiatives, like the International Women's Health Coalition. To top it all off Diana’s husband Michael is an American businessman, politician, philanthropist, and author. He is the majority owner and co-founder of Bloomberg L.P., with a net worth of $106.2 billion.
Lady Deirdre Dyson married to Sir Inventor James Dyson
Deidre and her husband James met long before the billions came into the picture, back when love was the only currency they could share. They met in 1966 at an art school and for years following that she supported the family through art as her husband’s inventions failed to take root. Fortune, however, struck when James invented the bagless vacuum that sent him to the top. Now in 2024, he is worth an astounding $13.2 billion, talk about a change of pace.
To this day, Deirdre is still a big art fan. She’s now known as a fine artist and fabric expert and has designed contemporary carpets and rugs for over two decades. The couple is also quite philanthropic with their foundation The James and Deirdre Dyson Trust, making significant leaps and bounds in bettering people’s lives.
Flora Pérez Marcote married to Businessman Amancio Ortega
Flora and Amancio got married in 2001 after Flora had been working for Amancio as his secretary for quite some time. Seems she did more than help with the paperwork; she stole his heart. As their love has expanded, so too has their family as they share a daughter, Marta Ortega Pérez.
Her husband Amancio Ortega is a man whose fame precedes him. He owns Inditex — the largest fashion multinational that owns Zara, Massimo Dutti, Pull & Bear, Stradivarius, Bershka, Oysho, Uterque, and Lefties. Such brands propel his net worth to $106.7 billion. Now that is what I call marrying well.
Carolyn Persson married to Former chairperson of H&M Stefan Persson
Stefan and his wife Carolyn are what you can call unorthodox in the billionaire world. As opposed to most wives, Carolyn does not bask in the high society lifestyle, and instead, she and her husband lead an ordinary life without any excesses.
This is despite the fact that her husband Stefan Persson, the former head of H&M has a net worth of $17.8 billion. The couple is blessed with 3 children also have Charlotte Söderström, Karl-Johan Persson, and Tom Persson.
Astrid Menks married to Investor Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett’s marital life, often described as unconventional, diverges significantly from his well-known financial conservatism. This was because he had a trio arrangement where he and his former wife had a partner, Astrid Menks in the marriage. After almost forty years of living together, he eventually married Astrid on his 76th birthday.
Much like Buffett’s life outside of investing, not much is known about their marriage. What we can be sure of however is that despite Buffett’s net worth of $135 billion, they probably live a simple, happy life.
Andrea Hissom married to Businessman Steve Wynn
Andrea Hissom is married to Steve Wynn whom she met in 2008 on the French Riviera while he was still married to his ex-wife Elaine. A year later, they started dating, hit some roadblocks, and went their different ways for a few months before they were spotted together at a romantic dinner at Polo Lounge at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles in April 2009.
They would proceed to get married a day after Kate Middleton married Prince William in 2011, in proper royal wedding style. Their expensive and extravagant wedding caught eyes all over the world and made for an event that became dubbed the “American royal wedding.” The wedding was sad to have cost $1 million but given that Steve Wynn, known for his multiple casinos is worth $3.4 billion, I’m sure it’s no problem for him.
Tamiko Bolton married to Investor George Soros
Tamiko Bolton married her sweetheart George back in 2013. Despite being 42 years his junior, the two seem madly in love and are proving that even if the first and second don’t work, well, the third time is the charm. Outside of her husband’s vast $6.7 billion, Tamiko Bolton is quite the accomplished woman.
She is an education consultant, licensed pharmacist, and entrepreneur. With a mind like Soros’, you know he was going to pick an intelligent partner.
Jennifer Gilbert and Quicken Loans’ Dan Gilbert
When Dan Gilbert invited the great interior designer Jennifer (now Gilbert) to his office to redesign it, he had no idea that their love tale was just starting. Fast forward to 2024 and the couple has 5 kids together.
Despite having such a large family, Jennifer founded online interior design resource Doodle Home in 2010 and Amber Engine, a Detroit-based home furnishings company, in 2015. She’s also the founder and creative director at Pophouse, which focuses on workplace design. Think of her as a superpower. One of their children has a condition neurofibromatosis, and the couple founded the Gilbert Family Foundation to find a cure. These are some of the benefits that come with a $28.7 billion net worth.
Connie Ballmer and Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer
Connie and her husband Steve Ballmer got married in 1990, and they have since expanded their family with three sons, Sam, Aaron, and Peter. Connie is quite the academic, having earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism at the University of Oregon and previously served as a founding member of the school’s governing board for seven years.
She is also the co-founder of Ballmer Group, which focuses on improving economic mobility for impoverished American children and families, and also serves as a general partner and founding investor at Blue Meridian Partners. On top of all this, she is on the boards of the Obama Foundation, StriveTogether, and the Los Angeles Clippers Foundation. Quite the accomplished woman isn’t she?