These 20 Women Are Richer Than Oprah

The richest people in the world definitely don't lead what most of us would think of as ordinary lives. Most of them are running some of the biggest companies in the world, while others are just trying to stay as far out of the limelight as possible on their farms in the middle of nowhere. Either way, there's something that makes them different - the billions of dollars they have to their names.

The richest women in the world came into their wealth in a variety of ways: some married into the richest families, some inherited some of the most powerful makeup companies, and some built their now multi-billion dollar regimes from the ground up. Here are the 20 richest women in the world, along with how they got their riches.