No one thought it was possible, but Oprah Winfrey was dethroned as the richest black woman in the world. The new leading lady is an oil baroness Folorunsho Alakija from Nigeria.
While drilling oil has reportedly made the 61-year-old owner of FAMFA Oil Limited a very rich woman -- her net worth is estimated to be at least $3.2 billion; however her highness Alakija started her ascent to financial supremacy in the fashion industry. Born into a wealthy family, Alakija studied fashion design in England back in the '80s and soon after founded the Nigerian clothing label Supreme Stitches. Her one-of-a-kind creations were worn by the elit of the African society, very quickly making her the premier fashion designer in the West African country.
According to Forbes she has been called one of the "pioneers of Nigerian fashion" and stays connected to the industry through the Fashion Designers Association of Nigeria (FDAN).
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