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| Richest Woman Christy Walton Image |
Born June 9, 1955 (age 60)
Residence Jackson, Wyoming, US
Citizenship American
Known for Walton family fortune, philanthropy
Net worth Decrease$35.9 billion (as of 25 July 2015)
Spouse(s) John T. Walton (deceased)
Children Lukas Walton(son)
Relatives Sam Walton (Father-in-law), Alice Walton (Sister-in-law)
Christy Walton wedded into what turned into the wealthiest family on the planet - the Waltons, proprietors of the world's biggest retailer, Wal-Mart. She acquired her fortune when her spouse John Walton, a previous Green Beret and Vietnam war surgeon, passed on in a plane accident in 2005.
She likewise possesses a stake in sun oriented board creator First Solar that in mid-September 2015 was worth about $1.3 billion. The main part of her property are in Wal-Mart, which her dad in-law Sam Walton and his sibling James established in 1962. Forbes gauges that Christy claims a 11% stake in the organization, lower than past appraisals as an aftereffect of new open filings by Wal-Mart.
She drives an exceptionally private life in Jackson, Wyoming, yet in 2013 had an uncommon piece of exposure when she was given a recompense by the Imagen Foundation for creating the film "Favor Me, Ultima," taking into account the book by Rudolfo Anaya, who is viewed as the father of Chicano writing.
Her child struggled malignancy when he was only three years of age and she battled an instance of pneumonia that almost murdered her, as indicated by the Imagen Foundation.
