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Forbes just made it official-official by putting the singer-entrepreneur on its annual list of the wealthiest people on Earth.With a net worth of 1.7 billion dollars, thanks largely to her stakes in Fenty Beauty and her Fenty X Savage line, Rihanna joins Peter Jackson, Melinda French Gates, and 233 others on the . She is the first person from her native Barbados to make the list. reports that her Fenty Beauty line “generated more than $550 million in revenue in 2020." She's number 1,729 on the list of richest people, which is above Jay-Z but under Kanye West.

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Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King would like to set the record straight!

Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King have been besties for decades after working together at news station WJZ-TV in the Baltimore, Maryland area.

Jack Dunn Melinda French Gates, American philanthropist and ex-wife of tech mogul Bill Gates, has pledged $1 billion through 2026 to advance the global power of women via her Pivotal Ventures Foundation. In the May 28 announcement made on the Pivotal Ventures website, French Gates broke down how the $1 billion would be donated. $200 million will go toward organizations in the U.S.

Alicia Keys had a surprise for London residents. People on their way to work were surprised by Keys’ surprise four song set at St. Pancras International Station.

, , and to Malawi and then to Cape Town, and to see the power of female philanthropy and their commitment to girls' education. You could feel the electric energy in the crowd as the schoolgirls—all in freshly laundered uniforms—had found out only hours earlier who, exactly, was coming to visit.Clooney, Gates and Obama had chosen the Ludzi school—in Mchinji, a town located in the Central Region of Malawi—because of its longstanding support of the nonprofit organization Advancing Girls’ Education in Africa (AGE Africa), whose goal is to provide education, mentoring opportunities, and scholarships to vulnerable young women across 47 Malawian public secondary schools.In this Glamour exclusive, we delve into the personal and professional relationships of three of the most well-known women in the world, have meaningful conversations with local schoolgirls, and talk to prominent lawyers and activists about what it will take to, once and for all, eradicate child marriage globally.First things first: Yes, they’re on first-name terms with one another.Amal, Melinda, and Michelle huddled together, in displays of easy friendship, is a sight to behold: the communal comforting of women in tears sharing their stories in the library of the Ludzi school.

Glamour editor in chief Samantha Barry sat down with Amal Clooney, Melinda French Gates, and Michelle Obama to discuss uniting their charitable organizations to end child marriage, and how their unique partnership—and newfound friendship—bloomed.Samantha Barry: I want to delve into Malawi and the purpose of this trip. But first, I want to talk about friendship. One of my favorite quotes about female friendships is by you, Michelle.

Melania Trump,Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton, and more were amongst the guests at Rosalynn Carter’s memorial service. Carter died on November 19th, at 96 years old.

Malia Obama stepped out in the perfect fall ensemble. The eldest daughter of Barack and Michelle Obama was spotted during a recent outing in West Hollywood, showing off her fashion style and her recent hair transformation.Michelle Obama, Melinda French Gates, and Amal Clooney come together to fight against child marriageMichelle and Barack Obama’s heartfelt Thanksgiving message, featuring Malia and SashaSasha Obama and more celebs are pushing Boho skirts this fallThe 25-year-old former first daughter was photographed having lunch with a friend, wearing a floral skirt featuring a high slit.

Michelle and Barack Obama have once again embraced the spirit of Thanksgiving by sharing a touching family photo on their official social media accounts. The former president and first lady posted nostalgic family photos from their time in the White House, showing their daughters Malia, now 22, and Sasha, now 25.Michelle posted a sweet family portrait from the era when Obama became President.

Melinda French Gates, Amal Clooney, and Michelle Obama to Malawi. The initiative is aimed at ending child marriage and supporting women and girls in their pursuit of education.

Bill Gates and his ex-wife, Melinda French Gates, are showing their dedication to philanthropy. The former couple proved this week that they are still committed to working together to make a positive change in the world.Bill and Melinda — who finalized their high-profile divorce in August 2021 — came together at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's 2022 Goalkeepers event in New York City on Tuesday and Wednesday, which was held in person for the first time after a two-year hiatus amid the pandemic.The pair both attended the Goalkeepers 2022 Global Goals Awards ceremony and posed alongside the honorees — which included a climate change activist, a journalist, a nonprofit organizer and the president of the European Commission.Melinda spoke with ahead of the event and addressed how she and her ex-husband are still working in collaboration on their foundation and its many efforts.«We met for the first time with our board of trustees last week in person,» Melinda shared.

until their split last year. “You’re grieving a loss of something you thought you had and thought you had for your lifetime,” French Gates said. She admitted that at least one affair, plus Bill’s friendship with the paedophile Jeffrey Epstein had shaken the foundations of their union irreparably.

Melinda French Gates opened up about her divorce from Bill Gates in a jaw-dropping and emotional interview with Gayle King on “CBS This Morning.” According to the Philanthropist, “not one thing but many things” forced her to end her 27-year marriage.French Gates said among those things is the affair the business magnate had with an employee. “I certainly believe in forgiveness, so I thought we had worked through some of that,” she explained. “It wasn’t one moment or one specific thing that happened.

Jeffrey Epstein, Melinda French Gates is not mincing words. During a new interview for , the philanthropist, who divorced longtime husband Bill Gates in 2021, addressed Bill meeting with Jeffrey, the convicted sex offender financier who died in jail in 2019 amid federal sex trafficking charges. «I did not like that he'd had meetings with Jeffrey Epstein, no,» Melinda told interviewer Gayle King. While she clarified that there were «many things» that played a role in her and Bill's divorce, Melinda confirmed that she made it clear to Bill that she did not like that he'd met with Jeffrey.

For the first time since Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates announced their decision to end their near-three decade-old marriage, the 57-year-old philanthropist spoke about the breakup with CBS Morning. After Gayle King brought up the affair, Bill, 66, admitted to following the divorce announcement, Melinda said that their split wasn’t due to a single instance. “I certainly believe in forgiveness, so I thought we had worked through some of that,” she said. “It wasn’t one moment or one specific thing that happened. There just came a point in time where there was enough there that I realized it just wasn’t healthy, and I couldn’t trust what we had.”