Slavica Ecclestone - successful formula
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The Croatian-born former model, Slavica, towers over her rather diminutive hubby, the F1 mogul, Bernie. Slavica has a stake in a fortune that totals a massive £2,243m - putting her on the Rich List at number 13 out of 1,000
She\'s got it!
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These very wealthy women never have to say no to splashing out on a pair of Jimmy Choos or the latest gems from De Beers. Take a look at the loaded ladies who made it onto The Times Rich List 2006!
Joanne Rowling - rags to riches
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JK Rowling
With the final Harry Potter novel on the shelves, JK Rowling has amassed a tidy fortune totalling £520m, making her richer than the Queen and putting her at no 122 on the list. The huge royalties she receives from her books, films and merchandising means she never has to write another word ever again if she doesn\'t want to. Not bad for a once-struggling single mum who couldn\'t afford to heat her flat
The Queen - minted monarch
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Our respected head of state who recently turned 80, is enjoying her twilight years sitting on a tidy sum worth £300m, which puts her at 192. It\'s said that her property portfolio (which includes Sandringham and Balmoral) totals £90m and her art collection is worth £2m. Looks like she\'s thrifty with the pennies too - the annual report on public finances for 2004-05 showed that her expenditure fell from £36.8 to £36.7m, saving the state a whole £100,000
Madonna - material girl
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The queen of re-invention hasn\'t lost her gift for keeping her finger on the pulse and raking in the cash. Her latest album \'Confessions on a Dance Floor\' is a huge success, producing her 12th number one, and tickets for her Wembley Arena concert in August sold out in minutes at £160 a seat. All this adds to her £248m fortune, giving her and hubby Guy a place at no 251 on the list
Catherine Zeta Jones
- Hollywood royalty
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catherine zeta jones
Mrs Michael Douglas has properties in NY, LA, Bermuda, Majorca and Wales that have been cited as worth £20m by The Times. With box-office money-spinners such as \'Chicago\' and \'Traffic\', CZJ personally earnt £55m of the £175m fortune that the couple are said to have, rocking up at 332 on the list
Barbara Taylor Bradford
- bountiful books
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The second author to appear in our list proves that penning a page-turner can be a surefire way to earn your fortune. BTB is said to earn £145m from her romantic offerings, which places her at no 398
Anita Roddick - conscientious capital
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The founder of the Body Shop, who recently sold to cosmetics biggie L\'Oréal in a controversial move, made a mint from joining an ethically-based beauty bandwagon in the \'70s. Her cocoa butter and vitamin E cream have brought her to a £132m fortune, making her 424th on the list
Sharon Osbourne - music mogul
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With a best-selling autiobiography, \'Extreme\', a £7m deal from judging on \'X Factor\' and the trappings of success from the reality TV show, Sharon O together with Ozzy, are on the list at no 554 with their cool earnings of £100m. Not bad for an ageing couple from Brum!
Victoria Beckham - wealthy wife
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One half of football\'s most glam couple, Posh - together with hubby David - is worth a not-to-be-sniffed-at £87m. Admittedly Becks is responsible for most of that sum, but with royalties from her Spice Girls days totalling £1.5m and a £10.5m profit from her company Footwork (the vehicle for the Beckham Brand), Victoria keeps her end up nicely, turning up at no. 674 on the list
Anne Robinson
- a question of prosperity
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anne robinson
The queen of mean, who claimed that she stopped counting her wealth after she reached £20m, is down on the Rich List for £60m, giving her a comparatively lowly place at no 944 on the list. Still, it\'s more wealth than us mere mortals will see in a lifetime! With an eye for property dealings plus lucrative earnings from her TV shows, Lady Luck is smiling on Annie R after some well-documented battles with alcoholism
