Alexandra Andresen is 19-year-old professional dressage competitor from Norway. But most recently, she’s been known to be the world’s youngest
billionaire, according to Forbes 2016 World’s Rich List, in which she
placed 1,475th, alongside her 20-year-old sister.
But Alexandra did not make her billions riding horses. She’s actually
heiress to her father’s huge fortune, which was built within the
tobacco market.
Her father, Johan F. Andresen, treated his daughters to 80 per cent
of his shares in his investment firm, Ferd Holdings, after the company
was sold for $500 million (more than £350 million) in 2005, and the
money was invested into property and hedge funds.
Alexandra was given a massive $1.2 billion (more than £850 million)
back in 2007, but she finally made the list of billionaires as she is
now over the age of 17, and is required to publish her tax returns –
therefore making her fortune public.
And while some people may argue that it is actually her father who is
the billionaire – her bank account says different, so there.
But, although Alexandra now has the freedom to live as lavish
as a lifestyle as she pleases, she actually seems pretty down-to-earth.
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