Top 14 most powerful female billionaires in the world

Updated: 2014-06-09 07:22 (chinadaily.com.cn)

First comes money then comes power - and it is no coincidence 14 women on the Forbes Power Women List happen to be billionaires.

According to Forbes.com, of the 100 women on the 2014 Forbes Power Women List, 13 individually boast ten digit fortunes. Melinda Gates, while not technically a billionaire herself, gets a pass - married to the world's richest man, the pair helm the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's $40.2 billion endowment trust.

Folorunsho Alakija

No 96. Folorunsho Alakija, age 63

Net worth: $3 billion

Business tycoon, Nigera

With clients such as former first Nigerian lady Maryam Babandiga, her company, Supreme Stitches, quickly rose to prominence among Nigeria's high society.