These are the six richest self-made black women in America

Beyonce – 51^st Position

Beyonce Knowles Carter first rose to fame as the lead singer in girl-group Destiny’s Child. She is now a business mogul with a net worth of $400 million, according to Forbes.

According to Forbes, Beyonce’s On The Run II stadium tour with husband Jay-Z grossed roughly $5 million per night, pulling in a total of more than $250 million.

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In April 2019, the pop star released ‘Homecoming,’ a live album and Netflix special about her groundbreaking 2018 performance at Coachella and in the same month she announced a new partnership with Adidas to relaunch her active wear line Ivy Park.

Beyonce is the voice behind the part of Nala in this summer’s ‘Lion King’ remake.