Articles Written by Amy Lamare

Amy Lamare is a Los Angeles-based writer covering business, technology, entertainment, philanthropy, and pop culture. You can find her other work at Los Angeles Magazine, Your Tango, Thinknum Media, Nicki Swift, and Heavy among other publications. Follow her on Facebook. Amy's favorite self-made billionaire is Sara Blakely.

Francois-Henri Penault – Salma Hayek's French Billionaire Husband – Pledges Over $100 Million To Rebuild Notre Dame
On Monday the world watched with shock as the famed Notre Dame Cathedral caught fire and burned, causing catastrophic damage to the 850-year-old structure. Now, Salma Hayek's husband and father in law have stepped in to pledge $113 million to help...
Surge In Convenience Store Stock Mints New Billionaire
The parent company of Circle K, Couche-Tard, has had a run on its stock of late. It is trading at all time highs, making the co-founder of the Canadian company and former CFO a billionaire.
When Did Bill Gates First Become A Billionaire?
Gates didn't become a billionaire on the day in 1986 when Microsoft went public. The opening stock price was $21. After the trading day, the stock closed at $27.75 and Bill's 45% was worth $350 million.
There Are More Than A Dozen Billionaire European Families With Nazi Pasts
Recently, the billionaire Reimann family admitted that their ancestors had profited from and took part in slave labor and Nazi practices during the Nazi regime. However, there are more than a dozen European billionaire families with the same ties ...
Tech Tycoon Worth $700 Million Thinks That Kind Of Wealth Is Ridiculous
Like many people, Tomohiro Ohno had no idea what he wanted to when he graduated from college in Japan. What he did know, though, was that he did not want to work for a traditional company. What he ended up doing was the wave of the future.
Billionaire Family Behind Trader Joe's And Aldi Cut Family Out Of Will For Lavish Spending
The Albrecht family is the billionaire clan behind Aldi and Trader Joe's. They are feuding because one of Aldi's founders cut her grandchildren and daughter-in-law out of her will, due to their lavish spending.
MacKenzie Bezos Is Now Officially 25th Richest Person On The Planet
MacKenzie has a whole new life in front of her. But who is she and where did she come from? We all know her as Jeff Bezos' wife. Now she's not. She will get to forge a new life with $35.6 billion in the bank.
Hotels Owned By Sultan Of Brunei Face Backlash, Delete Social Media Accounts
A number of the world's most luxurious hotels have deleted their social media accounts in light of the backlash against the owner. The hotels are under fire due to the Sultan's decision to enforce the policy of death by stoning as the punishment f...
How MC Hammer Blew Through $70 Million In Under Five Years
Attention aspiring rappers, singers and entertainers from all genres! Before you set out to use your God-given talents to earn a massive personal fortune, please study the story of MC Hammer.
Kylie Jenner Admits She Can't Call Herself Self-Made…Still Insists She Is A Billionaire
It seems like Kylie Jenner has had a crisis of conscious of sorts. She's walked back her claim that she is 100% self-made.

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