
The richest self-made woman on the Forbes list for three consecutive years, Rafaela Aponte-Diamant owns a 50% stake in the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), which she cofounded with her husband in 1970 after meeting him on a boat trip to Capri. Today, MSC commands a fleet of 900 ships, making it the largest shipping line in the world. Her husband, Gianluigi Aponte, owns the other half.

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