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Hortensia Herrero
71 | Co-owner-Philanthropist | Mercadona | Spain
Herrero owns nearly 28% of Mercadona, the Spanish supermarket chain that she helped grow with her husband to more than 1,600 stores. Mercadona’s success has turned Herrero into a billionaire, and in 2012 she founded the Hortensia Herrero Foundation to preserve arts and culture in Valencia, her hometown. The foundation supports contemporary art, dance and heritage sites, including churches. Herrero personally invested six million euros to restore Valencia’s San Nicolás church, which was finished last year. In 2021, she also donated three million syringes to Covid vaccination sites across Valencia.
