Rank #1776
Sylvia Stroeher
Net worth $2.4B
Cosmetics · Germany
- Born
- May 30, 1955
- Age
- 70
- Source
- Cosmetics
- Residence
- Darmstadt
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Marital status
- Married
- Children
- 1
- Education
Net worth over time
Biography
- In 2003, Sylvia Stroeher netted over $1 billion when her family sold 80% of hair-care group Wella AG to Procter & Gamble.
- In 1927, her great-grandfather Franz bought the rights to a process that used hot curlers and chemicals to put long-lasting waves into women's hair.
- Sylvia and her husband, a former nurse, have a renowned collection of contemporary German art that includes works by Baselitz, Immendorff and Kiefer.
- Part of the collection is housed in the Museum Kueppersmuehle in Duisburg, Germany.
- An extension to the museum by star architect Pierre de Meuron opened in 2020.
- In 2013, Sylvia helped struggling German publishing house Suhrkamp by paying writers' remuneration for some time; she now sits on its supervisory board.