2. Alice Walton
Net Worth: $26.3 billion
Source of wealth: Wal-Mart
Age: 63
Overall Rank: 8
The heiress is the daughter of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton and a noted philanthropist. Last year, she opened Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in the town of Bentonville, Ark., where Wal-Mart is headquartered.