Rosalía Mera

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Rosalía Mera Goyenechea, born 1944 in A Coruña, Galicia, is one of the richest people in the world. She began designing gowns and lingerie in her home with her then-husband, Amancio Ortega Gaona. The couple parlayed their work into a multi-billion-dollar corporation, Inditex, and the Zara line of clothing stores. Despite her divorce from Ortega, Mera retains a 7% stake in the company.

Mera also owns interests in a company which make fingerprinting identification kits for infants and another company (Zeltia) which investigates about cancer fighting compounds in products from the ocean.

She is also the president of the Paideia Foundation, a charitable organization. The foundation has become involved in Spanish media, most notably as a producer of the Internet-themed game show Terceira rede (Third Network). Her venture capital firm Rosp Corunna is also a share holder in Continental Prods, a Galician media company. She also has a share of Milou Films and of Tornasol Films.