Josie Natori

Josie Natori is the founder of fashion label The Natori Company, which retails in U.S. department stores such as Saks Fifth Avenue, Bloomingdales and Neiman Marcus. She started the company in 1977 and now owns a factory in Manila which employs 500 workers. Her son Kenneth is the company's president and is focused on growing online sales. She has dual citizenship in the Philippines and the U.S.; her wealth includes real estate in New York's Westchester County, Manhattan and Palm Beach. Josie Natori considered several mundane businesses--such as a car wash and a McDonald franchise--before she began her fashion business.