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Manolo Blahnik
$14,000

Famous for excruciatingly high heels and similarly painful price points, Manolo Blahnik nevertheless inspires cult-like dedication among his customers. He even does bridal shoes, though we don’t recommend the alligator boots for anything matrimonial–unless it’s a bachelorette party. The $14,000 pair is available at Manolo Blahnik’s West 54th Street boutique in New York.

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Palm Beach, Fla., $75 million
There is a certain status in owning–and even more in buying–a home that is the most expensive on the market, which might explain why financier Nelson Peltz, the owner of this Palm Beach home, isn’t budging an inch on price. The waterfront estate, which includes a 44,000-square-foot main residence and a 16,000-square-foot guest house, has been quietly shopped around since 1995 at $75 million. Ned Monell of Sotheby’s International has the listing.

Aspen, Colo., $63 million
Hollywood producer Peter Guber initially just wanted to sell off some of his extra Aspen land, but because interested buyers wanted his home along with it, he decided to throw it in there–for $63 million. Despite the intimidating price tag, listing agent Robert Ritchie of Coats Reid Waldron says it’s his most active listing. Only qualified buyers can look at the property, and eight Forbes 400 list members have seen it in the last six weeks.

Wainscott, N.Y., $50 million
Commodities trader David Campbell was said to be extremely close to selling his East Hampton estate, Burnt Point, last spring, but months later it’s still sitting on the market. Campbell bought the land for upwards of $10 million in 1996, and he proceeded to build out a mansion fit for a trading titan, including a waterfall and a 2,200-square-foot basement. The listing is shared by Allan M. Schneider Associates, Dunemere and Sotheby’s International Realty.

Montauk, N.Y., $50 million
Oceanfront or not, this $50 million property is still looking for a buyer. Paul Morrisey and Andy Warhol bought the land in the 1970s for about $220,000; that’s less than 1% of the $50 million asking price today. (Capital gains, anyone?) Celebrities such as Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Elizabeth Taylor and Liza Minelli have all stayed at Eothen (Greek for “toward the east”), as the property is called. Lee Minetree of Allan M. Schneider Associates has the listing.

1. Liliane Bettencourt

At the grand age of 83, Ms Bettencourt is the wealthiest woman in the world and the richest in France according to Forbes, sitting at 15th richest overall. She inherited her $16 billion (£8.4 billion) fortune through her family’s firm, L’Oreal. She is the daughter of L’Oreal founder Eugene Schueller and retains a controlling stake in the cosmetics giant so is likely to get richer still. Because she’s worth it.

2. Christy Walton

Christy, 51, is the widow of John Walton, the Wal-Mart heir who died when his ultralight aircraft crashed in June 2005. She and her son Luke inherited $15.9 billion (£8.4 billion) from the company originally founded by Sam Walton, who opened his first store in 1962 and took it public in 1970. Wal-Mart is still the world’s largest retailer with more than 5,100 stores serving 138 million customers a week and ringing up sales of $285 billion (£151 billion). All of which makes Christy the 17th richest person in the world.

3. Alice Walton

As you would expect with the Waltons, family ties run deep. Alice, 56, is the sister of the late John Walton and her fortune of $15.7 billion (£8.3 billion) puts her at number 20 in the world’s rich list. Brother Rob serves as chairman and the company donates a small fortune to charity via the Walton Family Foundation.

4. Helen Walton

The third Walton to feature here, 86-year-old Alice is the mother of John Walton and the widow of Sam. Her $15.6 billion (£8.2 billion) fortune makes her the 24th richest person in the world.

5. Abigail Johnson

The 28th richest person in the world, Abigail’s $12.5 billion (£6.6 billion) – and growing – inheritance comes from Fidelity Investments, America’s largest mutual fund company. The firm was founded by her grandfather in 1946. Abby, 44, interned at Fidelity while pursuing a Harvard MBA and returned full-time in1988. She became president of the company’s mutual fund division in 2001, dodged the taint of corruption during a scandal in 2003 and picked up $31 billion (£16.4 billion) in fund assets during her first six months as competitors withered. In May 2006 she took over Fidelity’s employer services division, administering payroll and employee stock plans. Busy girl.

6. and 7. Barbara Cox Anthony and Anne Cox Chambers

Barbara, 82, and Anne, 86, inherited $12.4 billion (£6.6 billion) each from the family’s media firm Cox Enterprises. Dad James Cox’s empire includes 17 newspapers, 15 TV stations, 79 radio stations and also cable systems. As if that wasn’t enough, the business also runs to cars, including Manheim Auctions, America’s leading used-car auction business and majority ownership of AutoTrader.com, the world’s largest online auto classifieds site. Last year the family took cable arm Cox Communications private in an $8 billion (£4.2 billion) deal. They are the world’s 28th richest people.

8. Jacqueline Mars

With a $10 billion (£5.3 billion) fortune inherited from the family confectionery business, Jacqueline, 66, is the 44th richest person in the world. Her grandfather Frank Mars started making chocolates from his kitchen in Washington State in 1919. Her father, Forrest Sr, took over, introducing the malt-flavour nougat which became the cornerstone of the Mars bar line: Milky Way, Snickers etc. The business also produces M&Ms, Twix and Skittles, as well as pet food (Whiskas, Pedigree) and Uncle Ben’s Rice. It’s easy to imagine how $10 billion could help you work rest and play.

9. Susanne Klatten

More inherited money in ninth place as Ms Klatten, 43, scooped up $8.1 billion (£4.3 billion) via a 12.5% stake in BMW cars and a 50% stake in pharmaceutical manufacturer Altana from her late father, Herbert Quandt. A trained economist with an MBA, Klatten is credited with helping transform Altana into a world-class pharmaceutical/chemical corporation with $3.6 billion (£1.9 billion) in sales and almost 11,000 employees.

10. Cristina Green

Mrs Green may derive some of her wealth from husband Philip’s retail empire, Arcadia, but I bet she’s earned it. And as the only Brit in the top 10 richest women and the only one with self-made cash, she deserves our applause. Their $7 billion (£3.7 billion) fortune makes the Greens the 74 richest people in the world and they like to protect their cash from the taxman by living in Monaco. Arcadia Group is Britain’s third-largest clothing retail group and includes high street favourites Topshop, Dorothy Perkins and Miss Selfridge. Green also owns 94% of BHS, the country’s 10th-largest clothing retail chain. Together, the companies have sales of $4.7 billion (£2.5 billion).