Serena Williams Makes History In Forbes’ ‘Selfmade Women list’

American professional tennis player, Serena Williams, has broken record in the latest list released by Forbes. 

Serena became the first athlete to make Forbes’ list of the World’s Richest Self-Made Women. 

According to a publication released on Tuesday, the 37-year-old made the list as a result of her net worth of $224m (£177m).

The tennis star was ranked number 80 with a net worth of $225 million.

Williams took to her Instagram page to celebrate the milestone

She wrote; “Be the brand. Starting @Serena and @Serena.Ventures are just a few steps. Honored to be the first athlete on Forbes Self Made Women list.”

Diane Hendricks, the 72-year-old chairman of ABC Supply, claimed the top spot for the second year in a row with a net worth of $7 billion, Forbes reported.

Meg Whitman, the current CEO of Quibi and former eBay CEO, took the No. 2 spot with a net worth of $3.8 billion.

Little Caesars Pizza cofounder, Marian Ilitch, Epic Systems CEO, Judy Faulkner and Thai Lee, the CEO of IT provider, SHI International, also made it to the top 5 of Forbes’ most successful self-made billionaires.

Kylie Jenner ranked 23 on the list and is among the 25 billionaires named.