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Elena Perminova & Alexander Lebedev – Owner of London Evening Standard and The Independent, $1.1 Billion
Elena Perminova, the wife of Russian media tycoon Alexander Lebedev, met her husband in rather peculiar circumstances. As a teen, Elena was arrested for distributing drugs. She almost lost her life for exposing the drug baron she was working for and Lebedev stepped in to offer protection. Elena went back to school and later fell in love with Alexander. Although unmarried, the couple has 3 children and refer to each other as “wife” and “husband.” Despite being filthy rich, Elena prefers to donate to worthy causes rather than spend cash on trivialities.