Blair Parry-Okeden
| Blair Parry-Okeden | |
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| Born |
1950 (age 65–66) Honolulu, Hawaii, United States |
| Residence | Scone, New South Wales, Australia |
| Education | La Pietra: Hawaii School for Girls |
| Known for | Heiress, Cox Enterprises |
| Net worth | US$9.8 bn (Forbes 2016)[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Simon Parry-Okeden (divorced)[2] |
| Children | 2 |
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Blair Parry-Okeden (born 1950 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is an Australian billionaire heiress and, according to Forbes Asia, Australia's richest person by net worth.[3]
Biography
Parry-Okeden was educated at La Pietra: Hawaii School for Girls, Honolulu, Hawaii,[2] which was founded by her mother, Barbara Cox Anthony, and trained to become a teacher.
Parry-Okeden's grandfather James M. Cox founded the privately held media company Cox Enterprises. Her brother James C. Kennedy is the chairman, and her aunt, Anne Cox Chambers, is the largest shareholder and sits on the board. In 2007 following the death of her mother, Parry-Okeden inherited 25% of Cox Enterprises. She has no role at the company.[4]
Parry-Okeden first came to prominence in Australia in March 2009 when Forbes Asia assessed her net worth at A$7.0 billion.[2] In January 2016, her net worth was assessed by Forbes at US$9.8 billion (A$12.49 billion).[1] Her philanthropic interests include the Shore School, the University of Hawaii, Centre on Ageing,[5] the Scone Grammar School, and Strathearn Village, a non-profit aged-care centre.[2]
Parry-Okeden has two sons, Andrew and Henry, with her ex-husband Simon Parry-Okeden.[2] She lives at Rockview Station[4] in Scone, having moved to Australia from the US to live with her husband at the time.[6]
Published works
- Parry-Okeden, Blair; Maree, Noella, (illustrator.) (1989). Down by the gate. Hillarys, W.A.: Bello Books. ISBN 978-0-9588904-2-7. – a children's book about an advertisement that Mother Goose places in a newspaper.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Blair Parry-Okeden". Forbes - Australia's richest. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Jensen, Erik (13 March 2009). "A quiet American is Australia's richest person". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ↑ "Gina Rinehart gives way to Blair Parry-Okeden as Australia's wealthiest person". The Guardian. Australia. 28 January 2016.
- 1 2 "Australia's secret billionaire adds $US500 million to her fortune in 12 months". SmartCompany. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ↑ Murphy, Damien (29 January 2016). "The reclusive heiress who is the richest Australian". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ↑ "Gina Rinehart toppled as Australia's richest". New Zealand Herald. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.