Lee Myung-hee

Lee Myung-hee is the chairwoman of Shinsegae Group with interests in fashion, hospitality, food and beverage and other sectors.She is the youngest daughter of late Samsung Group founder, Lee Byung-Chull, and a sister of Samsung chairman Lee Kun-Hee. Her Shinsegae International imports and distributes around 30 premium brands, including Alexander Wang, Brunello Cucinelli and Celine. The bulk of her wealth comes from E-Mart, which went public in 2011 and is now the country's biggest discount retail chain.Shinsegae was part of the Samsung Group until it split off in 1991, four years after the founder's death.