Gwendolyn Sontheim Meyer (born 1961/62) is an American billionaire heiress and equestrian.[2][3]

Biography

Early life

She is a great-great-granddaughter of William Wallace Cargill, the founder of Cargill.[1] Her late mother was Marion MacMillan Pictet.[1][4]

Career

A show jumper, she won the Prix Credit Suisse at the Geneva International Horse Show in 2011.[3] She also sponsors dressage.[5][6]

Personal life

She lives on Coral Reef Ranch in Rancho Santa Fe, California.[1][2][5][7] She is divorced, and has two children.[1] As of May 2022, she was estimated to be worth approximately US$5.5 billion.[1][2] As of Oct 2022, she was rumored to have a new fiancé. The name of such is unknown to hide the identity of the multi millionaire.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Forbes profile: Gwendolyn Sontheim Meyer". Forbes. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Juli Weiner, America’s Poor: Mitt Romney Does Not Make Forbes 400 List , Vanity Fair, September 19, 2012
  3. ^ a b Prix Credit Suisse
  4. ^ Brian Solomon, The Secretive Cargill Billionaires And Their Family Tree, Forbes, 9/22/2011
  5. ^ a b Winci Acquired for Guenter Seidel to Ride, Eurodressage, 01/01/2013
  6. ^ Off Centerline, Sidelines, January 17, 2013
  7. ^ Lindsay Berreth, Seidel Gets New Grand Prix Ride, The Chronicle of the Horse, January 3, 2013