The super-sexy Beyonce Knowles operates a wildly successful entertainment empire that includes fashion, film and publishing deals.

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The super-sexy Beyonce Knowles operates a wildly successful entertainment empire that includes fashion, film and publishing deals.

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A successful model most of her life and an young female African-American role model to many, Tyra Banks is a super-successful businesswomen as well. She is into TV and film production, product lines and real estate development.

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The model turned actress Bipasha Basu has looked to differentiate her fitness regimen and market her DVDs better.

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Twinkle Khanna is a well-known interior designer. She opened her interior store in 2002 with the partnership of two friends. The White Window(store) is located in Mumbai at Crawford Market. (Getty Images)

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After modeling for brands like Versace, Armani and Ralph Lauren, Padma Lakshmi transitioned to building a food/cooking media empire.

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Gayatri Reddy is the daughter of T. Venkattaram Reddy, the owner of Deccan Chronicle. She was IPL team Deccan Chargers before it got dissolved.

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Sonia Garware works as the Joint Managing Director of Garware Polyesters, a multi-million dollar company, and a family business! (BCCL)

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Ramona Narang is a fashion designer and owns a clothing line named "Bella" after her daughter. She is known to cater the Bollywood biggies with her uber-exclusive apparels and accessories. (BCCL)

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