Rihanna has set the bar for entrepreneur’s and musicians world wide as she has accumulated a 14 billion dollar networth. Topping the charts on billboard immediately after her debut to the music game she quickly revealed her talents outside of music to be highly valued also. Acting was the first venture outside of music for Rihanna, as she became a fashion and pop icon.
Yes the well loved known and embraced Rihanna has set her name in history at the young age of 33. Rihanna has had some of the most memorable music of the 2000’s but she uses her side hustle and second love of beautifying the world with her Fenti line. Landing at an estimated 1.4 billion I see her doubling her networth with in the next 4 years.
Rihanna has an honorary title of Ambassador for Culture and Youth in Barbados. On February 22, 2008, former Barbados Prime Minister David Thompson launched the national “Rihanna Day” in their country. Although it is not a bank holiday, Barbadians celebrate it every year in honor of Rihanna. Rihanna was named Harvard University’s “Humanitarian of the Year” by the Harvard Foundation. During Rihanna’s third annual “Diamond Ball”, president Barack Obama, praised Rihanna’s work and stated: “She’s become a powerful force in the fight to give people dignity.” On September 21, 2018, Rihanna was appointed by the government of Barbados to be an Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, with special duties of promoting “education, tourism and investment for the island. As of 2021, Rihanna is the world’s wealthiest female musician with an estimated net worth of $1.7 billion. She was also listed among Forbes‘ Top 100 Most Powerful Women of 2019. In 2020, she debuted on the Sunday Times Rich List, claiming third place on the list of Britain’s richest musicians.
At the 2020 NAACP Image Awards, hosted by BET, Rihanna accepted the President’s Award from Derrick Johnson. Johnson stated that “Rihanna has not only enjoyed a groundbreaking career as an artist and musician, but has also distinguished herself as a stellar public servant. From her business achievements through Fenty, to her tremendous record as an activist and philanthropist, Rihanna epitomizes the type of character, grace, and devotion to justice that we seek to highlight in our President’s Award.
