Pauline MacMillan Keinath

The richest man in Missouri is also the wealthiest black American.

It pays to be famous - literally. But, even one of the most famous women on Earth isn't even close to just the richest woman in Missouri as she's still more than 6 times more wealthy than the pop star diva.

There are lots of ways to define who's rich and who's not. If you're measuring wealth in Missouri and you're defining that word by cold, hard cash, the 5 richest families have bling in the billions.

There's a brand new ranking of the world's richest and 5 Missouri billionaires made the list of the top 400. The richest in the Show Me State is now the most financially successful woman in the state.

I have some interesting numbers that you can take to the bank - literally. Did you know that the richest woman in Missouri who also happens to be one of the richest women in the world has a net worth that's 12 times greater than even Taylor Swift? Cha-ching.