# Wealthiest women in UK

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2000/08/20/wealthiest-women-uk/
- Published: 2000-08-20T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

JK Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series, is now Britain’s highest-paid woman,
according to a new list. The Times reports that she earned £20.5 million last year.
Sixty four women earned more than £1 million in the past year, including computer
company founder Nikki Beckett (£14.03m), property magnate Winifred Linnett (£9.76m),
advertiser Diane Beford (£5.49m), and Carol Vorderman (£2.8m)

Read Harry Potter author nets £20m, by Linus Gregoriadis at The Times.

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