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Every person’s happiness is complete when they succeed in life—but has success ever come about by chance? No. Perseverance, ambition, and hard work are the keys to success and reaching the top.
of the pyramid. Success has never been limited to a particular person, race, or gender. And when we talk about hard work and success, we cannot overlook Rosalía Mera, the richest woman in Spain and a partner in
the global brand Zara. the global brand Zara.
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The Early Life of Rosalía Mera
Rosalía was born in 1944 in the town of La Coruña in northern Spain to a modest family. At the age of eleven, she left school and worked as a seamstress to support herself, and
Before you founded a company with Ortega.
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The Beginning of Rosalía Mera’s Success Story
In 1875, Rosalía Mera married Amancio Ortega. They had two children, but divorced in 1986. Together, Rosalía Mera and her husband founded a company that later became
one of the world’s best-known Brands clothing retailers. They chose the name “Zorba” for the company, inspired by Greek stories, but
the name was later changed to avoid confusion with a nearby bar that existed at the time.
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The Zara Brand
After the couple founded Zara, it grew into one of the world’s leading clothing brands, with designs based on producing
Affordable styles inspired by the latest and most popular trends from local and international fashion shows, as well as designs influenced by pop culture. Zara followed
a clothing production process that involved lengthy design and manufacturing cycles, often taking up to six months from the initial design of a garment until
it was delivered to retailers. The company also sought to anticipate consumer tastes well in advance. Zara launches Brand around 10,000 new designs
each year and employs around 120,000 people worldwide. The Zara brand has approximately 1,763 stores across
the world, and the company invests a percentage of its revenue in opening new stores. As a result, Rosalia became known as a pioneer of fast fashion.
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Ms. Rosalía Mera’s Fortune
Ms. Rosalia Mera retired from the board of directors of Inditex, the parent company, in 2004. Inditex owns a range of fashion retailers,
including Massimo Dutti, Bershka, and Zara. At the time, her wealth was estimated at $6.1 billion, in addition to a share of her former husband
Ortega’s fortune, estimated at $57 billion, which made him the third-richest man in the world. Rosalia Mera was therefore known as one of the world’s richest women—and the richest
woman in Spain to have built her fortune herself.
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Rosalía Mera’s Social Life
Rosalia Mera was known for her modesty and love of her country. Despite her enormous wealth, she was often seen in salsa music bars and cafés.
One of Rosalia Mera’s most notable political stances was her opposition to the government’s austerity measures, which affected the public services provided in Spain. She also
She opposed government plans that would make it harder for girls in Spain to access abortions.
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The Death of Ms. Rosalía Mera, Spain’s Richest Woman
Rosalía died in August 2013 at the age of 69 after suffering a brain hemorrhage while on holiday with her daughter on the island of
Menorca. She was airlifted to a hospital in A Coruña, in her native Galicia in northwestern Spain, but died a few hours later.
