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Sylvia Stroeher occupe actuellement le rang #1748 du classement mondial StarFortune (secteur luxe, mode & beauté). Fortune nette estimée : $2.4 B ($0 sur 24h).
In 2003, Sylvia Stroeher netted over $1 billion when her family sold 80% of hair-care group Wella AG to Procter & Gamble.
In 1927, her great-grandfather Franz bought the rights to a process that used hot curlers and chemicals to put long-lasting waves into women's hair.
Sylvia and her husband, a former nurse, have a renowned collection of contemporary German art that includes works by Baselitz, Immendorff and Kiefer.
Part of the collection is housed in the Museum Kueppersmuehle in Duisburg, Germany.
An extension to the museum by star architect Pierre de Meuron opened in 2020.
In 2013, Sylvia helped struggling German publishing house Suhrkamp by paying writers' remuneration for some time; she now sits on its supervisory board.