35. Tinsley Mortimer
Net Worth: $28 million*
Wealth Inherited From: George Riley Mercer
Tinsley Mortimer is an affluent socialite and television celebrity. She has also pursued a career in modeling. Her father, George Mercer, was a highly successful real estate developer and investor, while her mother, Dale, was an interior decorator. Her grandfather, George, established the Mercer Rug company in 1936.

She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Columbia University and was a volunteer at Habitat for Humanity prior to her enrollment.