The Barbadian singer and fashion designer has become the
wealthiest female musician in the world and the second richest female
entertainer behind Oprah Winfrey.
According to Forbes, Rihanna is worth $1.7bn (£1.2bn).
While she became famous for hits such as Umbrella, Diamonds
and Rude Boy, it was the success of her Fenty Beauty business that launched her
to billionaire status.
The majority of her fortune, an estimated $1.4bn (£1bn),
comes from the value of the brand which she launched in 2017 and of which she
owns 50%.
Most of the rest of her wealth comes from her stake in her
lingerie company, Savage x Fenty, which is worth an estimated $270m (£194m) and
her work as a musician and actress.
Earlier this year, Rihanna was accused of cultural
appropriation after she posed topless for an Instagram shot while wearing just
silk boxers and a necklace featuring the Hindu god Ganesha.
The image, in promotion of her Savage x Fenty lingerie line,
angered some fans, with one labelling it "disrespect 101".
It was not the first time she has been accused of cultural
insensitivity, with the singer apologising to the Muslim community over her
"unintentionally offensive" use of sacred texts during another
lingerie fashion show.
After she was criticised for using a song featuring a sample
from Islam's sacred Hadith texts, thanked fans for what she called an
"honest, yet careless mistake".
She also drew the ire of India's government in February
after tweeting in support of farmers who were protesting in New Delhi over
agriculture laws.
The Indian government later criticised celebrities who backed the cause on social media, claiming they were neither "accurate nor responsible".
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