Maria Asuncion Aramburuzabala & family

María Asunción Aramburuzabala is by far México's best known businesswoman. She serves on the board of beer giant Anheuser-Busch InBev.

With her mother and sister, she inherited a stake in beer giant Grupo Modelo from her father. Modelo was sold to AB InBev in 2013 for $20 billion.

She has served as CEO of investment firm Tresalia Capital since 1996, and has led investments in construction, telecommunications and the Internet.