THE SECRET ZARA BILLIONAIRE
When one thinks of the richest people in the world a few names immediately jump to mind. From Amazon’s Bezo’s to the recently announced richest man in the world, Elon Musk. Also, Bill Gates is always on the list as well as Facebook’s founder Mark Zuckerberg. They are figures that are not only the richest men in the world but are also constantly in the limelight. Yet very few people will mention the name Amancio Ortega, one of the mainstays in the Forbes Richest People list and founder of one of the most successful clothing retailers in the world, Zara. The Spanish billionaire is the opposite of the names mentioned above, he is known as a very private and down to earth man who rarely makes public appearances and has shunned the trappings of the wealthy. But how did this humble Spaniard become one of the richest men in the world?
Born on the 28th of March 1936, Amancio Ortega Gaona was the son of a railroad worker and maid. With very little money and struggling to make ends meet, Ortega’s parents could not
