Blair Parry-Okeden
| Blair Parry-Okeden | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1950 Honolulu, Hawaii, US |
| Residence | Scone, New South Wales, Australia |
| Education | La Pietra: Hawaii School for Girls |
| Known for | Heiress, Cox Enterprises |
| Net worth | $9.8 billion (February 2016)[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Simon Parry-Okeden (divorced) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Stanley C. Kennedy, Jr & Barbara Cox Anthony |
| Relatives | James M. Cox (grandfather) James C. Kennedy (brother) Anne Cox Chambers (aunt) |
Blair Parry-Okeden (born 1950) is a billionaire heiress and Australia's richest person.[2]
Early life
She was educated at La Pietra: Hawaii School for Girls, Honolulu, Hawaii,[3] which was founded by her mother, Barbara Cox Anthony, and trained to become a teacher.
Inheritance
Parry-Okeden's grandfather James M. Cox founded the privately held media company Cox Enterprises. Her brother James C. Kennedy is the chairman, and her aunt, Anne Cox Chambers, is the largest shareholder and sits on the board. In 2007 following the death of her mother, Parry-Okeden inherited 25% of Cox Enterprises. She has no role at the company.[4]
In January 2016, she had a net worth of $8.8 billion.[1]
Personal life
Parry-Okeden has two sons, Andrew and Henry, with her ex-husband Simon Parry-Okeden.[3] She lives at Rockview Station[4] in Scone, having moved to Australia from the US to live with her husband at the time.[5]
She has written a children's book called Down By The Gate, which is about an ad that Mother Goose places in a newspaper.
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