Christine Ruth Benton (Christy Walton) is the wife of late John T. Walton. After his death in June 2005, she inherited his fortune of $15.7 billion [1]. As of March 2007, she is the 24th richest person in the Forbes World's Billionaires [2], and lately the richest woman in the United States at rank #12 with a net worth of $16.3 billion dollars published by Forbes 400 Richest Americans in September, 2007 [3]. She currently resides in Jackson, Wyoming. She has one son, Luke.
