World Third Millionaire: Spanish Fashion Magnate Ortega

< p > June 2012, the media took a group photo of Ortega and his daughter Marta in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Some media believe that Marta will eventually take over the entire fashion empire.

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< p > go to the same cafe every day to have meals with the staff; only interviewed 3 journalists; like wearing white shirts, grey trousers and blue coats, are not his own brands. This is the low-key life of Forbes, the Spanish fashion giant Ortega, who has just squeezed Buffett out of the top three of the global rich.

Although Spain is one of the most serious countries in the European economic recession, the unemployment rate of young people is 55%, but Ortega has the most wealth among billionaires, and last year he put in more than $19 billion 500 million in his pocket.

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< p > according to the British guardian March 4th, the number of billionaires released by Forbes magazine on 4 may reach a record 1426.

The total assets of the list of rich people are up to US $5 trillion and 400 billion, slightly more than the US gross domestic product 1/3 of the world's largest economy.

The top two on the list are known as Mexico Telecom tycoon Carlos Slim and Microsoft Corp founder Bill Gates.

For the first time in third years, Buffett was not the "stock god" of Forbes, but Ortega, who was called "the biggest winner of the year" by "Forbes" and whose personal net assets amounted to 57 billion US dollars.

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Ortega P was born in March 28, 1936 in Leon, a city in central Spain. He is about to turn 77.

He was born in an ordinary Spanish family. His father was a railway clerk. He served as a stationmaster at several small stations.

Because his father often changed his job location, Ortega spent his childhood in several cities.

When he was 12 years old, his father was sent to work in Galicia. Later, in this area of northwest Spain, which was famous for its seafood, Ortega built his own fashion empire bit by bit.

At the age of 14, he began to apprenticeship in two famous clothing stores in La Coruna.

When he was 27 years old (1963), Ortega set up a garment factory in the Altay show industrial area outside La Coruna, specializing in the production of printed jackets. The business was quite good, and its garments were exported to many European countries.

"Ortega will make full use of the cheap labor force in the early stage of her business, so if you pay the women who have nothing to do in the slack time, they will be able to sew clothes for you at home."

A Spanish journalist told the Global Times reporter.

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< p > 1973, Ortega opened the first store in Zara in La Coruna.

In 1985, Ortega founded Inditex group to become the largest fashion retailer in the world today.

Reuters believes that Inditex, who doesn't advertise, probably doesn't need advertisements at all. Even celebrities like Kate wear Zara. Who needs advertisements?

Ortega's success may depend on "fast fashion" (pforming the high-end fashion on the T platform into the editor's note for the average young person to afford) and the location of the store. He usually stores the store in the golden zone and other high-end brands.

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< p > Ortega is very good at protecting his privacy. Even Zara has only released a picture of him.

According to Spanish media reports, Ortega is a horsemanship, motor vehicle and painting enthusiast. He currently lives in a comfortable but not luxurious apartment with his second wife.

It is worth mentioning that in the newly released "Forbes wealth list", the second riches of Spain after Ortega is Rosa Leah Leah, and she is Ortega's ex-wife.

The two of them founded Inditex company together.

The two children have a pair of children, because Marcks, whose son is disabled, set up a foundation devoted to helping disabled children in 1986 by Ortega and his ex-wife.

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< p > in Spain, almost everyone knows that Ortega is a very low-key person.

The Global Times reporter visited the headquarters of Inditex company recently. He expected to have an exclusive interview with Ortega. But before going there, a Spanish colleague told reporters: "Ortega has never been interviewed by the media, so this is impossible."

This is indeed the case.

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< p > when Ortega spoke to the Spanish people, they all said with one voice: "this is a brilliant man."

Indeed, in just a few decades, the company has developed from scratch to make the company a giant in the world fashion industry. At the same time, it has made itself the top three in the fortune list. Ortega really has great wisdom and ability.

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