Robyn Rihanna Fenty

🇧🇧 Ambassador Robyn Rihanna Fenty, NH, is the co-founder and CEO of Fenty, Fenty Beauty, Savage X Fenty and founder of Clara Lionel Foundation.

Ms. Fenty is Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Barbados (since September 20, 2018), with specific responsibility for promoting education, tourism and investment for the island.

“Rihanna has a deep love for this country and this is reflected in her philanthropy, especially in the areas of health and education.  She also shows her patriotism in the way she gives back to this country and continues to treasure the island as her home. She has also demonstrated, beyond her success as a pop icon, significant creative acumen and shrewdness in business. It is therefore fitting that we engage and empower her to play a more definitive role as we work to transform Barbados,” said Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley.

Rihanna the Billionaire

Ms. Fenty was officially named a billionaire by Forbes.com on August 04, 2021 with a estimated net worth of $1.7 billion. At 34 years of age she became America's youngest self-main female billionaire, the wealthiest female musician in the world and second only to Oprah Winfrey as the richest female entertainer. The bulk of her fortune (an estimated $1.4 billion) comes from the value of Fenty Beauty, of which she owns 50%. Her stake in Savage x Fenty is estimated to be worth $270 million.

Rihanna the Businesswoman

As a businesswoman, Ms. Fenty has had great success in the fashion and cosmetics industry with her Fenty Beauty, the makeup brand she co-owns with luxury goods group LVMH. Which was founded in September 2017 and was estimated to have generated $570 million in revenue in 2019. Forbes estimates the company is worth, conservatively, more than $3 billion.

Fenty (stylized as FEИTY) is a fashion house founded by Rihanna under the luxury fashion group LVMH (Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton) which was founded in 2017 and launched in May 2019 and is based in Paris. The fashion label made Rihanna the first woman and also the first blackwoman to be added to the LVMH group.

Ms. Fenty also co-owns Savage X Fenty lingerie line with Los Angeles-based online fashion firm TechStyle Fashion Group. Launched in spring 2018. Jay-Z’s venture firm Marcy Venture Partners LLC and growth-equity firm Avenir Growth Capital were reported to have invested $50 million into Savage X Fenty. Bringing the total amount invested in the company to roughly $70 million, according to the Wall Street Journal. The company is estimated to have generated $150 million in revenue in 2019.

Rihanna’s Puma Partnership

Ms. Fenty partnered with Puma in 2014 as creative director for the womenswear line. This partnership turned into a collaboration under her own name Fenty x Puma. Her time at Puma resulted in one of the most highly-coveted celebrity sneaker collabs with the Fenty Puma Creeper. Fenty Puma Creeper took home FN’s Shoe of the Year award in 2016. The sneaker was a blockbuster hit and generated strong global sales. Their first partnership ended in 2018 but in early 2023, Puma announced on Instagram that they were renewing their joint Fenty x Puma brand partnership with Ms. Fenty.

Accolades

• Her 2023 Super Bowl Halftime Show was the second most watched halftime show in the games history with 118.7 million viewers.
• Rihanna Named Barbados’ 11th National Hero, 2022, the youngest person to receive the honour.
• In 2018, the Government of Barbados appointed her as an ambassador with duties promoting education, tourism and investment.
• Rihanna is the highest selling and streamed digital female artist of all-time, surpassing Taylor Swift.
• She was the recipient of the 2020 NAACP "President’s Award." The award is presented in recognition of a special achievement and distinguished public service.
• Rihanna is the richest female musician in 2019 according to Forbes.
• 95 million twitter followers 
• 79 million instagram followers
• 74 million Facebook followers
• 9 Grammy Awards
• 12 Billboard Music Awards
• 13 American Music Awards
• 8 People's Choice Awards

Philanthropy

Ms. Fenty founded the Clara Lionel Foundation (CLF) in 2012, in honour of her grandparents, Clara and Lionel Braithwaite. Programs include the Clara Braithwaite Center for Oncology and Nuclear Medicine at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Barbados, and education programs.

Education

Ms. Fenty attended Charles F. Broome Memorial Primary School and Combermere High School in Barbados. She did not complete high school because of her music career taking off.