Here’s How Long It Will Take For You to Hit the Forbes Billionaire List

The Forbes Rich List is out, and as we slice and dice the billionaires around the world, a few trends have emerged: the number of Chinese billionaires has doubled since last year; Moscow has more billionaires per capita than any other city; and 2010 was good to most really rich people! 648 billionaires saw an increase in wealth while only 160 saw decreases. Guess those gains had to come from somewhere.

What we really wanted to know though, is what gives you the best chance at making a future Forbes billionaire list, how long will it take to get there, and how stiff is the competition? Here are the number of billionaires in each industry tracked by Forbes, and the average age of the billionaires.

The Style Blog That Takes Aim At Style Bloggers

If you want attention for your new style blog, picking on an existing style blog in some way seems to be rule one in the Mean Girls Guide to Fashion handbook.

Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler This Fat Tuesday With Paczki or King Cake

With a name like Fat Tuesday, you can’t expect to celebrate with rice cakes and veggies. Just a heads up that none of these recommendations are going to go into the healthy eating category.

Lady Gaga Threatens Legal Action Against Baby Gaga Ice Cream Makers for Milking Her Fame

Just the other day we wrote “incorporating the name of one of the world’s biggest pop stars, while good for grabbing the attention of Gaga fans via vague headlines, doesn’t seem like it’s all that great for creating a distinct brand identity,” when posing the question of whether breast milk ice cream (named Baby Gaga) would be a trend that anyone would jump on. Seems like Lady Gaga agrees, and as of yesterday began legal proceedings against Baby Gaga makers The Icecreamists.

Tyra Banks’ Demand Media Partnership May Make Her the Highest Netting Celebrity Fashion Startup Entrepreneur

Demand Media announced a partnership with Tyra Banks last June to launch an “interactive web property, an engaging online video series and unique mobile applications” that “closely supporting her core mission to expand the definition of beauty.”

Perhaps more interesting than the site is the deal itself, which could make Banks one of the highest netting online fashion startup entrepreneurs.

Baby Gaga Breast Milk Ice Cream: If Everyone Jumped

We’re sure you’ve heard about the breast milk ice cream that one London shop has had on its menu by now, but yesterday we learned that local officials confiscated all of the supply that was on hand at the store due to health concerns. The ice cream is apparently being sent to be tested for hepatitis contamination.

Everything iPad 2: Hands On, Reviewed, Analyzed, Where to Buy

Yesterday was the big day when that mysterious “2” invitation was confirmed to be for an event launching the iPad 2. Okay, so it wasn’t that mysterious, but there was one surprise. Notably, it was that Steve Jobs delivered the presentation. While the iPad 2 is thinner, faster and presumably shinier than the original iPad, there weren’t too many seriously groundbreaking features, so Jobs’ appearance may have been a way to make up for that.

In case the actual features and reviews are what you’re really interested in though, here’s a roundup of everything iPad 2.

PR Fail: Max Clifford Gives John Galliano the Worst Damage Control Advice Ever (Updated)

“I think Galliano needs to justify what he’s done,” Max Clifford, PR and damage-control expert, told WWD. “He needs two or three Jewish friends to come forward and tell the public that he is not remotely anti-Semitic in all the years they have known him. Or he has to say it was meant to be a funny rant, or that he was just trying to annoy to the people sitting next to him.”

What?! As we predicted, a number of statements are so enamored with Galliano’s skill that they separate it from his social failings, but that particular piece of advice from Max Clifford fails on so many levels that we can’t wonder how much Clifford was drinking before he offered it.

Skill vs. Social: How Will You Remember Galliano’s Final Dior Collection?

Galliano’s gone, but it seems the show will go on.

Which leaves a question that’s been posed many times: how do you praise the professional, without being sullied by the personal?

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