By Sammy S. on January 17, 2011
An amicable divorce in March 2009 made Slavica Ecclestone, 52, one of the richest women in Britain with net worth of £734m. The former model, born Slavica Radic in what is now Croatia, ended her 24-year marriage to Bernie Ecclestone , the Formula One motorsport tycoon. Much of the family’s £2.2 billion fortune was held in Slavica’s name in offshore trusts in Jersey. The couple are on good terms and it is thought Bernie managed to keep about two-thirds of the fortune he has built up through his shrewd handling of F1.
