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| HK richest woman Nina Wang dead | |
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| Hong Kong's richest woman, Nina Wang, has died from an unspecified illness, her spokesman has said. | |
| Wang was thrust into the limelight after being accused of forging her late husband's will in order to inherit his fortune. | |
| She later won an eight-year battle to clear her name and give her control of multinational corporation Chinachem. | She later won an eight-year battle to clear her name and give her control of multinational corporation Chinachem. |
| Wang was Asia's 35th richest person, with a fortune of $4.2bn, according to Forbes magazine. | |
| 'Little Sweetie' | |
| Wang first became a household name when her businessman husband Teddy was kidnapped 15 years ago. | |
| He was never seen again and nine years later he was declared dead. | |
| His estate was valued at around $5bn, and his widow and father each presented a very different version of his will. | |
| The one Nina Wang had, which was handwritten, left his fortune to her. | |
| But the elder Mr Wang insisted his was the authentic will which proved that he was the rightful heir. He began a civil case against his daughter-in-law, accusing her of forgery, but in 2005, after an eight-year court battle, she won the fight to clear her name and keep the money. | |
| Each twist and turn of the high-profile court case dominated Hong Kong's front pages and gossip columns. | |
| Wang also attracted attention because of her signature ponytails and unusual dress sense, and local media nicknamed her "little sweetie". | |
| According to Hong Kong newspapers, she was recently reported to be suffering from cancer, but that was never officially confirmed. | |
| Her spokesman declined to give details of the nature of the illness that killed her. |