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7. Maria Contreras-Sweet ($3.5MM) Born: 1955 Company: ProAmerica Bank Industry: Banking Maria Contreras-Sweet was born in Mexico and began her career at RC Bottting Company. She eventually became Senior Vice President of Public Affairs. She then founded ProAmerica Bank. It was one of the first Hispanic banks in the United States.



Maria was also nominated by former President austria business fax list Barack Obama to be the head of the Small Business Administration. Her net worth is $3.5 million. 8. Martha De La Torre (3-5MM) Date of Birth: July 13, 1957 Company: El Clasificado Industry: Media Martha De La Torre is the founder of El Calsificado.



She started her career as an accountant at La Opinion newspaper. This experience gave her the idea to start a newspaper that would publish Spanish classified ads. Initially, the newspaper struggled. She even had to sell her house. But after a few years, the business became profitable.