Gina Rinehart may be Australia’s richest woman but she still has to deal with airport security.
The mining magnate from Perth, who is worth an estimated $10 billion, was spotted doing her makeup as she waited for a flight at Los Angeles airport.
Ms Rinehart used a small handheld mirror to reapply her lipstick and mascara, before searching for something else in her suitcase.
Just like the rest of us: Perth billionaire Gina Rinehart was spotted casually waiting at a check-in counter at Los Angeles airport
The billionaire mining magnate, who was worth almost $30 billion in 2012, carried a Gucci shopping bag into the airport
I’ll need that for the flight: At one point Ms Rinehart stooped down to find something in one of her eight suitcases
The 63-year-old’s assistant stood by her side at an airline counter, carting eight maroon luggage bags (pictured)
The 63-year-old’s assistant stood by her side at an airline counter, carting eight maroon luggage bags and a number of luxury designer shopping bags.
Ms Rinehart, who was bflanked by a small army of security guards, was due to fly from the United States to Switzerland.
The billionaire looked casual and carefree inside the airport, dressed in a casual cream shirt and pant outfit complete with low-heeled sandals.
Her outfit was accessorised with an expensive pearl bracelet and wide-brimmed hat.
Ms Rinehart used a small handheld mirror to reapply her lipstick and mascara
The billionaire looked casual and carefree inside the airport, dressed in a casual cream shirt and pant outfit complete with low-heeled sandals
Travelling light? Airport staff helped move Ms Rinehart’s enormous collection of luggage
Thankyou sir: A man wearing a suit was spotted opening Ms Rinehart’s car door open
Ms Rinehart inherited her father’s mineral exploration company when he died in 1992, and transformed his bankrupt estate into a billion-dollar success story.
Under her guidance, Hancock Prospecting capitalised on the iron ore boom of the early 2000s and became one of Australia’s most profitable companies in history.
Ms Rinehart also has considerable investments in agriculture and the Ten Network.
Ms Rinehart inherited her father’s mineral exploration company when he died in 1992, and transformed his bankrupt estate into a billion-dollar success story
The mining magnate kept herself hydrated, drinking from a bottle of water as security watched on
Ms Rinehart looked carefree and relaxed at the airport, carrying a small makeup bag
Her personal assistant was seen rearranging one of her luggage bags on the ground