In a country where daughters are often born with a set of instructions that they are made to follow in order to be accepted by society, there are a few who are lucky. From restricting their career choices to marrying them off to reduce financial burden, daughters of India have for decades been treated as subordinates. But with times changing women are seen taking the lead in all walks of life. Vanisha Mittal, daughter of billionaire steel baron Lakshmi Mittal and Usha Mittal is a leading example.
Vanisha was born in 1980 and is the daughter of steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal and Usha Mittal. She has Bachelor’s degree in science from the European Business School.
In June 2004, she was chosen to serve on the board of directors of LNM Holdings. The “total cost of ownership programme” was one of the projects that Vanisha led in the procurement department before she was nominated to the board of directors of ArcelorMittal in December, 2004. She is the non-independent director of the company. She began working with Aperam in April 2011 and has been the Chief Strategy Officer ever since.
Vanisha made headlines when she tied the knot with British businessman, Amit Bhatia in 2004. And according to Guinness World Records, this wedding was reported as the most expensive wedding.
The couple got engaged in a lavish ceremony at the Palace of Versailles, which was followed by a supper at the renowned Jardin des Tuileries that was prepared by Indian chefs who had been brought in. A few kilometers away, at the 17th-century Chateau Vaux le Vicomte, the actual wedding was held. The six-day wedding was a star-studded affair with Kylie Minogue and Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai, and others as guests, who also performed as per Guinness World Records reports.
The ridiculously expensive wedding cost $60 million according to Forbes, and has been regarded as the most luxurious wedding. As per DNA reports, Kylie Minogue was reportedly paid $330,000 to perform for 30 minutes at this grand event.
The Mittal family captured the spotlight a number of times being one of the wealthiest families in Asia. According to Forbes, the world’s largest steel and mining firm, ArcelorMittal, with $80 billion in annual revenue, is led by Lakshmi Mittal. Aditya Mittal, brother of Lakshmi Mittal became the new CEO in 2021, but Mittal remained ArcelorMittal’s executive chairman.
