Wendi Deng Murdoch
Wendi Murdoch, born Wendi Deng in 1968 in Jinan, China, is a businesswoman, producer and former wife of media mogul Rupert Murdoch. Known as much for her calculated ascent in elite circles as for her infamous slap against a pie-thrower targeting her then-husband, Wendi’s rise from Yale MBA student to Murdoch’s third wife is the stuff of modern myth. After their 2013 divorce, she kept a low profile—except for rumors linking her to Vladimir Putin and Ivanka Trump’s social circle. Wendi remains an enigmatic figure, blending business acumen with a knack for staying relevant in the upper echelons of power.