Dolly Parton lands on Forbes’ 2021 list of richest self-made women

By Carena Liptak

Dolly Parton isn't just surviving, she's thriving.

In fact, the legendary country and entrepreneur saw her wealth increase over the last year, enough to land her a spot as one of Forbes' 15 new additions to their list of richest self-made women in the world.

With Parton's revenue coming from diverse sources -- a holiday album, "A Holly Dolly Christmas;" a Netflix film, "Christmas on the Square;" and of course, a stake in her namesake theme park, Dollywood -- the superstar’s net worth topped out at $350 million.

That puts the 75-year-old well over the $225 million cutoff to makes Forbes’ list, and lands her in impressive company. Among those named to Forbes’ new crop of richest self-made women this year are supermodel-turned-skin care-entrepreneur Cindy Crawford.

Most recently, Parton expanded her portfolio with the release of her new line of perfume called “Dolly -- Scent from Above.” The fragrance is a collaboration with ScentBeauty and, to go along with it, she released a new song called “Sent from Above.”