‘It is what it is’: Socialite Jess Ingham says she doesn’t like being labelled a ‘chicken heiress’ – despite inheriting billions from her family’s poultry empire
Socialite Jess Ingham has revealed what she really thinks of being known as Australia’s ‘chicken heiress’.
Jess, whose grandfather helped establish the lucrative Ingham poultry empire, was quizzed by fans on how she felt about being labelled as the ‘chicken heiress’ during an Instagram Q&A on Sunday.
‘LOL, it is what it is,’ the brunette billionaire replied.
‘It is what it is’: Socialite Jess Ingham has revealed what she really thinks of being known as Australia’s ‘chicken heiress’
‘I never worry about what people say – can’t live your life worrying about that stuff,’ she added.
Jess is the granddaughter of businessman Jack Ingham, part of the Ingham chicken empire which sold for around $1 billion in 2013.
Jack and his brother Bob Ingham established their poultry-breeding business in 1953, and by the 1970s had built Ingham’s into the biggest chicken and turkey business in Australia.
A bone to peck: Jess, whose grandfather helped establish the lucrative Ingham poultry empire, was quizzed by fans on how she felt about being labelled as the ‘chicken heiress’ during an Instagram Q&A on Sunday
Water off a chicken’s back: ‘I never worry about what people say – can’t live your life worrying about that stuff,’ she added
Bob and Jack earned a spot on The Australian Financial Review’s first-ever Rich List in 1883 with a combined wealth of $150M.
The family has stayed on the Rich List ever since.
Meanwhile, Jess put her extravagant wealth on display in March this year when she married her long-term partner Roger Zraika in an opulent Sydney ceremony.
Empire: Jess is the granddaughter of businessman Jack Ingham, part of the Ingham chicken empire which sold for around $1 billion in 2013
Success story: Jack and his brother Bob Ingham (both pictured) established their poultry-breeding business in 1953, and by the 1970s had built Ingham’s into the biggest chicken and turkey business in Australia
Jess looked incredible in a $20,000 custom Vera Wang wedding dress, which sat off her shoulders and featured layered long bell sleeves with ‘love’ embroidered across them in black.
At the reception, each table was served an extravagant cake topped with different types of berries for dessert.
The guests then watched on as the newlyweds slow danced under a display of fairy lights with Jess’ four-year-old daughter Mimi.
Lavish nuptials: Meanwhile, Jess put her extravagant wealth on display in March this year when she married her long-term partner Roger Zraika in an opulent Sydney ceremony
Glamorous: Jess looked incredible in a $20,000 custom Vera Wang wedding dress, which sat off her shoulders and featured layered long bell sleeves with ‘love’ embroidered across them in black
Special moment: The guests watched on as the newlyweds slow danced under an display of fairy lights with Jess’ four-year-old daughter Mimi