14. Coco Chanel
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Fashion designer and founder of the high-end Chanel brand, Coco Chanel had an amazing life filled with success. She was extremely ambitious and determined, which is fairly obvious considering the popularity of the Chanel brand as it is today. But one thing she never did throughout her 87 years on this planet is get married. She had a long list of high profile relationships, but none that developed into something real and longstanding. That was mainly by choice though, she once told a reporter “I never wanted to weigh more heavily on a man than a bird.” Many believe that was because she grew up as a child orphan which forced her to become both incredibly independent and resilient.