Jess Ingham says she doesn’t like being labelled a ‘chicken heiress’

‘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 about being known as Australia’s ‘chicken heiress’. 

Jess, whose grandfather helped establish the Ingham’s poultry empire, was asked during an Instagram Q&A on Sunday how she felt about her tabloid moniker.

‘LOL, it is what it is,’ the billionaire replied. 

‘It is what it is’: Billionaire socialite Jess Ingham has revealed what she really thinks about 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, the co-founder of the Ingham’s Chicken empire which sold for about $1billion 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 operation in Australia.  

A bone to peck: Jess, whose grandfather helped establish the Ingham's poultry empire, was asked during an Instagram Q&A on Sunday how she felt about her tabloid moniker

A bone to peck: Jess, whose grandfather helped establish the Ingham’s poultry empire, was asked during an Instagram Q&A on Sunday how she felt about her tabloid moniker

Water off a chicken's back: 'I never worry about what people say - can't live your life worrying about that stuff,' she added

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 1983 with a combined wealth of $150million. 

The family has stayed on the Rich List ever since.

Meanwhile, Jess put her extravagant wealth on display in March when she married her long-term partner Roger Zraika in an opulent Sydney ceremony. 

Empire: Jess is the granddaughter of businessman Jack Ingham, the co-founder of the Ingham's Chicken empire which sold for about $1billion in 2013

Empire: Jess is the granddaughter of businessman Jack Ingham, the co-founder of the Ingham’s Chicken empire which sold for about $1billion 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 operation in Australia

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 operation 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

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

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

Special moment: The guests watched on as the newlyweds slow danced under an display of fairy lights with Jess’ four-year-old daughter Mimi