FORTUNE'S CHILDREN by BRUCE WEBER

The world's most eligible heirs and heiresses -- to be young, beautiful and SUPER RICH -- of course it does not guarantee happiness in life ... but it sure must help. For the June issue of Vanity Fair Bruce Weber captured some of these fortunate children with his lense – The Hollywood Bureau unveils a few in this exclusive sneak peek.

What’s it like being young and beautiful, with a 24-karat pedigree and inherited wealth, in populist, economically perilous 2009? The 38 heirs and heiresses who posed for Bruce Weber are making privilege count—many, like Ivanka Trump and Antoine Arnault, in the family business; some, like Mercedes-Benz scion Alex Flick, in areas of their own choosing. Plus: Checking out the C.V.’s of Kick Kennedy, Georgina Bloomberg, and Lapo Elkann, among others, Bob Colacello surveys the next generation of some of the world’s greatest fortunes.

DANTE, CARLO, and DOMINIC MONDAVI

Heritage: Grandfather Robert Mondavi founded Robert Mondavi Winery in Napa Valley in 1966.

Residences: Napa Valley, Los Angeles, New York, respectively.

Occupations: The family launched the Continuum winery in Napa in 2005; their newest label is M Brothers III. (“We all do a little bit of everything, whether it’s sending the FedEx out or picking the grapes.”—Carlo.)

Interests: Surfing, wakeboarding, waterskiing, snowboarding.

Perk: Visits to family cabin at Fallen Leaf Lake near Lake Tahoe.

Quote: “Our grandfather’s 100 percent Italian, and our grandmother’s 200 percent Irish.”—Dante

ARMIE HAMMER

Residence: Los Angeles.

Heritage: Great-grandfather was Dr. Armand Hammer, the controversial Occidental Petroleum tycoon, who also founded the United World College-U.S.A. and the Armand Hammer Museum of Art in L.A.

Occupation: Actor—currently appearing on Gossip Girl; rumored to be in the running for the part of Batman in the forthcoming Justice League: Mortal.

Cause: The Dream Center.

Can be found at: Brentwood Country Mart in Santa Monica.

Quote: “I wanted to act when I was 11. I saw the movie Home Alone and that night I had a dream I was the kid in the movie.”

DASHA ZHUKOVA

Parents: Russian billionaire Aleksandr Zhukov and Elena Zhukova, a molecular biologist. Significant other: Russian multi-billionaire Roman Abramovich.

Residences: London, Moscow, Los Angeles.

Occupation: Owns Moscow’s Garage Center for Contemporary Culture; co-founder of Kova & T fashion label; editor of Pop.

Can be found at: Ritz Bar in Paris.

Quote: “I’ve always been very energetic.”

TYRONE WOOD

Parents: Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood and organic-skin-care queen Jo Wood.

Significant other: Victoria’s Secret model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley.

Residence: London.

Occupation: Director of Scream Gallery in London.

Friends: Theodora and Alexandra Richards, Lizzie and James Jagger.

Cause: World Wildlife Fund.

Can be found at: Automat.

Quote: “Ultimate ambition? I’d like to see the Scream name worldwide, put it that way. I’d like a gallery in L.A., New York—you name it.”

IVANKA TRUMP

Parents: Donald Trump and Ivana Trump.

Dating: Jared Kushner.

Residence: New York City.

Perk: Mar-a-Lago.

Occupation: V.P. at Trump Organization; principal of Ivanka Trump Collection, her diamond-jewelry line.

Causes: Eric Trump Foundation, N.Y.C. Police Foundation.

Quote: “It never occurred to me that I’d do anything else.… The end goal was always real estate.”

GABRIELECORTO MOLTEDO

Heritage: In 1962 in Vicenza, his parents, Laura and Vittorio Moltedo, founded Bottega Veneta, which was acquired by the Gucci Group in 2001 for an estimated $156 million.

Family residences: Padua, Florence, Paris, New York.

Occupation: Founder and designer of Corto Moltedo, a leather-goods company.

Quote: “I don’t have a car. I don’t drive. I use mass transport to get places and do stuff.”