Françoise Bettencourt Meyers ,the richest woman in the world was born on July 10, 1953(Age 70 years).

She is a French businesswoman, philanthropist, writer, and billionaire heiress.

Her estimated net worth of $90.4 billion making her the  richest woman in the world.

She is the sole child of Liliane Bettencourt and the granddaughter of L’Oréal founder Eugène Schueller.

Richest Woman In The World Biography

Françoise Bettencourt Meyers was raised in a strict Catholic household.

She’s the sole daughter and heir of Liliane Bettencourt.

Her marriage to Jean-Pierre Meyers, the grandson of a rabbi who perished at Auschwitz, led to her conversion to Judaism.

They raised their children, Jean-Victor and Nicolas, in the Jewish faith.

Her family’s ownership of a 33% stake in L’Oréal, the company founded by her grandfather, Eugène Schueller, was a source of controversy.

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In 2008, she took legal action against François-Marie Banier for taking money from her mother and initiated proceedings to declare her mother mentally incompetent.

This led to the Woerth-Bettencourt scandal due to the revelations in secret recordings used as evidence.

In December 2010, Bettencourt Meyers reached an out-of-court settlement with her mother and Banier.

Following her mother’s death in September 2017, when her net worth was approximately $39.5 billion, she became one of the world’s top 20 wealthiest individuals.

After a devastating fire at Notre-Dame de Paris, Bettencourt Meyers and L’Oréal pledged $226 million for the cathedral’s restoration.

Richest Woman In The World Source Of Wealth

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