Lesser-Known Facts About World¡¯s Richest Woman, L'Oreal Heiress Fran?oise Bettencourt Meyers

With a net worth of $96 billion (Rs 7.94 lakh crore), French businesswoman Fran?oise Bettencourt Meyers is the world¡¯s richest woman. Here are some lesser known facts about 70-year-old Fran?oise Bettencourt Meyers, which give a glimpse into the billionaire¡¯s life.

Lesser Known Facts About World¡¯s Richest Woman Fran?oise Bettencourt Meyers

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She is the grand-daughter of L'Oreal founder

Francoise Bettencourt Meyers is the granddaughter of Eug¨¨ne Schueller, the founder of L'Oreal.

She is the first woman to have $100 Billion net worth

In December 2023, Francoise Bettencourt Meyers became the first woman to accumulate a $100 billion fortune. That happened due to L¡¯Or¨¦al shares rising to an all time high.

She took over L'Oreal after her mother died

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She became France's reigning L'Oreal heiress in 2017 when her mother Liliane Bettencourt, then the world's richest woman, died at age 94. Meyers reportedly had a fraught relationship with her mother, and had even filed a criminal complaint against her.

She plays piano everyday

She is known to play the piano for several hours a day

She has authored two books

She has written two books - a five-volume study of the Bible and a genealogy of the Greek gods.

She is the biggest shareholder in L¡¯Or¨¦al

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Meyers and her family are the single biggest shareholders of L'Or¨¦al with a stake of around 35%.

Her father had publicly commended Adolf Hitler

Bettencourt Meyers' grandfather, Eugene Schueller, had publicly commended Adolf Hitler's "dynamism" in the early years of Nazi Germany and was investigated as a Nazi collaborator after World War II concluded.

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