Françoise Bettencourt Meyers

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Françoise Bettencourt Meyers
Born
Françoise Bettencourt

(1953-07-10) 10 July 1953 (age 68)
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
OccupationBusinesswoman
TitleChairwoman, L'Oréal
Spouse(s)Jean-Pierre Meyers
Children2
Parent(s)André Bettencourt
Liliane Bettencourt
RelativesEugène Schueller (grandfather)

Françoise Bettencourt Meyers (French pronunciation: ​[fʁɑ̃swaz bɛtɑ̃kuʁ mɛjɛʁs]) is a French billionaire heiress and the richest woman in the world.[1]

Biography[]

Raised to be a strict Catholic,[2] she has written several Bible commentaries.[3] She is the only daughter and heiress of Liliane Bettencourt. She married Jean-Pierre Meyers, the grandson of a rabbi murdered at Auschwitz, and they raised their children Jean-Victor and Nicolas as Jewish.[3] Her marriage caused controversy because of her grandfather Eugène Schueller's trial for collaboration with the Nazi government; he was L'Oreal's founder.[4] Bettencourt Meyers and her family still own a 33% stake in the company.[5][1]

In 2008, she sued François-Marie Banier for taking money from her mother,[4] and she started proceedings to have her mother declared mentally incompetent. The revelations in the secret recordings that she used in evidence led to the Woerth-Bettencourt scandal.

In December 2010, Bettencourt Meyers announced that she had settled out of court with both her mother and Banier.[6]

Her mother died in September 2017 when her net worth was about $39.5 billion, which makes Bettencourt Meyers among the top 20 richest people in the world.

After a fire severely damaged Notre-Dame de Paris, Bettencourt Meyers and L'Oréal pledged $226 million to repair the cathedral.[7]

As of June 2021, she was the richest woman in the world, with an estimated fortune of $92.2 billion, according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index.[8] As of July 2021, she sustained the title with a net worth US$86.0 billion according to Bloomberg.[8]

Bibliography[]

  • The Greek gods. Genealogy (Les Dieux grecs. Généalogies), Paris, éd.
  • A look at the Bible (Regard sur la Bible), 5 vol., Introduction by Alain Decaux, Published, November 2008, awarded the (section « Spirituality ») in 2009:
    • Words and expressions originating in the Bible
    • From one Testament to the other, Judaism and Catholicism
    • Family Tree of Adam Eve, and the Tribes of Israel
    • Animals, Plants, Measures, money, and numbers in the Bible
    • Genealogic section

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Francoise Bettencourt Meyers & family". Forbes. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Meet the New 'World's Richest Woman,' a 64-Year-Old Expert on Greek Gods Who Shuns the Spotlight". Money. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Les Échos, December 2009.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b The Guardian, 10 July 2010
  5. ^ "L'Oréal Finance : Share Ownership". www.loreal-finance.com. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  6. ^ La Tribune December 2010.
  7. ^ "Francoise Bettencourt Meyers & family". Forbes. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "Bloomberg Billionaires Index: Francoise Bettencourt Meyers". Bloomberg. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
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