Francoise Bettencourt Meyers is the richest woman in the world, and she's now become the first woman to reach a fortune of $100 billion.
Maybe she was born with it, maybe it's an inheritance.
Yes, Bettencourt Meyers inherited the majority of her fortune from her mother back in 2017 and today her family holds a 35% stake in L'Oreal. Her grandfather founded the company back in 1909, which is now worth a whopping $240 billion.
Something interesting regarding the Bettencourt family you may have seen on Netflix's The Billionaire, The Butler, and The Boyfriend:
Bettencourt Meyers was known to have a rocky relationship with her mother, who triggered a political scandal in 2010 after recordings by her former butler sparked probes into President Nicolas Sarkozy's 2007 election bid and influence-peddling allegations against former Labor Minister Eric Woerth, Bloomberg reported at the time.
The bitter court battle began as a mere family dispute, after Liliane's roughly $1.3 billion in gifts to a friend made her daughter question whether her elderly mother was fit to manage the family's wealth.
Hey, I think I'm starting to like this lady!
Anyhow, congrats to Francoise for making it into the $100 billion club. I'm sure with the way the market is she'll jump back out of the club and then in again, but I'll just tell you about it this once.
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