Francoise Bettencourt Meyers, who is the 15th richest person in the world, leads the women on the 2019 Forbes World’s Billionaires list by MadelinePBerg
case, it’s both. The L'Oréal heiress, who is also the chairwoman of her family’s holding company, is the world’s richest woman, with a fortune of $49.3 billion.2019 Forbes World’s Billionaires listThe granddaughter of L'Oréal’s founder Eugène Schueller , and a member of the company’s board since 1997, Bettencourt Meyers debuted on the billionaires list last year following the death of her mother,published its first World’s Billionaires List in 1987.
Bettencourt Meyers’ fortune increased by $7.1 billion, or 17%, since last year thanks to stellar results at the makeup giant, of which she and her immediate family own a 33% stake. An estimated 90% of her wealth is tied to shares of the company, which recorded its best sales growth in more than a decade last year with total revenue coming in at $30.6 billion. Revenue in Asia Pacific jumped 20%, driven by China; the region has now overtaken North America in terms of sales.
Bettencourt Meyers, who lives in Paris, is the president of her family’s Bettencourt Schueller Foundation. The philanthropic foundation encourages French progress in science and the arts, giving money and support to projects in life sciences, social progress and traditional crafts. The foundation has donated to projects including the research of neurons, support for families of autistic children and French choirs.
While it’s Bettencourt Meyers’ first official year as richest woman, her name is no stranger to the spot. For the past decade, the world’s richest woman has either been a Bettencourt or Walton. In fact Bettencourt Meyers first overtook
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