15 Francoise Bettencourt Meyers & family
Just an exception to men listed. Francoise Betterncourt Meyers is now the heiress to the L’Oreal cosmetics fortune after her mother’s death in September 2017. She controls 33% of the company.
- Francoise Bettencourt Meyers is the richest woman in the world and the granddaughter of L’Oreal’s founder.
- Bettencourt Meyers and her family own 33% of L’Oreal stock, which recorded its best sales growth in more than a decade in 2018.
- She has served on L’Oreal’s board since 1997 and is chairwoman of the family holding company.
However, he is ranked as the 1st-richest Woman in the world, with an estimated net worth of $49.3 billion.