Posted on 03/05/2019 4:48:55 AM PST by simpson96
Maybe she’s born with it, maybe it’s L'Oréal? In Francoise Bettencourt Meyers 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.
Bettencourt Meyers, who is the 15th-richest person in the world, leads the women on the 2019 Forbes World’s Billionaires list, which will be published in full on March 5.
The granddaughter of L'Oréal’s founder Eugène Schueller (an inventor of hair dyes), 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, Liliane Bettencourt, in September 2017. Liliane had been on the list every year since Forbes 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. She is also a writer and has authored a book on the Greek gods and another with commentary on the Bible.
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the Queen’s real estate holdings alone are worth over $20 billion
The glasses are horrific, but she looks nice when she smiles and grumpy when she frowns, just like most people.
If the barn needs painting, paint it. She needs gallons.
Yaowza, what a face, it speaks volumes.
Jack Hammer is single and available.
When is she fixing her buck teeth?
Assuming you're as far down the econ-social ladder as I am, I think we're supposed to say 'teef'. That might self correct if she would get rid of those 20 lb spectacles. ;)
When Jeff Bezo’s wife gets done ($137 Billion), she will be the richest woman in the world.
For the money, yes. Yes, I would.
She looks kinda like Tammy Bruce.
Holy cow.
Interesting. Can Superman’s hair be cut?
Kryptonite shears weaken the hair so it can be cut I suppose. Some things are not to be explained: such as not needing air to breath when flying through outer space (not to mention no problem with absolute zero.).
Like being able to surround yourself with idiots who can't recognize you when you put on glasses.
LOL!!
Seriously, the only superhero version that truly nailed the absurdity of the genre had to have been the tv batman. That show was made to make people laugh, and greatly succeeded.
“No capes.”
Yes, Dahling. Too many superheroes have met their end from capes.
$50 Billion
She ain't worth it.
I like that movie and Edna is my spirit animal.
I remember watching Superman in the 50's. On one episode he stood there with his hands on his hips while the bad guy emptied his pistol at Superman's chest. Then the bad guy threw his empty gun at Superman, who proceeded to duck.
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