- Liliane Bettencourt
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name = Liliane Bettencourt
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birth_date = birth date and age|1922|10|21
birth_place =Paris ,France
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occupation = Principal shareholder ofL'Oréal
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networth = profit U.S. $22.9 billion
spouse =André Bettencourt (Deceased )
children = Françoise Bettencourt Meyers
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footnotes =Liliane Bettencourt (born
21 October ,1922 ) is the second richest person inFrance , ranking 17th in wealthiest people in the world and the wealthiest woman living. "Forbes " magazine estimated her wealth in 2008 at $22.9 billion.Bettencourt was the only child of Mr.
Eugène Schueller , the founder ofL'Oréal , one of the world's leadingcosmetics andbeauty companies. In 1927, her mother died when Liliane was 5 years old.In 1950, she married French politician
André Bettencourt and lived inNeuilly-sur-Seine ,France together until Andre's death in November 2007. They had one daughter, Françoise, who married Jean-Pierre Meyers, the grandson of arabbi who died inAuschwitz concentration camp . Françoise Bettencourt Meyers is a member of L'Oréal'sboard of directors In 1957, Bettencourt inherited the
L'Oréal fortune from her father. She is the principalshareholder ofL'Oréal . The company ownership breakdown: 27.5% by Liliane Bettencourt, 26.4% byNestlé , the remaining 46.1% are publicly traded.She created the Bettencourt Schueller Foundation, which awards the "Liliane Bettencourt Prize for Life Sciences" to a European researcher under the age of forty-five.
A report by Forbes has her listed as the second richest person in France behind
Bernard Arnault who has an estimated $26.0 billion.Trivia
Liliane Bettencourt is the inspiration for the character of Lilliane Mattencourt in the
Matthew Reilly novel "Scarecrow"Fact|date=March 2008 As of March 7, 2008 Liliane Bettancourt is the world's richest woman. She ranked 17th with $22.9 Billion.ee also
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French Rich List External links
* [http://www.loreal.com Official website of L'Oréal]
* [http://www.forbes.com/global/2000/1127/0324130a.html Forbes article on L'Oréal]
* [http://www.forbes.com/billionaires/2005/03/18/cz_sh_0318oreal_bill05.html Forbes article on Liliane Bettencourt]
* [http://www.js.emory.edu/BLUMENTHAL/Bar%20Zohar.html Book Review of Bitter Scent]
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