February 5 2024- Françoise Bettencourt Meyers, the heir to the L’Oréal beauty empire, has achieved the distinction of being the first woman worldwide to surpass a net worth of $100 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. This milestone was reached as the value of L’Oréal S.A. stock, in which Bettencourt Meyers and her family hold a significant 35% stake, hit a record high. The 70-year-old inherited substantial wealth and assets, including mansions, following the 2017 death of her mother, Liliane Bettencourt, marking her as the world’s wealthiest woman. The family had previously been involved in a legal dispute over the inheritance.
