Last year too she achieved a significant milestone in December by becoming the first woman to amass a $100 billion fortune. As per the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, her wealth had risen to $100.1 billion as the shares of L'Oreal SA grew to new highs.
L’Oreal heiress Francoise Bettencourt Meyers’ net worth fell as L’Oreal stock tanked 8%, its worst single-day slide since the peak of the Great Recession.
Françoise Bettencourt Meyers, at 70, has made history by becoming the first woman to surpass a $100 billion fortune, joining the exclusive billionaire club.
Bettencourt Meyers, 70, is the sole largest stakeholder of L'Oreal, a global firm valued at 241 billion pounds ($268 billion). She's the 12th-richest person in the world.