That title goes to a womanForbesestimates is worth a staggering $57.7 billion: Francoise Bettencourt Meyers.
If that’s a name you haven’t heard before, you’re likely not alone.
Though Bettencourt Meyers is relatively new to theForbeslist, her family name is not.
The following year, the heiress debuted on the Forbes billionaires list, but who is she, really?
And where does her fortune come from?
Among these brands are Urban Decay, Kiehl’s, CeraVe, andMaybelline, to name a few.
When Schueller died in 1957, his only child, daughter Liliane Bettencourt, inherited his shares.
But things weren’t always roses and euros in the Bettencourt household.
Aside from her business efforts, the billionaire has made a name for herself in academic circles.
Bettencourt Meyers is also the president of herfamily foundation, which she launched alongside her parents in 1987.
