Françoise Bettencourt Meyers

Françoise Bettencourt Meyers is a French entrepreneur, philanthropist, writer, billionaire heiress. She is the second richest woman in the world, with an estimated net worth of US$88.2 billion as of July 2025, according to Forbes. She is the only child of Liliane Bettencourt and the granddaughter of Eugène Schueller, founder of L'Oréal. Her mother died in September 2017, after which her fortune tripled with her investments through her family holding company, Téthys Invest, and the high valuation of L'Oréal shares on the stock exchange.