Birth
Françoise Bettencourt Meyers was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France on July 10, 1953.
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History of Françoise Bettencourt Meyers
Friday Jul 10, 1953 to Present
Paris, France
is a French billionaire heiress and an author of Bible commentaries and works on Jewish-Christian relations, and her family owns the company L'Oréal.
Marriage
In 1984, Françoise Bettencourt Meyers married Jean-Pierre Meyers, the grandson of a rabbi murdered at Auschwitz, and they decided to raise their children as Jewish.
A Criminal Complaint
In 2008, Bettencourt-Meyers filed a criminal complaint against Francois-Marie Banier, accusing him of taking advantage of her mother’s difficult mental state to deceive an elderly heiress of more than $ 1 billion.
Out of Court
In December 2010, Bettencourt Meyers announced that she had settled out of court with both her mother and Banier.
A Classic-Style Villa
In 2011, Bettencourt-Meyers owned a classic-style villa in the suburbs of Paris in Neuilly-sur-Seine, alone in Brittany coast and a secluded island in the Seychelles.
Death of Her Mother
Françoise's mother died in September 2017.
The Richest Woman in the World
October 2019, Bettencourt Meyers is the richest woman in the world, with an estimated fortune of $53.0 billion, according to Forbes.