Françoise Bettencourt Meyers

Françoise Bettencourt Meyers (French pronunciation: ​[fʁɑ̃swaz bɛtɑ̃kuʁ mɛjɛʁs]) is a French billionaire heiress. Raised a to be a strict Catholic,[2] she has written several Bible commentaries and works on Jewish-Christian relations.[3] She is the only daughter and heiress of Liliane Bettencourt, and her family owns the company L'Oréal.[4] She married Jean-Pierre Meyers, the grandson of a rabbi murdered at Auschwitz, and they raised their children Jean-Victor (* 1986) and Nicolas (* 1988) as Jewish.[3] Her marriage caused controversy because of her grandfather Eugène Schueller's trial for collaboration with the Nazi government; he was L'Oreal's founder.[5]

Françoise Bettencourt Meyers
Born
Françoise Bettencourt

(1953-07-10) 10 July 1953
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
OccupationChairwoman L'Oréal
Net worthUS$74.8 billion (December 2020)[1]
Spouse(s)Jean-Pierre Meyers
Children2
Parent(s)André Bettencourt
Liliane Bettencourt
RelativesEugène Schueller (maternal grandfather)

In 2008, she sued François-Marie Banier for taking money from her mother,[5] and she started proceedings to have her mother declared mentally incompetent. The revelations in the secret recordings that she used in evidence led to the Woerth-Bettencourt scandal. In December 2010, Bettencourt Meyers announced that she had settled out of court with both her mother and Banier.[6] Her mother died in September 2017 when her net worth was about $39.5 billion, which makes Bettencourt Meyers among the top 20 richest people in the world. As of October 2019, she is the richest woman in the world, with an estimated fortune of $59.3 billion, according to Bloomberg.[7]

After a fire severely damaged Notre-Dame de Paris, Bettencourt Meyers and L'Oréal donated $226 million to repair the cathedral.[8]

Bibliography
  • The Greek gods. Genealogy (Les Dieux grecs. Généalogies), Paris, éd.
  • A look at the Bible (Regard sur la Bible), 5 vol., Introduction by Alain Decaux, Published, November 2008, awarded the prix des Lauriers Verts (section « Spirituality ») in 2009:
    • Words and expressions originating in the Bible
    • From one Testament to the other, Judaism and Catholicism
    • Family Tree of Adam Eve, and the Tribes of Israel
    • Animals, Plants, Measures, money, and numbers in the Bible
    • Genealogic section

References
  1. "Francoise Bettencourt Meyers & family". Forbes.com. Retrieved 2 Jan 2021.
  2. "Meet the New 'World's Richest Woman,' a 64-Year-Old Expert on Greek Gods Who Shuns the Spotlight". Money. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
  3. Les Échos, December 2009.
  4. "L'Oréal Finance : Share Ownership". www.loreal-finance.com. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  5. The Guardian, July 10, 2010
  6. La Tribune December 2010.
  7. "The 500 richest of the world from Bloomberg". Money. 31 December 2019.
  8. "Francoise Bettencourt Meyers & family". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
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