Liliane Bettencourt

Liliane Bettencourt was born on 21^st October 1922. She was the only child of Mr. Eugène Schueller, who was the founder of L’Oréal. Liliane Bettenourt lost her mother when she was five years old. In 1950 she married French politician André Bettencourt. The have lived together after that till the death of André Bettencourt in 2007.

Bettencourt inherited the L’Oréal fortune from her father in 1957,. L’Oréal had become a huge financial giant till then. She is the principal shareholder of L’Oréal with 27.5 percent shares. Almost 26.5 percent are owned by Nestle and the public owns the balance. Liliane Bettencourt is rated to be the wealthiest woman in France. Her assets are estimated at $ 26 billion.

Liliane Bettencourt has been a source of inspiration for technology. She has created the Bettencourt Schueller Foundation. This foundation awards the “Liliane Bettencourt Prize for Life Sciences” to a European researcher under the age of forty-five.

Liliane has one daughter named Françoise Bettencourt Meyers. She is a member of L’Oréal’s board of directors.