Francoise Bettencourt Meyers facts: Age, husband, children, net worth and more
Who is Francoise Bettencourt Meyers?
Francoise Bettencourt Meyers is a French businesswoman, philanthropist, writer, billionaire heiress, and the richest woman in the world, with an estimated net worth of US$100 billion as of December 2023.
She is the only child and heir 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.
Francoise Bettencourt Meyers Age
Françoise Bettencourt Meyers was born on July 10th of 1953 in the affluent area of Neuilly-sur-Seine, Paris, France to multi-billionaire businesswoman Liliane Bettencourt and French politician André Bettencourt. She celebrated her 70th birthday in 2023.
Her grandfather Eugène Schueller was the founder of the massive beauty and cosmetics company, L’Oreal. Schueller was a supporter of fascist, antisemitic groups in France such as La Cagoule, and he later collaborated with the Nazis during the German occupation of France during World War II.
Raised to be a strict Catholic, she has written several Bible commentaries. She is the only daughter and heir of Liliane Bettencourt.
She married Jean-Pierre Meyers, business executive and grandson of a rabbi murdered at Auschwitz. She converted to Judaism and they raised their children Jean-Victor and Nicolas as Jewish.
Her marriage caused controversy because of her grandfather Eugène Schueller’s trial for collaboration with the Nazi government: he had been L’Oreal’s founder. Bettencourt Meyers and her family still own a 33% stake in the company.
In 2008, she sued François-Marie Banier for taking money from her mother, and 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.
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.
After a fire severely damaged Notre-Dame de Paris, Bettencourt Meyers and L’Oréal pledged $226 million to repair the cathedral.
As of January 2022, she had an estimated fortune of $94.9 billion, according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Later, in December 2023, she was reported as the first woman with an estimated net worth of US$100 billion, according to Forbes.
Francoise Bettencourt Meyers Husband
Françoise Bettencourt Meyers is married to Jean-Pierre Meyers, who is a business executive.
Jean-Pierre Meyers was born in France in 1948.
He is the grandson of Rabbi Robert Meyers, who was murdered at Auschwitz in 1942 during the Second World War.
On April 6, 1984, he married François Bettencourt, who converted from Catholicism to Judaism ahead of their wedding.
Meyers has been a member of the board of directors for L’Oréal since 1987, and the company’s vice president since 1994.
From 1991 to 2014, he was also the director of Nestlé.
In 2016, Meyers and his wife co-founded Téthys Invest, an investment firm where he serves as CEO and board member.
He is currently the vice president of the Bettencourt Schueller Foundation.
Francoise Bettencourt Meyers Children
Françoise Bettencourt Meyers has two children with her husband Jean-Pierre Meyers. Their names are Jean-Victor and Nicolas.
Their oldest son, Jean-Victor, was born in 1986. In 1988, the duo welcomed their second son, Nicolas.
Jean-Victor Meyers has been a member of the board of directors of L’Oréal since 2012. He is also the co-founder of Exemplaire, a company producing fashion and luxury goods.
He previously interned at Goldman Sachs in London and at Louis Vuitton in Paris.
Jean-Victor reportedly often served as an intermediary between his mother, Françoise, and his grandmother, Liliane, as the duo were typically estranged.
Jean-Victor’s younger brother, Nicolas was also appointed as a L’Oréal board member on June 30, 2020. The duo are both set to inherit the multibillion-dollar beauty and cosmetics empire.
Francoise Bettencourt Meyers Net Worth
According to Forbes, as of December 2023, Françoise Bettencourt Meyers has an estimated net worth of US$100 billion.
She is the richest woman in the world and the first woman to ever achieve a net worth of $100 billion, a feat she first accomplished on December 29, 2023.
Françoise inherited her fortune from her mother, the late Liliane Bettencourt. Liliane was one of the principal shareholders of L’Oreal. To this day, Françoise’s family still retains a 33% stake in L’Oreal.
When Liliane died, Françoise Bettencourt-Meyers inherited a number of real estate assets. These included a mansion located in the wealthy suburb of Neuilly-sur-Seine in Paris. The mansion features art deco styling, and it is where Liliane passed away.
Françoise also inherited another mansion that overlooks the Brittany coast, and this was reportedly where she spent a considerable amount of her childhood.
In addition, Françoise has owned her own home in Paris for a number of years, and it was searched by French police in 2010 in connection to the Woerth-Bettencourt scandal.
Francoise Bettencourt Meyers Family Tree
Françoise is the only child and heir of Liliane Bettencourt, the founder of L’Oreal, and the granddaughter of Eugène Schueller, the founder of L’Oreal .
She is married to Jean-Pierre Meyers, a business executive and the grandson of a rabbi who was killed in the Auschwitz concentration camp . They have two children together, Jean-Victor and Nicolas, whom they raised as Jewish.
Family
Spouse: Jean-Pierre Meyers
Father: André Bettencourt
Father: Liliane Bettencourt
Grandfather: Eugène Schueller
Children: Jean-Victor Meyers, Nicolas Meyers
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