European Entrepreneurs, Biography, Liliane Bettencourt, L'Oréal, Born in 1922

Liliane Bettencourt (born 1922) is a European entrepreneur and the principal shareholder of L’Oréal, the world's leading cosmetics and beauty company.

She is the daughter of Eugène Schueller, the founder of L’Oréal.

She is the world's wealthiest woman, with an estimated net worth of $44.3 billion.

In 1950, she married André Bettencourt and together they had a daughter, Françoise Bettencourt Meyers.

In 1967, Liliane inherited the majority of her father’s shares in L’Oréal, making her the largest shareholder in the company.

She has donated billions of her wealth to charitable causes, including the Bettencourt Schueller Foundation, which focuses on scientific research, the arts, and humanitarian projects.

In 2017, the French government awarded her the Legion of Honour, France's highest distinction.

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