The World Richest Women, Liliane Bettencourt Dies At 94

The World Richest Womem, Liliane Bettencourt Dies At 94.



Liliane Bettencourt, died at home "peacefully" overnight.

With an estimated 2017 net worth of 33bn euros (£30bn; $40bn), she was the world's richest woman.

She left the company's board in 2012 and was rarely seen in public afterwards, but remained in the news because of a Hight profile explosion following her dementia diagnosis.

In a statement, the company's chairman and CEO Jean-Paul Agon said: "We all had a deep admiration for Liliane Bettencourt who has always watched over L'Oreal, the company and its employees, and who was very attached to its success and development.

"She personally contributed a lot to its success for very many years. A great woman of beauty has left us and we will never forget her."

The heiress became embroiled in a public feud with her estranged daughter, Francoise Bettencourt-Meyers, in 2007.

Ms Bettencourt-Meyers filed a lawsuit over concerns that her mother was being exploited by members of her entourage amid declining health.

It was revealed in 2008 that a photographer who had befriended the heiress, François-Marie Banier, was gifted items worth hundreds of millions of dollars - including paintings by Picasso and a 670-acre island in the Seychelles.

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