Worlds Richest Woman: Francoise Bettencourt Meyers Net Worth
Francoise Bettencourt Meyers
But Bloomberg has declared that Bettencourt's only daughter  Francoise Bettencourt Meyers  is now officially the world's richest woman  ahead of Alice Walton  the Walmart heiress. Bloomberg puts Bettencourt Meyers' net worth at $42 billion  compared to $37.7 billion for Walton.
 Francoise Bettencourt Meyers  in 2015 . Bertrand Rindoff PetroffâGetty Images
Although  raised a strict Catholic  Bettencourt Meyers  married the grandson of a rabbi killed in Aushwitz â all the more notable given that L'Oreal's founder  EugÃ¨ne Schueller  was a known Nazi sympathizer .
 Bettencourt Meyers  is arguably best known for bringing legal action against  her  mother  after the elder Bettencourt began giving away millions in assets and insurance to society photographer FranÃ§ois-Marie Banier  with whom she'd struck up an unusual friendship.  Bettencourt Meyers  accused Banier of preying on  her  mother's onsetting dementia. When  Bettencourt Meyers  sued   her  mother responded by calling  her  daughter âune emmerdeuseâ (a pain in the ass)  according to Vanity Fair .
The case was ultimately decided in  Bettencourt Meyers'  favor  and  she  and  her  two sons were named guardians of Lilianeâs interests in 2011.
But Bloomberg has declared that Bettencourt's only daughter   [TGT]   is now officially the world's richest woman  ahead of Alice Walton  the Walmart heiress. Bloomberg puts Bettencourt Meyers' net worth at $42 billion  compared to $37.7 billion for Walton.
  [TGT]   in 2015 . Bertrand Rindoff PetroffâGetty Images
Although  raised a strict Catholic  Bettencourt Meyers  married the grandson of a rabbi killed in Aushwitz â all the more notable given that L'Oreal's founder  EugÃ¨ne Schueller  was a known Nazi sympathizer .
 Bettencourt Meyers  is arguably best known for bringing legal action against  her  mother  after the elder Bettencourt began giving away millions in assets and insurance to society photographer FranÃ§ois-Marie Banier  with whom she'd struck up an unusual friendship.  Bettencourt Meyers  accused Banier of preying on  her  mother's onsetting dementia. When  Bettencourt Meyers  sued   her  mother responded by calling  her  daughter âune emmerdeuseâ (a pain in the ass)  according to Vanity Fair .
The case was ultimately decided in  Bettencourt Meyers'  favor  and  she  and  her  two sons were named guardians of Lilianeâs interests in 2011.