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Francoise Bettencourt Meyers has written two books.
- Françoise Bettencourt Meyers inherited one-third of L'Oreal from her mother, making her the richest woman in the world since 2017 with a net worth of $58.6 billion.
- Bettencourt Meyers had a fraught relationship with her mother. She filed a criminal complaint against the elder Bettencourt's closest friend for trying to manipulate the elderly heiress out of the family fortune.
- Despite being born into a life of luxury, Bettencourt Meyers preferred playing the piano and writing to glitzy parties, Vanity Fair reported.
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Françoise Bettencourt Meyers may be the richest woman in the world, but her life hasn't been easy.
The granddaughter of L'Oreal founder Eugene Schueller, Bettencourt Meyers inherited a cosmetics fortune now valued at $56.8 billion in 2017 after a dramatic legal battle with a close friend of her mothers'.
Unlike a typical billionaire heiress, Bettencourt Meyers has focused her attention on her career as an author and a member of L'Oreal's board of directors.
Representatives of L'Oreal and Bettencourt Meyers did not respond to Business Insider's request for comment on her career, personal relationships, or net worth.
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