Who is the richest woman of the world?

Answer 1

Liliane Bettencourt
Age: 83
Fortune: inherited
Source: L'Oreal

Bettencourt is France's richest female resident. She is daughter of L'Oreal founder Eugene Schueller, a man who is said to have a checkered past with wartime ties to the Nazi regime. Liliane retains a controlling stake in the cosmetics giant. Pet cause: the Bettencourt Schueller Foundation, which awards the Liliane Bettencourt Prize for Life Sciences to a European researcher under the age of 45. The winner, along with his or her team, is awarded $300,000 to do research in biology or medicine.
Liliane Bettencourt (born 21 October 1922) is one of the richest people in France and one of the wealthiest people in the world and the wealthiest woman living. Forbes magazine estimated her wealth in 2006 at $16 billion.

Bettencourt was the only child of Mr. Eugène Schueller, the founder of L'Oréal, the world's leading company in cosmetics and beauty. In 1927, her mother died when Liliane was 5 years old. In 1950, she married French politician André Bettencourt. She now lives in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. Together, they have one daughter, Françoise Bettencourt Meyers, who is a member of L'Oréal's board of directors. Françoise Meyers married Jean-Pierre Meyers, the grandson of a rabbi who died in Auschwitz concentration camp.

In 1957, Bettencourt inherited the L'Oréal fortune from her father. She is the principal shareholder of L'Oréal. The company ownership breakdown: 27.5% by Liliane Bettencourt, 26.4% by Nestlé, the remaining 46.1% are publicly traded.

Bettencourt's family has a reputation for secrecy, partly due to controversy surrounding her father's connection with La Cagoule, a violent French fascist-leaning and anti-communist group.

She created the Bettencourt Schueller Foundation, which awards the "Liliane Bettencourt Prize for Life Sciences" to a European researcher under the age of forty-five.

A report by Forbes has her listed as the second richest person in France behind Bernard Arnault who has an estimated $21.5 billion to her $16 billion.

Answer 2

Wife of the richest man of the world!

Answer 3

Oprah isn't the richest woman in the u . s . a . (no longer even close). So she actually isn't the richest woman in the worldwide. Christy Walton is in certainty the richest woman in the worldwide. She became into married to John Walton (now ineffective) and John's father became into Sam Walton, the founding father of Wal-Mart. So i think her wealth became into inherited, no longer self-made.

Answer 4

The wealthiest women in the world are Alice Walton and Helen Walton. Alice is the daughter while Helen is the wife of Walmart founder Sam Walton. More about them:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Walton
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Walton

The second richest is Liliane Bettencourt. She is the daughter of L'oreal founder. More at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liliane_Bettencourt

Answer 5

my mum is richest woman in the world.b'coz who is having real love and care with their neighbours they are the most richest person in the world

Answer 6

The title is shared between two women benefiting from the Wal-Mart empire. Alice Walton (56), daughter of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton, is worth about $18 billion. Helen Walton (85), the widow of Sam, is also worth $18 billion.

Answer 7

Bill Gates

Answer 8

The Queen of Jordan

Answer 9

Mrs. Bill Gates

Answer 10

I don't know,otherwise I should have proposed her till now.