L'Oréal heiress Francoise Bettencourt Meyers, who is also the chairwoman of her family’s holding company, leads the women on the 2019 ForbesBillionaires list by MadelinePBerg
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Bettencourt Meyers, who is the 15th richest person in the world, leads the women on the 2019 Forbes World’s Billionaires list, which will be published in full on March 5. Bettencourt Meyers’ fortune increased by $7.1 billion, or 17% since last year thanks to stellar results at the makeup giant, of which she and her immediate family own a 33% stake. An estimated 90% of her wealth is tied to shares of the company, which recorded its best sales growth in more than a decade last year with total revenue coming in at $30.6 billion. Revenue in Asia Pacific jumped 20%, driven by China; the region has now overtaken North America in terms of sales.
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