L'Oreal Heir Francoise Bettencourt Meyers Becomes First Woman With $100 Billion Fortune

File photo dated September 2011 shows Francoise Bettencourt-Meyers in Paris, France. Francoise Bettencourt Meyers, the L’Oreal heiress and richest woman in the world, has become the first woman to hold a $ 100 billion fortune, Bloomberg reported Thursday. The Bloomberg Billionaire’s Index, which reflects changes as of 5 pm ET of the previous trading day, lists Bettencourt Meyers as the 12th richest person, just ahead of Mukesh Ambani and behind Carlos Slim, who recently became the first person from Latin America to cross the $ 100 billion threshold. Photo by VIM/ABACAPRESS.COM

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